# microsoft-authentication-extensions-for-dotnet

**Repository Path**: mirrors_AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-extensions-for-dotnet

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: microsoft-authentication-extensions-for-dotnet
- **Description**: Secure cross-platform token cache for MSAL public client apps 
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: MIT
- **Default Branch**: main
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2020-08-08
- **Last Updated**: 2026-02-21

## Categories & Tags

**Categories**: Uncategorized

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## README

>**Note**
>This package continues to be maintained alongside [Microsoft.Identity.Client](https://github.com/AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-library-for-dotnet) repository. [Microsoft.Identity.Client.Extensions.Msal](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Identity.Client.Extensions.Msal) will be versioned in sync with [Microsoft.Identity.Client](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Identity.Client). No breaking changes exist between version 2.x and version 4.x.
>

# MSAL token cache extension for public client applications

A cross-platform token cache serialization mechanism - [see details on the Wiki](https://github.com/AzureAD/microsoft-authentication-extensions-for-dotnet/wiki/Cross-platform-Token-Cache).

[![NuGet](https://img.shields.io/nuget/vpre/Microsoft.Identity.Client.Extensions.Msal.svg?style=flat-square&label=nuget&colorB=00b200)](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Identity.Client.Extensions.Msal/) 

[![Build Status](https://identitydivision.visualstudio.com/IDDP/_apis/build/status/CI/DotNet/MSAL%20YAML/Cache%20Ext/Extension%20CI-PR?branchName=master)](https://identitydivision.visualstudio.com/IDDP/_build/latest?definitionId=1071&branchName=master)

> We have renamed the default branch to main. To rename your local repo follow the directions [here](https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/managing-branches-in-your-repository/renaming-a-branch#updating-a-local-clone-after-a-branch-name-changes).

## Samples

We aim to have all [MSAL public client samples](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/active-directory/develop/sample-v2-code#desktop-and-mobile-public-client-apps) use the extensions. 

# Contributing

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