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Building a Custom Configuration Provider for ASP.NET Core
Rotating keys and other scenarios may require a custom configuration provider. This post will show you how you can do this.
configuration provider, asp.net core, rotating keys
posted in .net core
25 May 2022
ASP.NET Core 6 - how to deal with the missing Startup.cs file
In this post, we will examine the new .Net 6.0 minimal templates and how to deal with the missing Startup.cs file in ASP.NET Core. Where do you register your dependent services? How do you configure a middleware pipeline? Where does Authentication/Authorization go in this new template?!!! We will answer these questions.
asp.net core 6.0, minimal api templates, startup.cs, webapi, C#
posted in asp.net core
01 Mar 2022
Azure Key Vault
In this post, we will look at how to provision and use Azure Key Vault storage for use with azure services and even how to use it while running locally in your dev environment. This post is a continuation of the "User Secrets" post.
user secrets, azure key vault, secrets, asp.net core, c#
posted in asp.net core, user secrets
09 Dec 2021
Easy Deploy to Azure from Visual Studio
Visual Studio makes it easy to deploy your ASP.NET Core application to an Azure App Service with a simple publish button.
asp.net core, azure app service, cloud, deployment, secrets
posted in asp.net core, web development
29 Oct 2021
Safely store app secrets in ASP.NET core
Learn how to safely store app secrets outside of the code and outside of code repositories with user secrets in ASP.NET core and avoid leaked credentials!
user secrets, asp.net core, environment variables, app settings, configuration, web
posted in aspnet core
21 Oct 2021
Add SQLite DB to ASP.NET Core using EF Core code-first
This post demonstrates wow to add a SQLite DB to an ASP.NET Core application using Entity Framework Core code-first.
asp.net core, ef core, code-first, sqlite db
posted in asp.net core
27 Apr 2021
Web Workload for VS2022 (or VS2019) with Visual Studio Installer
Ensure that you have installed web workload for VS2022 (or VS2019) with the Visual Studio Installer in order to develope ASP.NET Core MVC, Blazor, Razor Pages, API and other project types.
aspnet core, web workloads, vs installer
posted in aspnet core
13 Apr 2021
Authentication Part 3, IDaaS & multiple login providers in ASP.NET Core 5
In part 3 we demonstrate how to connect to an IDaaS (Identity as a service - Okta) and how to connect multiple login providers in ASP.NET Core
authentication, idaas, okta, google authentication, multiple login providers
posted in aspnet core
10 Apr 2021
Authentication Part 2: The Challenge in ASP.NET Core 5
In part 2 of our Authentication in ASP.NET Core 5.0 series, we examine the Challenge scheme, specifically OpenIdConnect. We implement Google authentication into our application, learn about JWT JSON Web Tokens.
asp.net core, authentication, the challenge, openid connect, google authentication, jwt token
posted in aspnet core
06 Apr 2021
Authentication and Authorization Part 1 in ASP.NET Core 5
Authentication and authorization is one of the more difficult topics in app and web development. People often confuse the two. This article will attempt to provide clarity about this topic.
asp.net core, authentication, authorization
posted in aspnet core
05 Apr 2021