The security of .NET applications is necessary and knowing how to protect it is not always an easy task. As developers, we must be clear that an insecure application can be a serious problem: from modifying the operation of the application or stealing the source code, to exposing a company to legal liability. Each developer, it is clear… READ MORE
Introduction In this article, we will take a look at how to create a simple gRPC client with .NET and communicate with a server. This is the final post of the blog series where we talk about building gRPC services. Motivation This is the fifth part of an articles series on gRPC. If you didn’t… READ MORE
Recently I decided to take a deep dive into the world of .NET MAUI Blazor Hybrid to see how it compared to the traditional Xamarin.Forms development that I am so used to. The process for the initial setup was fantastic, and I found the power that was at my fingertips to be quite impressive. However, I was… READ MORE
Introduction Form Recognizer has two types of models: prebuilt and custom. Custom models enable us to train use-case specific forms. There are three prebuild models, namely Layout, Receipt, and Business Card. These can be used for specific use cases. Custom models are more expensive than prebuilt models. To learn more about pricing, go to the pricing… READ MORE
Introduction Json.Net (NewtonSoft) has been for a long time the most used JSON serializer in .NET world. Since .NET Core 3 and ASP.NET Core 3 Microsoft introduced a new one named System.Text.Json. JObject is a class that belongs to Json.Net (NewtonSoft) and if this latest is replaced by System.Text.Json, in this case you should expect that using JObject will no longer work. Unfortunately I have had… READ MORE
WebJobs is a feature of Azure App Service that enables you to run a program or script in the same instance as a web app, API app, or mobile app. Since this runs as part of the same instance as the Web App, there is no additional cost to use WebJobs. WebJobs is not supported on… READ MORE
Exploring the code behind IHttpClientFactory in depth. In this post I take a look at the code in the default implementation of IHttpClientFactory in ASP.NET Core—DefaultHttpClientFactory. We’ll see how it ensures that HttpClient instances created with the factory prevent socket exhaustion, while also ensuring that DNS changes are respected. This post assumes you already have a general idea of IHttpClientFactory and what it’s… READ MORE
When we decide to use JWT in our API’s and Frontend SPA, we need to use an algorithm when issuing a token. There are several options for subscribing to the JWT. It must be symmetrical or asymmetric. Probabilistic or deterministic. See in this article how to sign your JWT and tips on using them. When generating a JWT, it… READ MORE
