ASP.NET Identity 2.0 was released last month and it's got a number of significant updates and new features that are worth checking out. For historical context, read the " Introduction to ASP.NET Identity " article that includes a lot of background and information on why certain decisions were made, as well as an overview of some of the goals of ASP.NET Identity 2.0 like: One Identity system for ASP.NET Web Forms, MVC, Web API, and Web Pages Total control over user profile schema. Pluggable storage mechanisms from Windows Azure Storage Table Service to NoSQL databases Unit Testable Claims-based Auth adds more choice over simple role membership Social Logins (MSFT, FB, Google, Twitter, etc) Based on OWIN middleware, ASP.NET...(read more)
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