# IT:AD:Katana #



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* See:
  * [[IT/AD/OWin/]]
  * [[IT/AD/ASP.NET/Identity/]]


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## Summary ##
[[IT/AD/Owin/|Owin]] is a *Standard*, whereas [[IT/AD/Katana/|Katana]] -- and [[IT/AD/ASP.NET/Core/|ASP.NET Core]] are *implementations* of [[IT/AD/Owin/|Owin]].

"Katana is a flexible set of components for building and hosting Open Web Interface for .NET (OWIN)-based web applications."