Summary
We just saw how to use SSL with ASP.NET Web API and learned how to implement the basic authentication and forms authentication using SSL.
You also learned about creating client certificates and configuring IIS to accept them.
You got to know how to use client certificates in Web API.
In the next chapter, let's integrate the ASP.NET Identity systems with the ASP.NET Web API. The ASP.NET Identity systems will help you to implement social logins to your application. It also enables you to store the user profile information such as dates of birth. ASP.NET Identity is available in ASP.NET MVC, Web Forms, and Web API templates.
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