Azure AD Authentication with .NET Core and Swagger UI

Introduction

This sample project demonstrates how to configure Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) authentication for a .NET Core application. It also includes Swagger UI for easy interaction with single sign-on (SSO).

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following:

• Azure AD account and application registered.
• .NET Core SDK installed.
• Visual Studio Code or your preferred code editor.
• Postman or a similar tool for testing.

Project Setup

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/azure-ad-dotnet-core-swagger.git
   cd azure-ad-dotnet-core-swagger

2. Open the project in your code editor.

3. Update the appsettings.json file with your Azure AD application details:

"AzureAd": {
    "Instance": "https://login.microsoftonline.com/",
    "Domain": "yourtenant.onmicrosoft.com",
    "TenantId": "your-tenant-id",
    "ClientId": "your-client-id",
    "CallbackPath": "/signin-oidc"
}

4. Build and run the application:

dotnet build
dotnet run

Azure AD Configuration

Follow these steps to configure Azure AD for the application:

1. Sign in to the Azure portal.
2. Create a new Azure AD application.
3. Configure the application with the appropriate redirect URIs.
4. Note the Client Id and Tenant Id and update the appsettings.json file in your project.

Swagger UI

1. refer LaunchSettings.json for multiple launch options.
2. with IIS Express swagger ui is accessible at https://localhost:44303/swagger/index.html

Demo