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2. Exploring the ASP.NET Core Identity PasswordHasher

   In this post I take a look at the PasswordHasher<> implementation from the ASP.NET Core Identity framework, and how it supports multiple hashing algorithms.…

   October 24, 2017 in ASP.NET Core ASP.NET Core Identity Security Source Code Dive
3. Under the hood of the Middleware Analysis package

   In this post I take a look at the source code behind the Microsoft.AspNetCore.MiddlewareAnalysis package, to see how it's implemented.…

   February 21, 2017 in ASP.NET Core Middleware Source Code Dive Middleware Analysis Package
4. Exploring IStartupFilter in ASP.NET Core

   In this post, I'll take a look at what the IStartupFilter is and how it is used in the ASP.NET Core infrastructure.…

   February 07, 2017 in ASP.NET Core Source Code Dive Middleware Analysis Package Middleware
5. 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
6. A look behind the JWT bearer authentication middleware in ASP.NET Core

   In this post, we take a look at the JwtBearerAuthenticationMiddleware, looking at how it is implemented in ASP.NET Core as a means to understanding…

   August 23, 2016 in ASP.NET Core Security Auth Source Code Dive
7. Exploring the cookie authentication middleware in ASP.NET Core

   In this post I go into detail about how AuthenticationMiddleware is implemented in ASP.NET Core, using the CookieAuthenticationMiddleware as a case study.…

   August 07, 2016 in ASP.NET Core Source Code Dive Auth Security