Introduction We recently released the 2.0.0-beta1 version of ASP.NET Identity. Learn more here by visiting this link . This is an update to 2.0.0-alpha1 and adds the two-factor auth feature along with a few bug fixes. To learn more about the Alpha release, please visit this link. In this article I am going to explain the significance of the UserManager class in an application and some of the best practices when using it. I am going to use an MVC application that is created using VS 2013 RTM. In the Visual Studio 2013 RTM templates, which had the 1.0.0 version of ASP.NET Identity, we demonstrated directly instantiating the UserManager class as needed in the application. This approach had a few issues, which are explained further in this article...(read more)
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