Category .NET Core

ASP.NET Core OAuth Device Flow Client with IdentityServer4

This article shows how to implement the OAuth 2.0 Device Flow for Browserless and Input Constrained Devices in an ASP.NET Core application. The tokens are then saved to a cookie for later usage. IdentityServer4 is used to implement the secure token server. Code: https://github.com/damienbod/AspNetCoreHybridFlowWithApi History 2020-12-11 Updated to .NET 5 2019-10-06 Updated to .NET Core […]

Auto Generated .NET API Clients using NSwag and Swashbuckle Swagger

This article shows how auto generated code for a C# HTTP API client could be created using Swagger and NSwag . The API was created using ASP.NET Core MVC. Code https://github.com/damienbod/csvSwaggerExample Create the API using ASP.NET Core and Swashbuckle Swagger The API is created using ASP.NET Core with Swashbuckle. Add the required Nuget packages to […]

Securing a Vue.js app using OpenID Connect Code Flow with PKCE and IdentityServer4

This article shows how to setup a Vue.js SPA application to authenticate and authorize using OpenID Connect Code flow with PKCE. This is good solution when implementing SPA apps requesting data from APIs on separate domains. The oidc-client-js npm package is used to implement the client side authentication logic and validation logic. IdentityServer4 and ASP.NET […]

Deploying ASP.NET Core App Services using Azure Key Vault and Azure Resource Manager templates

This article shows how to create an Azure Resource Manager (ARM) template which uses an Azure Key Vault. The ARM template is used to deploy an ASP.NET Core application as an Azure App Service. By using an Azure Resource Group project, the secret app settings can be fetched from the Azure Key Vault during deployment, […]

Using Azure Key Vault with ASP.NET Core and Azure App Services

This article shows how to use an Azure Key Vault with an ASP.NET Core application deployed as an Azure App Service. The Azure App Service can use the system assigned identity to access the Key Vault. This needs to be configured in the Key Vault access policies using the service principal. Code: https://github.com/damienbod/AspNetCoreBackChannelLogout Posts in […]

OpenID Connect back-channel logout using Azure Redis Cache and IdentityServer4

This article shows how to implement an OpenID Connect back-channel logout, which uses Azure Redis cache so that the session logout will work with multi instance deployments. Code: https://github.com/damienbod/AspNetCoreBackChannelLogout Posts in this series: OpenID Connect back-channel logout using Azure Redis Cache and IdentityServer4 Using Azure Key Vault with ASP.NET Core and Azure App Services Deploying […]

Using MVC ASP.NET Core APPs in a Host ASP.NET Core Application

This article shows how ASP.NET Core applications could be deployed inside a separate host ASP.NET Core MVC application. This could be useful if you have separate applications, services, or layouts but want to have a common user interface, or common deployment to improve the user experience. Code: https://github.com/damienbod/MultipleMvcApps Setup The applications are split into four […]

ASP.NET Core MVC Ajax Form requests using jquery-unobtrusive

This article shows how to send Ajax requests in an ASP.NET Core MVC application using jquery-unobtrusive. This can be tricky to setup, for example when using a list of data items with forms using the onchange Javascript event, or the oninput event. Code: https://github.com/damienbod/AspNetCoreBootstrap4Validation History 2020-08-31 Updated to use latest packages. Setting up the Project […]

Implementing User Management with ASP.NET Core Identity and custom claims

The article shows how to implement user management for an ASP.NET Core application using ASP.NET Core Identity. The application uses custom claims, which need to be added to the user identity after a successful login, and then an ASP.NET Core policy is used to authorize the identity. Code: https://github.com/damienbod/AspNetCoreAngularSignalRSecurity History 2023-01-07 Updated .NET 7, Angular […]

OData with ASP.NET Core

This article explores how to setup an OData API with ASP.NET Core. The application uses Entity Framework Core with a database first approach using the adventureworks 2016 Microsoft SQL Database. Code: https://github.com/damienbod/AspNetCoreOData Part 2: Using an OData Client with an ASP.NET Core API Using an OData Client with an ASP.NET Core API History 2020-11-22 Updated .NET […]