ASP.NET core JWT authentication always throwing 401 unauthorized
Keep in mind that the UseAuthentication, UseRouting and UseAuthorization middleware must in correct in order for the ASP framework properly inject the identity context to http request. It should look like this: (.NET Core 3.1) Edit: the same code applies to .NET 5 & .NET 6 app.UseAuthentication(); app.UseRouting(); app.UseAuthorization(); app.UseEndpoints(endpoints => { endpoints.MapControllers(); });