Securing a REST API with a Secret and an Action Filter
A simple way to secure a private REST API is to insist that all incoming requests include a secret key in the HTTP header. This is surprisingly easy to do using a .Net Core...
Generic Class makes .NET Core HttpClient Calls
Note: This class has been updated. Here’s a generic class that abstracts async HttpClient calls in .NET Core. It can be used, for example, to make calls from a desktop application or web site...
How to Reference Class Properties with Strings Using ASP.NET Reflection
I often want to get (and less frequently set) the value of a class property using a string containing the property name rather than a standard dot reference. So instead of this: I want...
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