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To ease integration with external providers, it is recommended to use an authentication handler for ASP.NET Core that
implements the corresponding protocol used by the provider. Many are available as part of ASP.NET Core, but you might
need to find others (both commercial and free) for things like SAML2-P and other social login systems not provided by
ASP.NET Core.
implements the corresponding protocol used by the provider.

:::tip[Third-party ASP.NET Core authentication handlers]
Many third-party authentication handlers are available as part of ASP.NET Core. You might need to find others
(both commercial and free) for things like SAML2-P and other social login systems not provided by ASP.NET Core.

Find a non-exhaustive list of available [ASP.NET Core authentication handlers](#third-party-aspnet-core-authentication-handlers)
further on this page.
:::

## Registering Authentication Handlers For External Providers

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See this [quickstart](/identityserver/quickstarts/2-interactive/) for step-by-step instructions for adding external
authentication and configuring it.

## Third-Party ASP.NET Core Authentication Handlers

In this section, find a non-exhaustive list of first-party and third-party ASP.NET authentication handlers that you can use in any ASP.NET Core application.

| Authentication handler / Service | Type |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
| [Cookie authentication](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/security/authentication/cookie) | Part of .NET |
| [OpenID Connect](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/security/authentication/configure-oidc-web-authentication) | Part of .NET |
| [JWT Bearer authentication](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/security/authentication/configure-jwt-bearer-authentication) | Part of .NET |
| [Certificate authentication](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/security/authentication/certauth) | Part of .NET |
| [Windows authentication](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/security/authentication/windowsauth) | Part of .NET |
| [WS-Federation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/security/authentication/ws-federation) | Part of .NET |
| [Facebook / Meta](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/security/authentication/social/facebook-logins) | Part of .NET |
| [Microsoft Account](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/security/authentication/social/microsoft-logins) | Part of .NET |
| [Twitter / X](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/security/authentication/social/twitter-logins) | Part of .NET |
| [Sustainsys Saml2](https://sustainsys.com/sustainsyssaml2-libraries) | Open-source |
| Many social providers in [AspNet.Security.OAuth.Providers](https://github.com/aspnet-contrib/AspNet.Security.OAuth.Providers)<br /><em><small>Airtable, Apple ID, GitHub, Hubspot, Instagram, Okta, Slack, ...</small></em> | Open-source |
| [Rock Solid Knowledge SAML2P](https://www.identityserver.com/products/saml2p) | Commercial |
| [Rock Solid Knowledge WS-Federation](https://www.identityserver.com/products/ws-federation) | Commercial |