Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Certificate
                               
                            
                                10.0.0-rc.1.25421.113
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                
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                                This is a prerelease version of Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Certificate.
                            
    
    
        
        
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dotnet add package Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Certificate --version 10.0.0-rc.1.25421.113
NuGet\Install-Package Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Certificate -Version 10.0.0-rc.1.25421.113
        
        
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package.
                    
    
    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Certificate" Version="10.0.0-rc.1.25421.113" />
        
        
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package.
                    
    
    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Certificate" Version="10.0.0-rc.1.25421.113" />
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Certificate" />
        
        
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package.
                    
    
    paket add Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Certificate --version 10.0.0-rc.1.25421.113
        
        
 The NuGet Team does not provide support for this client. Please contact its maintainers for support.
                    
    
    #r "nuget: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Certificate, 10.0.0-rc.1.25421.113"
        
        
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package.
                    
    
    #:package Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Certificate@10.0.0-rc.1.25421.113
        
        
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package.
                    
    
    #addin nuget:?package=Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Certificate&version=10.0.0-rc.1.25421.113&prerelease
#tool nuget:?package=Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Certificate&version=10.0.0-rc.1.25421.113&prerelease
        
        
 The NuGet Team does not provide support for this client. Please contact its maintainers for support.
                    
    
    About
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Certificate provides ASP.NET Core middleware that enables an application to support certificate authentication.
How to Use
To use Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Certificate, follow these steps:
Installation
dotnet add package Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Certificate
Configuration
- Acquire an HTTPS certificate, install it, and configure your server to require certificates
 - Configure the middleware in your APS.NET Core app's 
Program.cs:var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args); builder.Services.AddAuthentication( CertificateAuthenticationDefaults.AuthenticationScheme) .AddCertificate(); var app = builder.Build(); app.UseAuthentication(); 
Main Types
CertificateAuthenticationOptions: Provides options to configure certificate authenticationICertificateValidationCache: Provides a cache used to storeAuthenticateResultresults after the certificate has been validated
Additional Documentation
For additional documentation and examples, refer to the official documentation on certificate authentication in ASP.NET Core.
Feedback & Contributing
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Certificate is released as open-source under the MIT license. Bug reports and contributions are welcome at the GitHub repository.
| Product | Versions Compatible and additional computed target framework versions. | 
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| .NET | net10.0 is compatible. net10.0-android was computed. net10.0-browser was computed. net10.0-ios was computed. net10.0-maccatalyst was computed. net10.0-macos was computed. net10.0-tvos was computed. net10.0-windows was computed. | 
        
        Compatible target framework(s)
    
    
        
        Included target framework(s) (in package)
    
    Learn more about Target Frameworks and .NET Standard.
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net10.0
- Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory (>= 10.0.0-rc.1.25421.113)
 
 
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| Version | Downloads | Last Updated | 
|---|---|---|
| 10.0.0-rc.2.25466.103 | 0 | 9/22/2025 | 
| 10.0.0-rc.1.25451.107 | 0 | 9/22/2025 | 
| 10.0.0-rc.1.25421.113 | 0 | 8/28/2025 | 
| 10.0.0-preview.7.25380.108 | 0 | 8/11/2025 | 
| 10.0.0-preview.7.25380.105 | 0 | 8/6/2025 | 
| 10.0.0-preview.6.25358.103 | 0 | 7/17/2025 | 
| 10.0.0-preview.6.25321.102 | 0 | 6/25/2025 | 
| 10.0.0-preview.5.25280.105 | 0 | 6/2/2025 | 
| 10.0.0-preview.5.25277.114 | 0 | 6/3/2025 | 
| 10.0.0-preview.5.25277.101 | 0 | 5/29/2025 | 
| 10.0.0-preview.4.25255.103 | 0 | 5/12/2025 | 
| 9.0.10 | 0 | 9/25/2025 | 
| 9.0.7 | 0 | 7/11/2025 |