How to implement basic password authentication for a minimal API in ASP.NET Core using a custom authentication handler that validates the user’s credentials against a database.

ASP.Net Web API is a lightweight framework used for building stateless RESTful services that run on HTTP. One way to secure Web API services is with authorization filters.

In earlier posts, I've discussed how to authorize a user declaratively both in ASP.NET Core and Blazor using the Authorize attribute, among other tools (and I've also referenced Eric Vogel's posts on ...