While putting some special content together, I found myself needing to integrate API key authentication middleware into my ASP.NET Core application. I’ve written before about using custom middleware ...

Microsoft has released out-of-band updates to address a security vulnerability in ASP.NET Core that could allow an attacker to escalate privileges. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-40372, ...

In the past, the software was a monolith that was built. There is a single gigantic entity of code that is all tightly coupled and cannot be scaled without making your infrastructure team restless.

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Understand the key advantages of Razor Pages in ASP.NET Core for building real-world web applications Learn how features like dependency injection, configuration, and environment awareness improve ...

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Earlier this week, Microsoft patched a vulnerability that was flagged with the "highest ever" severity rating received by an ASP.NET Core security flaw. This HTTP request smuggling bug (CVE-2025-55315 ...

CVE-2025-55315 is an HTTP request smuggling bug leading to information leaks, file content tampering, and server crashes. Microsoft’s October Patch Tuesday updates addressed a critical-severity ...

Microsoft warns that attackers are deploying malware in ViewState code injection attacks using static ASP. NET machine keys found online. As Microsoft Threat Intelligence experts recently discovered, ...

Building an API with ASP.NET Core is only half the job. If your API is going to live more than one release cycle, you're going to need to version it. If you have other people building clients for it, ...

Improving Core Web Vitals scores won't noticeably improve search rankings. Real user experience matters most of all. Content quality should be prioritized over perfect Core Web Vitals scores. Google ...