A comparison of Blazor and React when it comes to modern web development—a review of the pros and cons. 

using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity;

namespace BlazorServer.Entities
{
    public class ApplicationUser : IdentityUser
    {
        public string Name { get; set; }
    }
}

public class ApplicationDbContext : IdentityDbContext<ApplicationUser>

namespace BlazorWasm.WebApi
{
    public class Startup
    {
        // ...

        public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
        {
            services.AddIdentity<ApplicationUser, IdentityRole>()
                .AddEntityFrameworkStores<ApplicationDbContext>()
                .AddDefaultTokenProviders();
  
            // ...

dotnet tool update --global dotnet-ef --version 5.0.4
dotnet build
dotnet ef migrations --startup-project ../../BlazorWasm/BlazorWasm.WebApi/ add AddNameToAppUser --context ApplicationDbContext
dotnet ef --startup-project ../../BlazorWasm/BlazorWasm.WebApi/ database update --context ApplicationDbContext

using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;

namespace BlazorServer.Models
{
    public class UserRequestDTO
    {
        [Required(ErrorMessage = "Name is required")]
        public string Name { get; set; }

        [Required(ErrorMessage = "Email is required")]
        [RegularExpression("^[a-zA-Z0-9_.-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9-]+.[a-zA-Z0-9-.]+$",
                ErrorMessage = "Invalid email address")]
        public string Email { get; set; }

        public string PhoneNo { get; set; }

        [Required(ErrorMessage = "Password is required.")]
        [DataType(DataType.Password)]
        public string Password { get; set; }

        [Required(ErrorMessage = "Confirm password is required")]
        [DataType(DataType.Password)]
        [Compare("Password", ErrorMessage = "Password and confirm password is not matched")]
        public string ConfirmPassword { get; set; }
    }
}

    public class RegistrationResponseDTO
    {
        public bool IsRegistrationSuccessful { get; set; }

        public IEnumerable<string> Errors { get; set; }
    }

using System;
using BlazorServer.Entities;
using BlazorServer.Models;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Linq;
using BlazorServer.Common;

namespace BlazorWasm.WebApi.Controllers
{
    [Route("api/[controller]/[action]")]
    [ApiController]
    [Authorize]
    public class AccountController : ControllerBase
    {
        private readonly SignInManager<ApplicationUser> _signInManager;
        private readonly UserManager<ApplicationUser> _userManager;
        private readonly RoleManager<IdentityRole> _roleManager;

        public AccountController(SignInManager<ApplicationUser> signInManager,
            UserManager<ApplicationUser> userManager,
            RoleManager<IdentityRole> roleManager)
        {
            _roleManager = roleManager ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(roleManager));
            _userManager = userManager ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(userManager));
            _signInManager = signInManager ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(signInManager));
        }

        [HttpPost]
        [AllowAnonymous]
        public async Task<IActionResult> SignUp([FromBody] UserRequestDTO userRequestDTO)
        {
            var user = new ApplicationUser
            {
                UserName = userRequestDTO.Email,
                Email = userRequestDTO.Email,
                Name = userRequestDTO.Name,
                PhoneNumber = userRequestDTO.PhoneNo,
                EmailConfirmed = true
            };
            var result = await _userManager.CreateAsync(user, userRequestDTO.Password);
            if (!result.Succeeded)
            {
                var errors = result.Errors.Select(e => e.Description);
                return BadRequest(new RegistationResponseDTO { Errors = errors, IsRegistrationSuccessful = false });
            }

            var roleResult = await _userManager.AddToRoleAsync(user, ConstantRoles.Customer);
            if (!roleResult.Succeeded)
            {
                var errors = result.Errors.Select(e => e.Description);
                return BadRequest(new RegistationResponseDTO { Errors = errors, IsRegistrationSuccessful = false });
            }

            return StatusCode(201); // Created
        }
    }
}

[Route("api/[controller]/[action]")]
[ApiController]
[Authorize]

using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;

namespace BlazorServer.Models
{
    public class AuthenticationDTO
    {
        [Required(ErrorMessage = "UserName is required")]
        [RegularExpression("^[a-zA-Z0-9_.-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9-]+.[a-zA-Z0-9-.]+$",
            ErrorMessage = "Invalid email address")]
        public string UserName { get; set; }

        [Required(ErrorMessage = "Password is required.")]
        [DataType(DataType.Password)]
        public string Password { get; set; }
    }
}

using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace BlazorServer.Models
{
    public class AuthenticationResponseDTO
    {
        public bool IsAuthSuccessful { get; set; }

        public string ErrorMessage { get; set; }

        public string Token { get; set; }

        public UserDTO UserDTO { get; set; }
    }

    public class UserDTO
    {
        public string Id { get; set; }
        public string Name { get; set; }
        public string Email { get; set; }
        public string PhoneNo { get; set; }
    }
}

namespace BlazorServer.Models
{
    public class BearerTokensOptions
    {
        public string Key { set; get; }

        public string Issuer { set; get; }

        public string Audience { set; get; }

        public int AccessTokenExpirationMinutes { set; get; }
    }
}

{
  "BearerTokens": {
    "Key": "This is my shared key, not so secret, secret!",
    "Issuer": "https://localhost:5001/",
    "Audience": "Any",
    "AccessTokenExpirationMinutes": 20
  }
}

namespace BlazorWasm.WebApi
{
    public class Startup
    {
        // ...

        public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
        {
            services.AddOptions<BearerTokensOptions>().Bind(Configuration.GetSection("BearerTokens"));
            // ...

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IdentityModel.Tokens.Jwt;
using System.Security.Claims;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using BlazorServer.Entities;
using BlazorServer.Models;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
using Microsoft.IdentityModel.Tokens;

namespace BlazorServer.Services
{

    public interface ITokenFactoryService
    {
        Task<string> CreateJwtTokensAsync(ApplicationUser user);
    }

    public class TokenFactoryService : ITokenFactoryService
    {
        private readonly UserManager<ApplicationUser> _userManager;
        private readonly BearerTokensOptions _configuration;

        public TokenFactoryService(
                UserManager<ApplicationUser> userManager,
                IOptionsSnapshot<BearerTokensOptions> bearerTokensOptions)
        {
            _userManager = userManager ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(userManager));
            if (bearerTokensOptions is null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(bearerTokensOptions));
            }
            _configuration = bearerTokensOptions.Value;
        }

        public async Task<string> CreateJwtTokensAsync(ApplicationUser user)
        {
            var signingCredentials = new SigningCredentials(
                new SymmetricSecurityKey(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(_configuration.Key)),
                SecurityAlgorithms.HmacSha256);
            var claims = await getClaimsAsync(user);
            var now = DateTime.UtcNow;
            var tokenOptions = new JwtSecurityToken(
                issuer: _configuration.Issuer,
                audience: _configuration.Audience,
                claims: claims,
                notBefore: now,
                expires: now.AddMinutes(_configuration.AccessTokenExpirationMinutes),
                signingCredentials: signingCredentials);
            return new JwtSecurityTokenHandler().WriteToken(tokenOptions);
        }

        private async Task<List<Claim>> getClaimsAsync(ApplicationUser user)
        {
            string issuer = _configuration.Issuer;
            var claims = new List<Claim>
            {
                // Issuer
                new Claim(JwtRegisteredClaimNames.Iss, issuer, ClaimValueTypes.String, issuer),
                // Issued at
                new Claim(JwtRegisteredClaimNames.Iat, DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.ToUnixTimeSeconds().ToString(), ClaimValueTypes.Integer64, issuer),
                new Claim(ClaimTypes.Name, user.Email, ClaimValueTypes.String, issuer),
                new Claim(ClaimTypes.Email, user.Email, ClaimValueTypes.String, issuer),
                new Claim("Id", user.Id, ClaimValueTypes.String, issuer),
                new Claim("DisplayName", user.Name, ClaimValueTypes.String, issuer),
            };

            var roles = await _userManager.GetRolesAsync(user);
            foreach (var role in roles)
            {
                claims.Add(new Claim(ClaimTypes.Role, role, ClaimValueTypes.String, issuer));
            }
            return claims;
        }
    }
}

namespace BlazorWasm.WebApi
{
    public class Startup
    {
        // ...

        public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
        {
            services.AddScoped<ITokenFactoryService, TokenFactoryService>();
            // ...

namespace BlazorWasm.WebApi.Controllers
{
    [Route("api/[controller]/[action]")]
    [ApiController]
    [Authorize]
    public class AccountController : ControllerBase
    {
        private readonly SignInManager<ApplicationUser> _signInManager;
        private readonly UserManager<ApplicationUser> _userManager;
        private readonly ITokenFactoryService _tokenFactoryService;

        public AccountController(
            SignInManager<ApplicationUser> signInManager,
            UserManager<ApplicationUser> userManager,
            ITokenFactoryService tokenFactoryService)
        {
            _userManager = userManager ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(userManager));
            _signInManager = signInManager ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(signInManager));
            _tokenFactoryService = tokenFactoryService;
        }

        [HttpPost]
        [AllowAnonymous]
        public async Task<IActionResult> SignIn([FromBody] AuthenticationDTO authenticationDTO)
        {
            var result = await _signInManager.PasswordSignInAsync(
                    authenticationDTO.UserName, authenticationDTO.Password,
                    isPersistent: false, lockoutOnFailure: false);
            if (!result.Succeeded)
            {
                return Unauthorized(new AuthenticationResponseDTO
                {
                    IsAuthSuccessful = false,
                    ErrorMessage = "Invalid Authentication"
                });
            }

            var user = await _userManager.FindByNameAsync(authenticationDTO.UserName);
            if (user == null)
            {
                return Unauthorized(new AuthenticationResponseDTO
                {
                    IsAuthSuccessful = false,
                    ErrorMessage = "Invalid Authentication"
                });
            }

            var token = await _tokenFactoryService.CreateJwtTokensAsync(user);
            return Ok(new AuthenticationResponseDTO
            {
                IsAuthSuccessful = true,
                Token = token,
                UserDTO = new UserDTO
                {
                    Name = user.Name,
                    Id = user.Id,
                    Email = user.Email,
                    PhoneNo = user.PhoneNumber
                }
            });
        }
    }
}

{
  "iss": "https://localhost:5001/",
  "iat": 1616396383,
  "http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2005/05/identity/claims/name": "vahid@dntips.ir",
  "http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2005/05/identity/claims/emailaddress": "vahid@dntips.ir",
  "Id": "582855fb-e95b-45ab-b349-5e9f7de40c0c",
  "DisplayName": "vahid@dntips.ir",
  "http://schemas.microsoft.com/ws/2008/06/identity/claims/role": "Admin",
  "nbf": 1616396383,
  "exp": 1616397583,
  "aud": "Any"
}

namespace BlazorWasm.WebApi
{
    public class Startup
    {
        // ...

        public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
        {
            var bearerTokensSection = Configuration.GetSection("BearerTokens");
            services.AddOptions<BearerTokensOptions>().Bind(bearerTokensSection);
            // ...

            var apiSettings = bearerTokensSection.Get<BearerTokensOptions>();
            var key = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(apiSettings.Key);
            services.AddAuthentication(opt =>
            {
                opt.DefaultAuthenticateScheme = JwtBearerDefaults.AuthenticationScheme;
                opt.DefaultChallengeScheme = JwtBearerDefaults.AuthenticationScheme;
                opt.DefaultScheme = JwtBearerDefaults.AuthenticationScheme;
            })
            .AddJwtBearer(cfg =>
            {
                cfg.RequireHttpsMetadata = false;
                cfg.SaveToken = true;
                cfg.TokenValidationParameters = new TokenValidationParameters
                {
                    ValidateIssuerSigningKey = true,
                    IssuerSigningKey = new SymmetricSecurityKey(key),
                    ValidateAudience = true,
                    ValidateIssuer = true,
                    ValidAudience = apiSettings.Audience,
                    ValidIssuer = apiSettings.Issuer,
                    ClockSkew = TimeSpan.Zero,
                    ValidateLifetime = true
                };
            });

            // ...

namespace BlazorWasm.WebApi
{
    public class Startup
    {
        // ...

        public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
        {
            // ...

            services.AddSwaggerGen(c =>
            {
                c.SwaggerDoc("v1", new OpenApiInfo { Title = "BlazorWasm.WebApi", Version = "v1" });
                c.AddSecurityDefinition("Bearer", new OpenApiSecurityScheme
                {
                    In = ParameterLocation.Header,
                    Description = "Please enter the token in the field",
                    Name = "Authorization",
                    Type = SecuritySchemeType.ApiKey
                });
                c.AddSecurityRequirement(new OpenApiSecurityRequirement {
                    {
                        new OpenApiSecurityScheme
                        {
                            Reference = new OpenApiReference
                            {
                                Type = ReferenceType.SecurityScheme,
                                Id = "Bearer"
                            }
                        },
                        new string[] { }
                    }
                });
            });
        }

        // ...

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When we are working with .NET Core Web Applications,  there are two common ways of building website.
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@using BlazorWasm.Client.Pages.Authentication

@using System.Security.Claims

@inject NavigationManager NavigationManager

if(AuthState is not null)
{
    <div class="alert alert-danger">
        <p>You [@AuthState.User.Identity.Name] do not have access to the requested page</p>
        <div>
            Your roles:
            <ul>
            @foreach (var claim in AuthState.User.Claims.Where(c => c.Type == ClaimTypes.Role))
            {
                <li>@claim.Value</li>
            }
            </ul>
        </div>
    </div>
}

@code
{
    [CascadingParameter]
    private Task<AuthenticationState> AuthenticationState {set; get;}

    AuthenticationState AuthState;

    protected override async Task OnInitializedAsync()
    {
        AuthState = await AuthenticationState;
        if (!IsAuthenticated(AuthState))
        {
            var returnUrl = NavigationManager.ToBaseRelativePath(NavigationManager.Uri);
            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(returnUrl))
            {
                NavigationManager.NavigateTo("login");
            }
            else
            {
                NavigationManager.NavigateTo($"login?returnUrl={Uri.EscapeDataString(returnUrl)}");
            }
        }
    }

    private bool IsAuthenticated(AuthenticationState authState) =>
            authState?.User?.Identity is not null && authState.User.Identity.IsAuthenticated;
}

<NotAuthorized>
    <RedirectToLogin></RedirectToLogin>
</NotAuthorized>

using System;
using BlazorServer.Common;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;

namespace BlazorWasm.Client.Utils
{
    [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class | AttributeTargets.Method, AllowMultiple = true, Inherited = true)]
    public class RolesAttribute : AuthorizeAttribute
    {
        public RolesAttribute(params string[] roles)
        {
            Roles = $"{ConstantRoles.Admin},{string.Join(",", roles)}";
        }
    }
}

@attribute [Roles(ConstantRoles.Customer, ConstantRoles.Employee)]

namespace BlazorWasm.WebApi.Controllers
{
    [Route("api/[controller]")]
    [Authorize(Roles = "Editor")]
    public class MyProtectedEditorsApiController : Controller
    {
        [HttpGet]
        public IActionResult Get()
        {
            return Ok(new ProtectedEditorsApiDTO
            {
                Id = 1,
                Title = "Hello from My Protected Editors Controller!",
                Username = this.User.Identity.Name
            });
        }
    }
}

namespace BlazorWasm.Client.Services
{
    public class ClientHttpInterceptorService : DelegatingHandler
    {
        private readonly NavigationManager _navigationManager;
        private readonly ILocalStorageService _localStorage;
        private readonly IJSRuntime _jsRuntime;

        public ClientHttpInterceptorService(
                NavigationManager navigationManager,
                ILocalStorageService localStorage,
                IJSRuntime JsRuntime)
        {
            _navigationManager = navigationManager ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(navigationManager));
            _localStorage = localStorage ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(localStorage));
            _jsRuntime = JsRuntime ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(JsRuntime));
        }

        protected override async Task<HttpResponseMessage> SendAsync(HttpRequestMessage request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
        {
            // How to add a JWT to all of the requests
            var token = await _localStorage.GetItemAsync<string>(ConstantKeys.LocalToken);
            if (token is not null)
            {
                request.Headers.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("bearer", token);
            }

            var response = await base.SendAsync(request, cancellationToken);

            if (!response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
            {
                await _jsRuntime.ToastrError($"Failed to call `{request.RequestUri}`. StatusCode: {response.StatusCode}.");

                switch (response.StatusCode)
                {
                    case HttpStatusCode.NotFound:
                        _navigationManager.NavigateTo("/404");
                        break;
                    case HttpStatusCode.Forbidden: // 403
                    case HttpStatusCode.Unauthorized: // 401
                        _navigationManager.NavigateTo("/unauthorized");
                        break;
                    default:
                        _navigationManager.NavigateTo("/500");
                        break;
                }
            }

            return response;
        }
    }
}

@page "/unauthorized"

<div class="alert alert-danger mt-3">
    <p>You don't have access to the requested resource.</p>
</div>

dotnet add package Microsoft.Extensions.Http

namespace BlazorWasm.Client
{
    public class Program
    {
        public static async Task Main(string[] args)
        {
            var builder = WebAssemblyHostBuilder.CreateDefault(args);
            //...

            // builder.Services.AddScoped(sp => new HttpClient { BaseAddress = new Uri(builder.HostEnvironment.BaseAddress) });
            /*builder.Services.AddScoped(sp => new HttpClient
            {
                BaseAddress = new Uri(builder.Configuration.GetValue<string>("BaseAPIUrl"))
            });*/

            // dotnet add package Microsoft.Extensions.Http
            builder.Services.AddHttpClient(
                    name: "ServerAPI",
                    configureClient: client =>
                    {
                        client.BaseAddress = new Uri(builder.Configuration.GetValue<string>("BaseAPIUrl"));
                        client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("User-Agent", "BlazorWasm.Client 1.0");
                    }
                )
                .AddHttpMessageHandler<ClientHttpInterceptorService>();
            builder.Services.AddScoped<ClientHttpInterceptorService>();
            builder.Services.AddScoped(sp => sp.GetRequiredService<IHttpClientFactory>().CreateClient("ServerAPI"));

            //...
        }
    }
}