Link: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/security/authentication/cookie?view=aspnetcore-6.0 HttpContext.SignInAsync generates the cookie and sends it in the response. In the browser when I look at the cookie it contains jumbled alphabets - so is the cookie encrypted? Assuming I generate a JWT upon successful user credential check, then I can return the JWT directly without making use of HttpContext.SignInAsync . Does HttpContext.SignInAsync suppose any method so that I can put the JWT into the cookie so that I don't have to return it directly?

How to replace the contents of the cookie with jwt token?

HttpContext.SignInAsync generates the cookie and sends it in the response.

In the browser when I look at the cookie it contains jumbled alphabets - so is the cookie encrypted?
Assuming I generate a JWT upon successful user credential check, then I can return the JWT directly without making use of HttpContext.SignInAsync. Does HttpContext.SignInAsync suppose any method so that I can put the JWT into the cookie so that I don't have to return it directly?