Reading a JSON configuration file in .Net Core
Below is a very basic and short example of how to read settings from a JSON configuration file in .Net Core.
Category Archives: Technical Journal
Visual Studio: Sort the usings so that System stays at the top
I prefer to keep my System directives at the top. Unfortunately the default settings is to sort everything alphabetically. To keep your System directives at the top when sorting the using clauses you can enable the following setting.
Visual Studio: Show the open file in the solution explorer.
This is the #1 thing that I switch on when working on a newly installed Visual Studio. The option “Track Active Item in Solution Explorer” always selects the file you have open in the solution explorer.
HttpModule basics
The a HTTP module is used when you need to intercept and examine the incoming HTTP requests before or after the page life cycle. The HTTPModule provides events where you can plug into to examine or alter the request or response within the asp.net cycle. HTTPModule are the perfect place the apply security checks.
Developer interview questions – C# .net
Some basic interview questions. Its not comprehensive and ill extend this as needed.
Removing the X-Asp.Net version header
HTTP headers leak technical information to potential attackers about a system. To harden the security of an application you need to disclose as little information about a system as possible. In this post I will show to remove the Asp.net version from HTTP server header responses.
Examples of broken-out config files
In the previous post I showed how to how to use the configSource to create multiple broken-out config files to ease maintenance. Below are more examples of where the configSection can be used.
How to use the configSource.
The size of configuration files often creates the desire to split it into multiple smaller more manageable parts. To achieve this one can break the file into smaller more manageable parts by using configSource attribute.
Setting up HTTPS in Asp.net core 1.1
Securing a website with HTTPS in Asp.net core is a bit different than with normal asp.net in IIS. In this post I will show to configure asp.net core so that it uses HTTPS.
JSON templates for WordPress Syntax-highlighter Plus
I needed a WordPress syntax highlighter for JSON and could not find one for my syntax highlighter plus by Fred Wu.
Viewing claims within a token
I wrote this small single file aspx utility that can be dropped in a asp.net website. The utility will allow the user to view the claims within the token.
Tracing SAML and WS-Federation
It can often be a problem to trace problems with SAML as WS-Federation. Here are some plugins that I have found that can make your live easier.
Authorization in asp.net
When it comes to access control in asp.net we are all familiar with the access control elements found in the web.config. Below I will cover the best way to secure a website with the authorization element?
What is architecture?, what is design?
Architecture vs Design Often people look at these two topics – architecture and design and think the two look similar and so they can be done by the same individual. As a result the role of technical lead and architect gets merged.
The singleton pattern
The singleton pattern is a behavioral pattern that restricts the number of instances of a class to one instance.