Ultimate ASP.NET 5 Web API Development Guide - Set Up Login Endpoint

The video tutorial covers the implementation of a login method in the Auth Manager contract, focusing on creating a boolean method to validate user credentials. It explains the differences between login operations in APIs and regular web applications, emphasizing the stateless nature of APIs. The tutorial details the process of user validation using Usermanager, handling exceptions, and refactoring the code. It also discusses setting up the account controller, understanding HTTP response codes, and introduces the use of JSON Web Tokens (JWT) for managing authentication in stateless APIs.

How does exception handling work in the context of the login operation?

What is the difference between a 401 Unauthorized response and a 403 Forbidden response?

Why is it important to use POST requests for login operations?

What steps should be taken after validating a user in the database?