# A Modern Guide to Using OAuth 2.0 with C# and Visual Studio Code

DevFeed: [A Modern Guide to Using OAuth 2.0 with C# and Visual Studio Code](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/a-modern-guide-to-using-oauth-2-0-with-c-and-visual-studio-code-37536.md>)

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Author: Dean Hume

Published: 2025-11-03T10:45:24Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Dean Hume](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/dean-hume.md>)

Topics: [OAuth 2.0](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/oauth2.md>), [C#](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/csharp.md>), [Visual Studio Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/visual-studio-code.md>), [.NET](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/net.md>), [Entra ID](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/entra-id.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [Authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authorization.md>)

Tags: [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [best-practices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/best-practices.md>), [c-sharp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/c-sharp.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [entra-id](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/entra-id.md>), [net](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/net.md>), [oauth](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/oauth.md>), [oauth-2-0](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/oauth-2-0.md>), [tutorial](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tutorial.md>), [visual-studio-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/visual-studio-code.md>)

## AI overview

A practical tutorial on implementing OAuth 2.0 authentication in C# with Visual Studio Code and modern .NET libraries. It covers creating a console application, configuring OAuth settings, acquiring access tokens with MSAL, and calling protected APIs such as Microsoft Graph.

## Source excerpt

Master OAuth 2.0 in .NET 9.0! This tutorial covers using OAuth 2 to acquire tokens and access Microsoft Graph user data.