Register the Blazor Server Application with Auth0

Let’s integrate a basic Blazor Server application with Auth0 authentication services. First, we need to register our Blazor application with Auth0.

Overview of the registration process

Let’s start by explaining what registering our application with Auth0 means and why we need to do it.

When we integrate Auth0 in our application, we delegate authentication functionality to this platform. We can delegate much more than just authentication, but let’s focus on that for now.

Delegating authentication to Auth0 means that our application trusts Auth0 and lets it authenticate our users. The user authentication process happens on Auth0’s end rather than our application side. This is why our application needs to know how to redirect users to Auth0 when they need to authenticate. Auth0 needs to understand how to redirect users back to our application once they authenticate.

The registration process is as follows:

• Let Auth0 know about our application,
• Get data that allows our application to know about Auth0.

Sign up with Auth0

To register our Blazor application with Auth0, we need an account. If you already have one, you may skip this section. Otherwise, you can ...