Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory vs System.Net.Http

Provides a programming interface for modern HTTP applications, including HTTP client components that allow applications to consume web services over HTTP and HTTP components that can be used by both clients and servers for parsing HTTP headers. Commonly Used Types: System.Net.Http.HttpResponseMessage System.Net.Http.DelegatingHandler System.Net.Http.HttpRequestException System.Net.Http.HttpClient System.Net.Http.MultipartContent System.Net.Http.Headers.HttpContentHeaders System.Net.Http.HttpClientHandler System.Net.Http.StreamContent System.Net.Http.FormUrlEncodedContent System.Net.Http.HttpMessageHandler When using NuGet 3.x this package requires at least version 3.4.

This package contains the binaries of the Active Directory Authentication Library (ADAL). ADAL provides easy to use authentication functionality for your .NET based client by taking advantage of Windows Server Active Directory and Azure Active Directory. ADAL.NET enables you to acquire a security token to access protected Web APIs, for instance Microsoft Graph or your own Web API. ADAL.NET is built against multiple platforms, including .net desktop, .net standard, .net core, UWP, Xamarin iOS and Xamarin Android. It can be called from applications and Web APIs (ASP.NET, .NET Core, ASP.NET Core) that call other Web APIs in the name of a user, or without a user.