Day 5: JWT Authentication in ASP.NET Core Web API | Register, Login & Secure APIs

🚀 SmartDesk Project Series — Day 5: JWT Authentication in ASP.NET Core Web API Welcome back to the SmartDesk project series! In this video, we implement JWT Authentication in ASP.NET Core Web API and learn how to register users, log in, generate JWT tokens, and secure API endpoints. We are building SmartDesk step by step using a real-world project approach. 📌 What You'll Learn in This Video: ✅ Configure ApplicationUser using ASP.NET Core Identity ✅ Set up ApplicationDbContext ✅ Integrate SQL Server database ✅ Implement user registration API ✅ Implement user login API ✅ Generate JWT authentication tokens ✅ Configure JWT authentication in Program.cs ✅ Secure API endpoints using the [Authorize] attribute ✅ Test Register and Login APIs using Swagger ✅ Understand how JWT tokens protect APIs 🛠️ Technologies Used: ASP.NET Core Web API C# SQL Server Entity Framework Core ASP.NET Core Identity JWT Authentication Swagger / OpenAPI Clean Architecture 📚 About the SmartDesk Project SmartDesk is a practical project series designed to help beginners understand how to build a real-world application using ASP.NET Core Web API and Clean Architecture. 🎯 Subscribe to follow the complete SmartDesk project series! ▶️ YouTube Channel:    / @codewithanu-03   👍 Like the video if it helps you learn. 💬 Comment below if you have questions about JWT Authentication. 🔔 Subscribe for more ASP.NET Core, C#, SQL Server, and .NET tutorials. #ASPNETCore #JWTAuthentication #WebAPI #DotNet #CSharp #SmartDesk #EntityFrameworkCore #CleanArchitecture #SQLServer #DotNetDeveloper