Migrating from IdentityServer to OpenIddict Step by Step Guide

This guide provides layer-by-layer guidance for migrating your existing application to OpenIddict. Since OpenIddict is only available with VCP v6.0, you will need to update your existing application in order to apply OpenIddict changes.

History

We are not removing the Identity Server packages and we will continue to release new versions of IdentityServer-related NuGet/NPM packages. That means you won't have an issue while upgrading to v6.0 when the stable version is released. We will continue to fix bugs in our packages for a while. VCP 7.0 will be based on .NET 7. If Identity Server continues to work with .NET 7, we will also continue to ship NuGet packages for our IDS integration.

On the other hand, Identity Server ends support for the open-source Identity Server at the end of 2022. The Identity Server team has decided to move to Duende IDS and VCP will not be migrated to the commercial Duende IDS. You can see the Duende Identity Server announcement from this link.

OpenIddict Migration Steps

Use the vcp update command to update your existing application. See the Upgrading docs for more info. Apply the required migrations by following the Migration Guides based on your application version.

Domain.Shared Layer

• In MyApplication.Domain.Shared.csproj replace the project reference:

  <PackageReference Include="Verto.Vcp.IdentityServer.Domain.Shared" Version="6.0.*" />
  

  with

  <PackageReference Include="Verto.Vcp.OpenIddict.Domain.Shared" Version="6.0.*" />
  

• In MyApplicationDomainSharedModule.cs replace the usings and module dependencies:

  using Verto.Vcp.IdentityServer;
  ...
  typeof(VcpIdentityServerDomainSharedModule)
  

  with

  using Verto.Vcp.OpenIddict;
  ...
  typeof(VcpOpenIddictDomainSharedModule)
  
  

Domain Layer

• In MyApplication.Domain.csproj replace the project references:

  <PackageReference Include="Verto.Vcp.IdentityServer.Domain" Version="6.0.*" />
  <PackageReference Include="Verto.Vcp.PermissionManagement.Domain.IdentityServer" Version="6.0.*" />
  

  with

  <PackageReference Include="Verto.Vcp.OpenIddict.Domain" Version="6.0.*" />
  <PackageReference Include="Verto.Vcp.PermissionManagement.Domain.OpenIddict" Version="6.0.*" />
  

• In MyApplicationDomainModule.cs replace the usings and module dependencies:

  using Verto.Vcp.IdentityServer;
  using Verto.Vcp.PermissionManagement.IdentityServer;
  ...
  typeof(VcpIdentityServerDomainModule),
  typeof(VcpPermissionManagementDomainIdentityServerModule),
  

  with

  using Verto.Vcp.OpenIddict;
  using Verto.Vcp.PermissionManagement.OpenIddict;
  ...
  typeof(VcpOpenIddictDomainModule),
  typeof(VcpPermissionManagementDomainOpenIddictModule),
  

OpenIddictDataSeedContributor

• Create a folder named OpenIddict under the Domain project and copy the OpenIddictDataSeedContributor.cs under this folder. Rename all the Ids2OpenId with your project name.
• Delete the IdentityServer folder that contains IdentityServerDataSeedContributor.cs which is no longer needed.

You can also create a project with the same name and copy the OpenIddict folder of the new project into your project.

EntityFrameworkCore Layer

If you are using MongoDB, skip this step and check the MongoDB layer section.

• In MyApplication.EntityFrameworkCore.csproj replace the project reference:

  <PackageReference Include="Verto.Vcp.IdentityServer.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="6.0.*" />
  

  with

  <PackageReference Include="Verto.Vcp.OpenIddict.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="6.0.*" />
  

• In MyApplicationEntityFrameworkCoreModule.cs replace the usings and module dependencies:

  using Verto.Vcp.IdentityServer.EntityFrameworkCore;
  ...
  typeof(VcpIdentityServerEntityFrameworkCoreModule),
  

  with

  using Verto.Vcp.OpenIddict.EntityFrameworkCore;
  ...
  typeof(VcpOpenIddictEntityFrameworkCoreModule),
  

• In MyApplicationDbContext.cs replace the usings and fluent api configurations:

  using Verto.Vcp.IdentityServer.EntityFrameworkCore;
  ...
  using Verto.Vcp.OpenIddict.EntityFrameworkCore;
  ...
  protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder builder)
  {
      base.OnModelCreating(builder);
  
      /* Include modules to your migration db context */
  
      ...
      builder.ConfigureIdentityServer();
  

  with

  using Verto.Vcp.OpenIddict.EntityFrameworkCore;
  ...
  protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder builder)
  {
      base.OnModelCreating(builder);
  
      /* Include modules to your migration db context */
  
      ...
      builder.ConfigureOpenIddict();
  

MongoDB Layer

If you are using EntityFrameworkCore, skip this step and check the EntityFrameworkCore layer section.

• In MyApplication.MongoDB.csproj replace the project reference:

  <PackageReference Include="Verto.Vcp.IdentityServer.MongoDB" Version="6.0.*" />
  

  with

  <PackageReference Include="Verto.Vcp.OpenIddict.MongoDB" Version="6.0.*" />
  

• In MyApplicationMongoDbModule.cs replace the usings and module dependencies:

  using Verto.Vcp.IdentityServer.MongoDB;
  ...
  typeof(VcpIdentityServerMongoDbModule),
  

  with

  using Verto.Vcp.OpenIddict.MongoDB;
  ...
  typeof(VcpOpenIddictMongoDbModule),
  

DbMigrator Project

• In MyApplication.DbMigrator.csproj add the project reference:

  <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="6.0.1" />
  

for creating the host builder.

• In appsettings.json replace the IdentityServer section with OpenIddict:

  "OpenIddict": {
      "Applications": {
        "MyApplication_Web": {
          "ClientId": "MyApplication_Web",
          "ClientSecret": "1q2w3e*",
          "RootUrl": "https://localhost:44384"
        },
        "MyApplication_App": {
          "ClientId": "MyApplication_App",
          "RootUrl": "http://localhost:4200"
        },
        "MyApplication_BlazorServerTiered": {
          "ClientId": "MyApplication_BlazorServerTiered",
          "ClientSecret": "1q2w3e*",
          "RootUrl": "https://localhost:44346"
        },
        "MyApplication_Swagger": {
          "ClientId": "MyApplication_Swagger",
          "RootUrl": "https://localhost:44391"
        }
      }
    }
  

  Replace MyApplication with your application name.

Application Contracts Layer

• In MyApplication.Application.Contracts.csproj replace the project reference:

  <PackageReference Include="Verto.Vcp.IdentityServer.Application.Contracts" Version="6.0.*" />
  

  with

  <PackageReference Include="Verto.Vcp.OpenIddict.Pro.Application.Contracts" Version="6.0.*" />
  

• In MyApplicationApplicationContractsModule.cs replace the usings and module dependencies:

  using Verto.Vcp.IdentityServer;
  ...
  typeof(VcpIdentityServerApplicationContractsModule),
  

  with

  using Verto.Vcp.OpenIddict;
  ...
  typeof(VcpOpenIddictProApplicationContractsModule),
  

Application Layer

• In MyApplication.Application.csproj replace the project reference:

  <PackageReference Include="Verto.Vcp.IdentityServer.Application" Version="6.0.*" />
  

  with

  <PackageReference Include="Verto.Vcp.OpenIddict.Pro.Application" Version="6.0.*" />
  

• In MyApplicationApplicationModule.cs replace the usings and module dependencies:

  using Verto.Vcp.IdentityServer;
  ...
  typeof(VcpIdentityServerApplicationModule),
  

  with

  using Verto.Vcp.OpenIddict;
  ...
  typeof(VcpOpenIddictProApplicationModule),
  

HttpApi Layer

• In MyApplication.HttpApi.csproj replace the project reference:

  <PackageReference Include="Verto.Vcp.IdentityServer.HttpApi" Version="6.0.*" />
  

  with

  <PackageReference Include="Verto.Vcp.OpenIddict.Pro.HttpApi" Version="6.0.*" />
  

• In MyApplicationHttpApiModule.cs replace the usings and module dependencies:

  using Verto.Vcp.IdentityServer;
  ...
  typeof(VcpIdentityServerHttpApiModule),
  

  with

  using Verto.Vcp.OpenIddict;
  ...
  typeof(VcpOpenIddictProHttpApiModule),
  

HttpApi.Client Layer

• In MyApplication.HttpApi.Client.csproj replace the project reference:

  <PackageReference Include="Verto.Vcp.IdentityServer.HttpApi.Client" Version="6.0.*" />
  

  with

  <PackageReference Include="Verto.Vcp.OpenIddict.Pro.HttpApi.Client" Version="6.0.*" />
  

• In MyApplicationHttpApiModule.cs replace the usings and module dependencies:

  using Verto.Vcp.IdentityServer;
  ...
  typeof(VcpIdentityServerHttpApiClientModule),
  

  with

  using Verto.Vcp.OpenIddict;
  ...
  typeof(VcpOpenIddictProHttpApiClientModule),
  

Test Project

• In MyApplicationTestBaseModule.cs remove the IdentityServer related using and PreConfigurations:

  using Verto.Vcp.IdentityServer;
  

  and

  PreConfigure<VcpIdentityServerBuilderOptions>(options =>
  {
      options.AddDeveloperSigningCredential = false;
  });
  
  PreConfigure<IIdentityServerBuilder>(identityServerBuilder =>
  {
      identityServerBuilder.AddDeveloperSigningCredential(false, System.Guid.NewGuid().ToString());
  });
  

  from PreConfigureServices.

Migration

Add a new migration that reflects the underlying changes via dotnet ef migrations add VcpOpenIddictMigration

UI Layer

• Angular UI Migration
• MVC/Razor UI Migration
• Blazor-Server UI Migration
• Blazor-Wasm UI Migration

Source code of the samples and module

• Open source tiered & separate auth server application migrate Identity Server to OpenIddct
• Commercial tiered & separate auth server application migrate Identity Server to OpenIddct
• OpenIddict module document
• OpenIddict module source code

See Also

• VCP Version 6.0 Migration Guide