MiddleTierClientBuilder<TDbContext>.UseTokenAuthentication(String, Func<Task<String>>) Method

Configures the client to use a custom authentication based on the specified authentication scheme name and a JSON web token (JWT) identified through an async delegate.

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp.ApplicationBuilder

Assembly: DevExpress.EntityFrameworkCore.Security.v25.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.ExpressApp.EFCore

Declaration

C#

public MiddleTierClientBuilder<TDbContext> UseTokenAuthentication(
    string schemeName,
    Func<Task<string>> accessTokenProviderAsync
)

VB.NET

Public Function UseTokenAuthentication(
    schemeName As String,
    accessTokenProviderAsync As Func(Of Task(Of String))
) As MiddleTierClientBuilder(Of TDbContext)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
schemeName	String	The name of the authentication scheme.
accessTokenProviderAsync	Func<Task<String>>	An async delegate that should return JSON web token (JWT).

Returns

Type	Description
MiddleTierClientBuilder<TDbContext>	The builder that allows you to further configure the Middle Tier Security client.

Remarks

You can use this method for OAuth, Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), and other types of authentication.