Missing reference to Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Google

[MrYossu]

Description

Clear article overall, but doesn't mention that you need to add the Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Google Nuget package.

Page URL

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/security/authentication/social/google-logins?view=aspnetcore-10.0

Content source URL

https://github.com/dotnet/AspNetCore.Docs/blob/main/aspnetcore/security/authentication/social/google-logins.md

Document ID

747a179e-90b7-de07-e270-82414963048a

Platform Id

009bef36-c34d-b1d8-8b50-5d7815a75479

Article author

@wadepickett

Metadata

• ID: 6d19b295-f935-3755-4ca4-9d0717b21e75
• PlatformId: 009bef36-c34d-b1d8-8b50-5d7815a75479
• Service: aspnet-core
• Sub-service: security

Related Issues

[wadepickett]

Thanks @MrYossu for the suggested fix!

[wadepickett]

AI Analysis Report

Test Copilot analysis run by: @wadepickett
Date: 2025-12-12
Issue: 36470
Model: GitHub Copilot

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Issue Analysis: Missing reference to Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Google NuGet package

✅ Issue Validation

Status: Valid and actionable

📋 Issue Summary

The issue reports that the Google external login setup documentation does not mention the required NuGet package Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Google. The article provides instructions on configuring Google authentication but omits the prerequisite step of installing the necessary package. This is a critical missing piece of information that could cause confusion for developers following the tutorial.

📁 Affected Files

File	Path	Lines	Section
Main article	aspnetcore/security/authentication/social/google-logins.md	72-78	"Configure Google authentication"

📝 Proposed Changes

Documentation Updates

File: [aspnetcore/security/authentication/social/google-logins. md](https://github.com/dotnet/AspNetCore. Docs/blob/main/aspnetcore/security/authentication/social/google-logins.md#L72-L78)
Location: Lines 72-76 (before the code sample that calls AddGoogle())
Type: New paragraph with package installation instructions

Current content (lines 72-78):

## Configure Google authentication

::: moniker range=">= aspnetcore-6.0"

Add the authentication service to the `Program` file:

:::code language="csharp" source="~/security/authentication/social/social-code/6.x/ProgramGoogle. cs" id="snippet1"::: 

Proposed change:

## Configure Google authentication

:::moniker range=">= aspnetcore-6.0"

Add the [`Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Google`](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNetCore. Authentication.Google) NuGet package to the app: 

```dotnetcli
dotnet add package Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Google

Add the authentication service to the Program file:

:::code language="csharp" source="~/security/authentication/social/social-code/6.x/ProgramGoogle.cs" id="snippet1":::

**Additional change for older versions (lines 82-86):**

**Current content (lines 82-86):**
```markdown
:::moniker range="< aspnetcore-6.0"

Add the authentication service to `Startup.ConfigureServices`:

Proposed change:

:::moniker range="< aspnetcore-6.0"

Add the [`Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Google`](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Google) NuGet package to the app:

```dotnetcli
dotnet add package Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Google

Add the authentication service to Startup.ConfigureServices:

## 🎯 Action Plan
1. **Edit file:** [`aspnetcore/security/authentication/social/google-logins.md`](https://github.com/dotnet/AspNetCore. Docs/blob/main/aspnetcore/security/authentication/social/google-logins.md)
   - Navigate to:  [Line 74](https://github.com/dotnet/AspNetCore.Docs/blob/main/aspnetcore/security/authentication/social/google-logins. md#L74)
   - Find section: "Configure Google authentication"
   - After text: `:::moniker range=">= aspnetcore-6.0"`
   - Insert: NuGet package installation instruction with CLI command
   
2. **Edit same file for older versions:**
   - Navigate to:  [Line 82](https://github.com/dotnet/AspNetCore.Docs/blob/main/aspnetcore/security/authentication/social/google-logins. md#L82)
   - Find section: `:::moniker range="< aspnetcore-6.0"`
   - Insert: Same NuGet package installation instruction

## ⚠️ Considerations
- Similar updates may be needed for other social login provider articles (Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft) for consistency
- The parent article at [`index.md`](https://github.com/dotnet/AspNetCore. Docs/blob/main/aspnetcore/security/authentication/social/index.md) does not mention provider-specific packages either, but defers to individual provider articles for detailed configuration
- The package is required for the `AddGoogle()` extension method to be available

## 🔗 References
- Published article: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/security/authentication/social/google-logins?view=aspnetcore-10.0
- NuGet package: https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Google
- Source file: https://github.com/dotnet/AspNetCore. Docs/blob/main/aspnetcore/security/authentication/social/google-logins.md