Replacing IdentityModel with MSAL's support for generic OIDC-compliant authorities

Learn how to replace IdentityModel with MSAL.NET for OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect flows using support for generic OIDC-compliant authorities.

Overriding MSAL's HttpClient with IHttpClientFactory

Increase the reliability of MSAL.NET with IHttpClientFactory, benefiting from automatic DNS lookup, TCP connection reuse, and HttpMessageHandler pipeline extensibility.

Secure cross-platform and file-based token cache for MSAL.NET

When dealing with client applications, use the official Microsoft file-based token cache for MSAL.NET rather than implementing your own.

Programmatically monitoring and reacting to resource logs in .NET Aspire

Combining IDistributedApplicationLifecycleHook, ResourceNotificationService, and ResourceLoggerService allows you to react to any changes in resources and their logs.

Automate your .NET SDK updates for consistent and reproducible builds with global.json and Renovate

Get reproducible builds locally, in your CI, and Docker builds with .NET SDK maintenance via global.json and automatic dependency updates.

Must-have resources for new .NET Aspire developers

Find resources for new .NET Aspire developers: official Microsoft content, community videos, articles, advanced code samples and projects.

Disabling .NET Aspire authentication to skip the login page

Do you find the login page of the .NET Aspire dashboard unnecessary for local development? Use of of these two methods to disable it.