What Is Policy Based Authorization

Even when you use claim-based or role-based authorization, you are actually using Policy-based Authorization. A Policy defines a collection of requirements, that the user must satisfy in order to access a resource. The user must satisfy all the requirements.

What is authorization policy?

An authorization policy consists of one or more requirements. It’s registered as part of the authorization service configuration, in the Startup.ConfigureServices method: C# Copy.

What is the authorize attribute?

The Authorize attribute enables you to restrict access to resources based on roles. It is a declarative attribute that can be applied to a controller or an action method. If you specify this attribute without any arguments, it only checks if the user is authenticated.

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