title: asp.net core identity + api
body: <p>I just started learning asp.net core. I would like to create a simple web app, where I would have a rest API in asp.net core and then a separate frontend with some angular consuming that API. </p>
  
  <p>I just got a bit stuck trying to figure out ASP.NET Core Identity and cookie/token authentication... </p>
  
  <p>My question is pretty simple: Can I just create an API and use Entity Framework for database handling and ASP.NET Core Identity to handle creating and managing users and authorization? Do I have to also to use some JWT, OAuth or anything like that? It's just this is all super new to me and I am getting confused, because every example/tutorial shows it in a different way and I am getting very confused...</p>
  
  <p>Thanks for any help! </p>