by Mike Wasson Download Sample App This topic shows how to secure a web API using OAuth2 to authenticate against a membership database. Software versions used in the tutorial Visual Studio 2013 Update 3 Web API 2.2 ASP.NET Identity 2.1 In Visual Studio 2013, the Web API project template gives you three options for authentication: Individual accounts. The app uses a membership database. Organizatio
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