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title: "Speaking at the Øredev conference"
description: "At Øredev 2024 in Malmö I gave my talk “Demystifying Authentication in ASP.NET Core”: schemes, handlers, ClaimsPrincipal and claims, with slides and code."
url: https://tn-data.se/speaking-at-the-oredev-conference/
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date: 2024-11-09
author: "Tore Nestenius"
site: https://tn-data.se/
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# Speaking at the Øredev conference

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# Speaking at the Øredev conference

In November 2024 I spoke at the [Øredev Conference](https://oredev.org/) in Malmö, with my talk **Demystifying Authentication in ASP.NET Core**.

Øredev brings together developers and others in tech to share practical knowledge and look at current trends, so I was glad to be part of it.

## What Was the Talk About?

Authentication in ASP.NET Core 8 can feel overwhelming, with many components that depend on each other. My session broke it down and showed how things work under the hood.

Here’s what we covered:

- **Authentication Schemes and Handlers:**  
    The role they play in handling different types of authentication in your applications.
- **ClaimsPrincipal and Claims:**  
    How ASP.NET Core uses them to represent users and their data.
- **Authentication Challenges:**  
    When and why challenges are issued during authentication.
- **Session Cookies:**  
    Managing user sessions and keeping state across requests.

The session was practical and detailed, to help attendees handle authentication in real projects and troubleshoot the problems that come up.

## Presentation Slides and Source Code

If you missed the session or want to look closer, the presentation slides and source code are in my [public GitHub repository](https://github.com/tndataab/PublicBlogContent).

### Interested in a Talk at Your Company?

If you want your team to understand authentication and security in ASP.NET Core better, I can give this talk at your company or user group. [Get in touch](https://tn-data.se/contact/).