Minimal API Development with ASP.NET Core - Review and Update GitHub - Securing a Minimal API

The video tutorial covers setting up JWT authentication, configuring custom user objects, and managing roles and endpoints. It explains creating an auth manager for login and registration, generating tokens, and setting up a global authorization policy. The tutorial also discusses handling anonymous access, managing student roles, and course access. It concludes with a summary of changes and preparation for the next lesson.

What is the purpose of setting up JWT authentication in the application?

• To improve the speed of the application

• To enable real-time data synchronization

• To ensure only authorized users can access certain endpoints

• To allow anonymous access to all endpoints

What was a key task in setting up the custom user object type?

• Creating a new database

• Inheriting from the identity user

• Removing all existing user roles

• Disabling JWT authentication

Why was it necessary to modify the original role configuration?

• To enable anonymous access

• To disable user authentication

• To remove all roles

• To add new ID values

What is the main function of the auth manager created in the tutorial?

• To handle user interface design

• To generate user reports

• To create new database tables

• To manage login and registration tasks

What does the global authorization policy enforce?

• Anonymous access to all endpoints

• JWT bearer authentication scheme

• Real-time data updates

• Automatic user registration

What role can update their own profile through the PUT method?

• Only administrators

• Only students

• Both administrators and students

• Neither administrators nor students

Who is allowed to create or delete a student manually?

• Both administrators and students

• Only administrators

• Only students

• Any user