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2. Making ConcurrentDictionary GetOrAdd thread safe using Lazy

   This post explores the GetOrAdd function of ConcurrentDictionary, the level of thread safety it provides, and ways to add additional threading constraints.…

   November 15, 2016 in ASP.NET Core Source Code Dive
3. Adding Cache-Control headers to Static Files in ASP.NET Core

   In this post I'll show how you can add caching headers to the files served by the StaticFileMiddleware to increase your site's performance.…

   November 01, 2016 in ASP.NET Core Caching Middleware
4. Accessing services when configuring MvcOptions in ASP.NET Core

   This post is a follow on to one by Steve Gordon, in which I show a clean way to use configured services when setting up MvcOptions when calling AddMvc.…

   October 27, 2016 in ASP.NET Core Configuration Dependency Injection
5. Resource-based authorisation in ASP.NET Core

   In this next post on authorisation in ASP.NET Core, we look at how you can secure resources based on properties of that resource itself.…

   October 25, 2016 in ASP.NET Core Auth Security
6. Modifying the UI based on user authorisation in ASP.NET Core

   In this post I show how to modify the UI you present based on the authorisation level of the current user, to hide links the user is not allowed to access.…

   October 18, 2016 in ASP.NET Core Security Auth Front End
7. Custom authorisation policies and requirements in ASP.NET Core

   In this post on authorisation in ASP.NET Core, we look at creating policies with multiple requirements, custom requirements and applying a global policy.…

   October 11, 2016 in ASP.NET Core Auth Security