Compose multiple IClaimsTransformation registrations sequentially

[kubaflo]

🤖 AI Summary

🔍 Automated Fix Report

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🔍 Pre-Flight — Context & Validation

Issue: #46120 - IClaimsTransformation do not automagically compose
Area: area-auth (src/Http/Authentication.Core/)
PR: None — will create

Key Findings

• AuthenticationService takes a single IClaimsTransformation via DI constructor injection
• DI registers NoopClaimsTransformation as default singleton via TryAddSingleton
• When multiple IClaimsTransformation registrations exist, DI only resolves the LAST one registered
• The issue requests a composite pattern: iterate all registered transformations sequentially
• David Fowl (team member) said "I think this is a reasonable change to make" — confirmed by 24 thumbs up
• HaoK noted it's technically a breaking change (new behavior when multiple registrations exist)
• Current workaround: users must manually create their own composite implementation

Root Cause

Standard DI resolves IClaimsTransformation as a single service. Only IEnumerable<IClaimsTransformation> would resolve all. The AuthenticationService constructor takes a single IClaimsTransformation, so only the last registration wins.

Fix Approach

1. Change DI registration to register NoopClaimsTransformation as itself (not as IClaimsTransformation)
2. Create a new CompositeClaimsTransformation class that:
   • Takes IEnumerable<IClaimsTransformation> in constructor
   • Iterates all transformations sequentially in TransformAsync
3. Register CompositeClaimsTransformation as IClaimsTransformation (scoped, to support DbContext-using transformations)
4. Users register their transformations via services.AddTransient<IClaimsTransformation, MyTransform>()

Test Command

dotnet test src/Http/Authentication.Core/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Core.Test.csproj

Fix Candidates

#	Source	Approach	Files Changed	Notes
1	Issue author	ReducerClaimsTransformation with foreach loop	AuthenticationCoreServiceCollectionExtensions.cs, new class	Simplest
2	FAMEEXE comment	Similar composite approach	Unknown	Not reviewed

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🧪 Test — Bug Reproduction

Test Result: ✅ TESTS CREATED

Test Command: dotnet test src/Http/Authentication.Core/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Core.Test.csproj --filter "MultipleClaimsTransformations|SingleClaimsTransformationStillWorks"
Tests Created: src/Http/Authentication.Core/test/AuthenticationServiceTests.cs

Tests Written

• MultipleClaimsTransformationsAreComposed — Registers 2 IClaimsTransformation, verifies both run and add claims
• MultipleClaimsTransformationsRunInRegistrationOrder — Registers 3, verifies execution order matches registration order
• SingleClaimsTransformationStillWorks — Backward compat: single registration still works

Conclusion

Tests reproduce the bug: multiple registrations only run the last one (DI resolves single service).

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🚦 Gate — Test Verification & Regression

Gate Result: ✅ PASSED

Test Command: dotnet test src/Http/Authentication.Core/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Core.Test.csproj --filter "MultipleClaimsTransformations|SingleClaimsTransformationStillWorks"

New Tests vs Buggy Code

• MultipleClaimsTransformationsAreComposed: FAIL as expected ✅
• MultipleClaimsTransformationsRunInRegistrationOrder: FAIL as expected ✅
• SingleClaimsTransformationStillWorks: PASS ✅

Regression Check

• Total tests run: 3 (focused filter)
• Pre-existing failures: 0
• New failures introduced: 0 (the 2 failures are expected — they prove the bug)

Conclusion

Tests are properly written and correctly detect the missing composite behavior.

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🔧 Fix — Analysis & Comparison (✅ 4 passed, ❌ 1 failed)

Fix Exploration Summary

Total Attempts: 5
Passing Candidates: 5
Selected Fix: Attempt 1 — Internal CompositeClaimsTransformation + AuthenticationServiceImpl modification

Attempt Results

#	Model	Approach	Result	Key Insight
0	claude-opus-4.6-fast	IEnumerable constructor overload on AuthenticationService	✅ Pass	Works but adds public API surface
1	claude-sonnet-4.6	Internal CompositeClaimsTransformation, AuthenticationServiceImpl takes IEnumerable	✅ Pass	No public API changes — cleanest
2	gpt-5.2	DI registration factory in AddAuthenticationCore	✅ Pass	More complex DI changes
3	gpt-5.3-codex	Override AuthenticateAsync in AuthenticationServiceImpl	✅ Pass	Duplicates logic from base
4	gemini-3-pro-preview	Factory with ActivatorUtilities.CreateInstance	✅ Pass	More complex, same result

Cross-Pollination

All 5 approaches converge on the same insight: compose IEnumerable into a single IClaimsTransformation. The variation is WHERE the composition happens.

Exhausted: Yes

Comparison

Criterion	Attempt 0	Attempt 1	Attempt 2	Attempt 3	Attempt 4
Correctness	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
No Public API Change	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅
Simplicity	Medium	High	Low	Medium	Low
Backward Compat	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅

Recommendation

Attempt 1 is the best: internal CompositeClaimsTransformation wraps all registered IClaimsTransformation instances, AuthenticationServiceImpl takes IEnumerable<IClaimsTransformation> and passes the composite to the base AuthenticationService constructor. Zero public API changes, minimal code, leverages existing DI IEnumerable<T> resolution.

✅ Attempt 0: PASS

Attempt 0 — Baseline (claude-opus-4.6-fast)

Approach: Add IEnumerable constructor overload to AuthenticationService

Changes:

1. AuthenticationService.cs — Added new constructor accepting IEnumerable<IClaimsTransformation>, modified AuthenticateAsync to iterate all transforms when enumerable is present
2. AuthenticationServiceImpl.cs — Changed to use IEnumerable<IClaimsTransformation> constructor
3. PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt — Added new constructor to public API surface

Key Design Decisions:

• Kept old single-IClaimsTransformation constructor for backward compatibility
• New constructor stores _transforms enumerable, iterates sequentially in AuthenticateAsync
• AuthenticationServiceImpl (the default DI-registered impl) uses the new constructor
• No changes to DI registration — users register via services.AddTransient<IClaimsTransformation, MyTransform>()
• Existing TryAddSingleton<IClaimsTransformation, NoopClaimsTransformation> kept for backward compat

📄 Diff

diff --git a/src/Http/Authentication.Core/src/AuthenticationService.cs b/src/Http/Authentication.Core/src/AuthenticationService.cs
index 3b45ffc56d..e2c95e2fa4 100644
--- a/src/Http/Authentication.Core/src/AuthenticationService.cs
+++ b/src/Http/Authentication.Core/src/AuthenticationService.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication;
 public class AuthenticationService : IAuthenticationService
 {
     private HashSet<ClaimsPrincipal>? _transformCache;
+    private readonly IEnumerable<IClaimsTransformation>? _transforms;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Constructor.
@@ -34,6 +35,27 @@ public class AuthenticationService : IAuthenticationService
         Options = options.Value;
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Constructor that accepts multiple <see cref="IClaimsTransformation"/> instances.
+    /// All registered transformations are executed sequentially in registration order.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="schemes">The <see cref="IAuthenticationSchemeProvider"/>.</param>
+    /// <param name="handlers">The <see cref="IAuthenticationHandlerProvider"/>.</param>
+    /// <param name="transforms">The <see cref="IClaimsTransformation"/> instances to compose.</param>
+    /// <param name="options">The <see cref="AuthenticationOptions"/>.</param>
+    public AuthenticationService(
+        IAuthenticationSchemeProvider schemes,
+        IAuthenticationHandlerProvider handlers,
+        IEnumerable<IClaimsTransformation> transforms,
+        IOptions<AuthenticationOptions> options)
+    {
+        Schemes = schemes;
+        Handlers = handlers;
+        _transforms = transforms;
+        Transform = new NoopClaimsTransformation();
+        Options = options.Value;
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Used to lookup AuthenticationSchemes.
     /// </summary>
@@ -89,7 +111,17 @@ public class AuthenticationService : IAuthenticationService
 
             if (doTransform)
             {
-                principal = await Transform.TransformAsync(principal);
+                if (_transforms is not null)
+                {
+                    foreach (var t in _transforms)
+                    {
+                        principal = await t.TransformAsync(principal);
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    principal = await Transform.TransformAsync(principal);
+                }
                 _transformCache.Add(principal);
             }
             return AuthenticateResult.Success(new AuthenticationTicket(principal, result.Properties, result.Ticket!.AuthenticationScheme));
diff --git a/src/Http/Authentication.Core/src/AuthenticationServiceImpl.cs b/src/Http/Authentication.Core/src/AuthenticationServiceImpl.cs
index 8aca027a1a..a7ffc137c0 100644
--- a/src/Http/Authentication.Core/src/AuthenticationServiceImpl.cs
+++ b/src/Http/Authentication.Core/src/AuthenticationServiceImpl.cs
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication;
 internal sealed class AuthenticationServiceImpl(
     IAuthenticationSchemeProvider schemes,
     IAuthenticationHandlerProvider handlers,
-    IClaimsTransformation transform,
+    IEnumerable<IClaimsTransformation> transforms,
     IOptions<AuthenticationOptions> options,
     AuthenticationMetrics metrics)
-    : AuthenticationService(schemes, handlers, transform, options)
+    : AuthenticationService(schemes, handlers, transforms, options)
 {
     public override async Task<AuthenticateResult> AuthenticateAsync(HttpContext context, string? scheme)
     {
diff --git a/src/Http/Authentication.Core/src/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt b/src/Http/Authentication.Core/src/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
index 7dc5c58110..21c71f5bbe 100644
--- a/src/Http/Authentication.Core/src/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
+++ b/src/Http/Authentication.Core/src/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 #nullable enable
+Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.AuthenticationService.AuthenticationService(Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.IAuthenticationSchemeProvider! schemes, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.IAuthenticationHandlerProvider! handlers, System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.IClaimsTransformation!>! transforms, Microsoft.Extensions.Options.IOptions<Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.AuthenticationOptions!>! options) -> void
diff --git a/src/Http/Authentication.Core/test/AuthenticationServiceTests.cs b/src/Http/Authentication.Core/test/AuthenticationServiceTests.cs
index 5a5df2280e..a536e2d657 100644
--- a/src/Http/Authentication.Core/test/AuthenticationServiceTests.cs
+++ b/src/Http/Authentication.Core/test/AuthenticationServiceTests.cs
@@ -48,6 +48,66 @@ public class AuthenticationServiceTests
         Assert.Equal(3, transform.Ran);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task MultipleClaimsTransformationsAreComposed()
+    {
+        var transform1 = new ClaimsAdder("role", "admin");
+        var transform2 = new ClaimsAdder("role", "user");
+        var services = new ServiceCollection().AddOptions().AddAuthenticationCore(o =>
+        {
+            o.AddScheme<BaseHandler>("base", "whatever");
+        })
+            .AddTransient<IClaimsTransformation>(_ => transform1)
+            .AddTransient<IClaimsTransformation>(_ => transform2)
+            .BuildServiceProvider();
+        var context = new DefaultHttpContext();
+        context.RequestServices = services;
+
+        var result = await context.AuthenticateAsync("base");
+        Assert.True(result.Succeeded);
+        Assert.Contains(result.Principal!.Claims, c => c.Type == "role" && c.Value == "admin");
+        Assert.Contains(result.Principal!.Claims, c => c.Type == "role" && c.Value == "user");
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task MultipleClaimsTransformationsRunInRegistrationOrder()
+    {
+        var order = new List<int>();
+        var transform1 = new OrderTracker(order, 1);
+        var transform2 = new OrderTracker(order, 2);
+        var transform3 = new OrderTracker(order, 3);
+        var services = new ServiceCollection().AddOptions().AddAuthenticationCore(o =>
+        {
+            o.AddScheme<BaseHandler>("base", "whatever");
+        })
+            .AddTransient<IClaimsTransformation>(_ => transform1)
+            .AddTransient<IClaimsTransformation>(_ => transform2)
+            .AddTransient<IClaimsTransformation>(_ => transform3)
+            .BuildServiceProvider();
+        var context = new DefaultHttpContext();
+        context.RequestServices = services;
+
+        await context.AuthenticateAsync("base");
+        Assert.Equal(new[] { 1, 2, 3 }, order);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task SingleClaimsTransformationStillWorks()
+    {
+        var transform = new RunOnce();
+        var services = new ServiceCollection().AddOptions().AddAuthenticationCore(o =>
+        {
+            o.AddScheme<BaseHandler>("base", "whatever");
+        })
+            .AddTransient<IClaimsTransformation>(_ => transform)
+            .BuildServiceProvider();
+        var context = new DefaultHttpContext();
+        context.RequestServices = services;
+
+        await context.AuthenticateAsync("base");
+        Assert.Equal(1, transform.Ran);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task ChallengeThrowsForSchemeMismatch()
     {
@@ -414,4 +474,41 @@ public class AuthenticationServiceTests
         }
     }
 
+    private class ClaimsAdder : IClaimsTransformation
+    {
+        private readonly string _type;
+        private readonly string _value;
+
+        public ClaimsAdder(string type, string value)
+        {
+            _type = type;
+            _value = value;
+        }
+
+        public Task<ClaimsPrincipal> TransformAsync(ClaimsPrincipal principal)
+        {
+            var identity = principal.Identity as ClaimsIdentity ?? new ClaimsIdentity();
+            identity.AddClaim(new Claim(_type, _value));
+            return Task.FromResult(principal);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private class OrderTracker : IClaimsTransformation
+    {
+        private readonly List<int> _order;
+        private readonly int _id;
+
+        public OrderTracker(List<int> order, int id)
+        {
+            _order = order;
+            _id = id;
+        }
+
+        public Task<ClaimsPrincipal> TransformAsync(ClaimsPrincipal principal)
+        {
+            _order.Add(_id);
+            return Task.FromResult(principal);
+        }
+    }
+
 }

✅ Attempt 1: PASS

Approach: CompositeClaimsTransformation in AuthenticationServiceImpl

Strategy

Create an internal CompositeClaimsTransformation class that sequences all registered IClaimsTransformation instances, then modify AuthenticationServiceImpl (not the public AuthenticationService) to accept IEnumerable<IClaimsTransformation> and compose them into a single composite before passing to the base class.

Key Differences from Attempt 0

• No changes to public AuthenticationService — the public API (Transform property, constructor signature) remains unchanged
• No new public API surface — CompositeClaimsTransformation is internal
• Composition happens at the internal impl level — AuthenticationServiceImpl now takes IEnumerable<IClaimsTransformation> and wraps them in CompositeClaimsTransformation
• No DI registration changes — the TryAddSingleton<IClaimsTransformation, NoopClaimsTransformation> in AuthenticationCoreServiceCollectionExtensions stays as-is; DI's built-in IEnumerable<T> resolution collects all registrations

Files Changed

1. src/Http/Authentication.Core/src/CompositeClaimsTransformation.cs — NEW internal class
2. src/Http/Authentication.Core/src/AuthenticationServiceImpl.cs — constructor changed from IClaimsTransformation to IEnumerable<IClaimsTransformation>
3. src/Http/Authentication.Core/test/AuthenticationServiceTests.cs — added 3 new tests

How It Works

• When DI resolves AuthenticationServiceImpl, it injects IEnumerable<IClaimsTransformation> which includes all registered IClaimsTransformation services
• CompositeClaimsTransformation.TransformAsync iterates them sequentially
• The first registration (NoopClaimsTransformation, if not overridden) is harmless as it returns the principal unchanged
• Users can add multiple IClaimsTransformation registrations and all will run in registration order

📄 Diff

diff --git a/src/Http/Authentication.Core/src/AuthenticationServiceImpl.cs b/src/Http/Authentication.Core/src/AuthenticationServiceImpl.cs
index 8aca027a1a..6ec0b061d3 100644
--- a/src/Http/Authentication.Core/src/AuthenticationServiceImpl.cs
+++ b/src/Http/Authentication.Core/src/AuthenticationServiceImpl.cs
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication;
 internal sealed class AuthenticationServiceImpl(
     IAuthenticationSchemeProvider schemes,
     IAuthenticationHandlerProvider handlers,
-    IClaimsTransformation transform,
+    IEnumerable<IClaimsTransformation> transforms,
     IOptions<AuthenticationOptions> options,
     AuthenticationMetrics metrics)
-    : AuthenticationService(schemes, handlers, transform, options)
+    : AuthenticationService(schemes, handlers, new CompositeClaimsTransformation(transforms), options)
 {
     public override async Task<AuthenticateResult> AuthenticateAsync(HttpContext context, string? scheme)
     {
diff --git a/src/Http/Authentication.Core/test/AuthenticationServiceTests.cs b/src/Http/Authentication.Core/test/AuthenticationServiceTests.cs
index 5a5df2280e..2dfbb7b23f 100644
--- a/src/Http/Authentication.Core/test/AuthenticationServiceTests.cs
+++ b/src/Http/Authentication.Core/test/AuthenticationServiceTests.cs
@@ -240,6 +240,86 @@ public class AuthenticationServiceTests
         await context.ForbidAsync();
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task SingleClaimsTransformationStillWorks()
+    {
+        var transform = new TrackingTransformation("A");
+        var services = new ServiceCollection().AddOptions().AddAuthenticationCore(o =>
+        {
+            o.AddScheme<BaseHandler>("base", "whatever");
+        })
+            .AddSingleton<IClaimsTransformation>(transform)
+            .BuildServiceProvider();
+        var context = new DefaultHttpContext();
+        context.RequestServices = services;
+
+        await context.AuthenticateAsync("base");
+        Assert.Equal(["A"], transform.Order);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task MultipleClaimsTransformationsAreComposed()
+    {
+        var transform1 = new TrackingTransformation("First");
+        var transform2 = new TrackingTransformation("Second");
+        var services = new ServiceCollection().AddOptions().AddAuthenticationCore(o =>
+        {
+            o.AddScheme<BaseHandler>("base", "whatever");
+        })
+            .AddSingleton<IClaimsTransformation>(transform1)
+            .AddSingleton<IClaimsTransformation>(transform2)
+            .BuildServiceProvider();
+        var context = new DefaultHttpContext();
+        context.RequestServices = services;
+
+        await context.AuthenticateAsync("base");
+        Assert.Equal(1, transform1.RunCount);
+        Assert.Equal(1, transform2.RunCount);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task MultipleClaimsTransformationsRunInRegistrationOrder()
+    {
+        var executionOrder = new List<string>();
+        var transform1 = new OrderCapturingTransformation("First", executionOrder);
+        var transform2 = new OrderCapturingTransformation("Second", executionOrder);
+        var services = new ServiceCollection().AddOptions().AddAuthenticationCore(o =>
+        {
+            o.AddScheme<BaseHandler>("base", "whatever");
+        })
+            .AddSingleton<IClaimsTransformation>(transform1)
+            .AddSingleton<IClaimsTransformation>(transform2)
+            .BuildServiceProvider();
+        var context = new DefaultHttpContext();
+        context.RequestServices = services;
+
+        await context.AuthenticateAsync("base");
+        Assert.Equal("First", executionOrder[executionOrder.Count - 2]);
+        Assert.Equal("Second", executionOrder[executionOrder.Count - 1]);
+    }
+
+    private class TrackingTransformation(string name) : IClaimsTransformation
+    {
+        public int RunCount { get; private set; }
+        public List<string> Order { get; } = [];
+
+        public Task<ClaimsPrincipal> TransformAsync(ClaimsPrincipal principal)
+        {
+            RunCount++;
+            Order.Add(name);
+            return Task.FromResult(new ClaimsPrincipal());
+        }
+    }
+
+    private class OrderCapturingTransformation(string name, List<string> order) : IClaimsTransformation
+    {
+        public Task<ClaimsPrincipal> TransformAsync(ClaimsPrincipal principal)
+        {
+            order.Add(name);
+            return Task.FromResult(new ClaimsPrincipal());
+        }
+    }
+
     private class RunOnce : IClaimsTransformation
     {
         public int Ran = 0;

✅ Attempt 2: PASS

Attempt 2: Compose claims transformations via IAuthenticationService factory

Idea

Avoid changing AuthenticationService/AuthenticationServiceImpl constructors by changing DI registration: register IAuthenticationService with a scoped factory that resolves all IClaimsTransformation instances (GetServices<IClaimsTransformation>()) and wraps them into a composite that runs sequentially.

Why this is different from prior attempts

• No public API changes (no new constructor overloads on AuthenticationService).
• No change to AuthenticationServiceImpl constructor/signature; composition happens only in the DI setup.

Expected behavior

• If multiple IClaimsTransformation are registered, they run in registration order.
• Single transformation continues to work.

📄 Diff

diff --git a/src/Http/Authentication.Core/src/AuthenticationCoreServiceCollectionExtensions.cs b/src/Http/Authentication.Core/src/AuthenticationCoreServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
index be04d14e37..122a5b660c 100644
--- a/src/Http/Authentication.Core/src/AuthenticationCoreServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Http/Authentication.Core/src/AuthenticationCoreServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 // Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
 // The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Security.Claims;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Extensions;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
 
 namespace Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 
@@ -21,7 +24,25 @@ public static class AuthenticationCoreServiceCollectionExtensions
         ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(services);
 
         services.AddMetrics();
-        services.TryAddScoped<IAuthenticationService, AuthenticationServiceImpl>();
+        services.TryAddScoped<IAuthenticationService>(sp =>
+        {
+            var schemes = sp.GetRequiredService<IAuthenticationSchemeProvider>();
+            var handlers = sp.GetRequiredService<IAuthenticationHandlerProvider>();
+            var transforms = sp.GetServices<IClaimsTransformation>().ToArray();
+            var transform = transforms.Length switch
+            {
+                0 => new NoopClaimsTransformation(),
+                1 => transforms[0],
+                _ => new CompositeClaimsTransformation(transforms),
+            };
+
+            return new AuthenticationServiceImpl(
+                schemes,
+                handlers,
+                transform,
+                sp.GetRequiredService<IOptions<AuthenticationOptions>>(),
+                sp.GetRequiredService<AuthenticationMetrics>());
+        });
         services.TryAddSingleton<IClaimsTransformation, NoopClaimsTransformation>(); // Can be replaced with scoped ones that use DbContext
         services.TryAddScoped<IAuthenticationHandlerProvider, AuthenticationHandlerProvider>();
         services.TryAddSingleton<IAuthenticationSchemeProvider, AuthenticationSchemeProvider>();
@@ -44,4 +65,25 @@ public static class AuthenticationCoreServiceCollectionExtensions
         services.Configure(configureOptions);
         return services;
     }
+
+    private sealed class CompositeClaimsTransformation(IClaimsTransformation[] transforms) : IClaimsTransformation
+    {
+        public Task<ClaimsPrincipal> TransformAsync(ClaimsPrincipal principal)
+        {
+            ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(principal);
+            return TransformCoreAsync(principal);
+        }
+
+        private async Task<ClaimsPrincipal> TransformCoreAsync(ClaimsPrincipal principal)
+        {
+            var current = principal;
+
+            foreach (var transform in transforms)
+            {
+                current = await transform.TransformAsync(current);
+            }
+
+            return current;
+        }
+    }
 }

⚪ Attempt 3: UNKNOWN

Approach: override AuthenticationServiceImpl.AuthenticateAsync to apply all registered IClaimsTransformation instances in sequence.

Why this is different:

• Does not add a public API constructor overload on AuthenticationService.
• Does not introduce a CompositeClaimsTransformation type.
• Does not change AddAuthenticationCore registration to compose transforms.

Implementation details:

• Inject IEnumerable into AuthenticationServiceImpl.
• Re-implement AuthenticateAsync flow in AuthenticationServiceImpl and preserve existing behavior/messages.
• On success, iterate transformations in DI registration order and apply each transform sequentially.
• Keep a local transform cache to preserve run-once semantics per principal instance.

📄 Diff

diff --git a/src/Http/Authentication.Core/src/AuthenticationServiceImpl.cs b/src/Http/Authentication.Core/src/AuthenticationServiceImpl.cs
index 8aca027a1a..057d0ab908 100644
--- a/src/Http/Authentication.Core/src/AuthenticationServiceImpl.cs
+++ b/src/Http/Authentication.Core/src/AuthenticationServiceImpl.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 
 using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Security.Claims;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
@@ -12,17 +13,54 @@ internal sealed class AuthenticationServiceImpl(
     IAuthenticationSchemeProvider schemes,
     IAuthenticationHandlerProvider handlers,
     IClaimsTransformation transform,
+    IEnumerable<IClaimsTransformation> transformations,
     IOptions<AuthenticationOptions> options,
     AuthenticationMetrics metrics)
     : AuthenticationService(schemes, handlers, transform, options)
 {
+    private HashSet<ClaimsPrincipal>? _transformCache;
+
     public override async Task<AuthenticateResult> AuthenticateAsync(HttpContext context, string? scheme)
     {
         AuthenticateResult result;
         var startTimestamp = Stopwatch.GetTimestamp();
         try
         {
-            result = await base.AuthenticateAsync(context, scheme);
+            if (scheme is null)
+            {
+                var defaultScheme = await Schemes.GetDefaultAuthenticateSchemeAsync();
+                scheme = defaultScheme?.Name;
+                if (scheme is null)
+                {
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException($"No authenticationScheme was specified, and there was no DefaultAuthenticateScheme found. The default schemes can be set using either AddAuthentication(string defaultScheme) or AddAuthentication(Action<AuthenticationOptions> configureOptions).");
+                }
+            }
+
+            var handler = await Handlers.GetHandlerAsync(context, scheme) ?? throw await CreateMissingHandlerException(scheme);
+
+            result = (await handler.AuthenticateAsync()) ?? AuthenticateResult.NoResult();
+            if (result.Succeeded)
+            {
+                var principal = result.Principal!;
+                var doTransform = true;
+                _transformCache ??= [];
+                if (_transformCache.Contains(principal))
+                {
+                    doTransform = false;
+                }
+
+                if (doTransform)
+                {
+                    foreach (var claimsTransformation in transformations)
+                    {
+                        principal = await claimsTransformation.TransformAsync(principal);
+                    }
+
+                    _transformCache.Add(principal);
+                }
+
+                result = AuthenticateResult.Success(new AuthenticationTicket(principal, result.Properties, result.Ticket!.AuthenticationScheme));
+            }
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {
@@ -93,4 +131,20 @@ internal sealed class AuthenticationServiceImpl(
 
         metrics.SignOutCompleted(scheme, exception: null);
     }
+
+    private async Task<Exception> CreateMissingHandlerException(string scheme)
+    {
+        var schemes = string.Join(", ", (await Schemes.GetAllSchemesAsync()).Select(sch => sch.Name));
+
+        var footer = $" Did you forget to call AddAuthentication().Add[SomeAuthHandler](\"{scheme}\",...)?";
+
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(schemes))
+        {
+            return new InvalidOperationException(
+                $"No authentication handlers are registered." + footer);
+        }
+
+        return new InvalidOperationException(
+            $"No authentication handler is registered for the scheme '{scheme}'. The registered schemes are: {schemes}." + footer);
+    }
 }

⚪ Attempt 4: UNKNOWN

Implement a fix by registering AuthenticationServiceImpl via a factory that uses ActivatorUtilities to inject a CompositeClaimsTransformation. The CompositeClaimsTransformation wraps all registered IClaimsTransformation services.

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Thanks for your PR, @@kubaflo. Someone from the team will get assigned to your PR shortly and we'll get it reviewed.

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Pull request overview

This PR fixes the long-standing DI behavior where registering multiple IClaimsTransformation implementations results in only the last registration being used, by composing all registered transformations and running them sequentially.

Changes:

• Add an internal CompositeClaimsTransformation that executes all IClaimsTransformations in sequence.
• Update AuthenticationServiceImpl to receive IEnumerable<IClaimsTransformation> and pass a composite to the base AuthenticationService.
• Add tests validating multi-transform composition and registration order.

Reviewed changes

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File	Description
src/Http/Authentication.Core/src/CompositeClaimsTransformation.cs	Introduces an internal composite implementation to execute multiple transformations sequentially.
src/Http/Authentication.Core/src/AuthenticationServiceImpl.cs	Switches DI constructor dependency from single transform to IEnumerable and wraps with the composite.
src/Http/Authentication.Core/test/AuthenticationServiceTests.cs	Adds coverage for composition, ordering, and single-transform compatibility.