MSDN Community - .NET Security Topics

Securing ASP.NET Core Applications

Explore best practices for protecting your web applications, including authentication, authorization, input validation, and secure configuration.

ASP.NET Core Web Security Authentication Authorization

Cryptography in .NET

Learn about using the Cryptography Next Generation (CNG) APIs, hashing, encryption, digital signatures, and key management.

Cryptography Encryption Hashing Key Management

Protecting Sensitive Data

Understand strategies for safeguarding sensitive information, such as personal data, financial details, and intellectual property, within your .NET applications.

Data Protection Privacy Secrets Management

Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Dive into implementing robust IAM solutions using ASP.NET Identity, Azure AD, and other identity providers for secure user management.

Identity Access Management ASP.NET Identity Azure AD

Secure Coding Guidelines for .NET

Follow established guidelines to prevent common security vulnerabilities like injection attacks, cross-site scripting (XSS), and insecure deserialization.

Secure Coding Vulnerability Prevention Best Practices

Threat Modeling for .NET Applications

Learn how to proactively identify and mitigate potential security threats throughout the software development lifecycle.

Threat Modeling Risk Assessment SDLC

Securely Handling APIs

Implement secure API design, authentication (e.g., OAuth 2.0), and authorization to protect your backend services.

API Security OAuth REST APIs

DevSecOps in .NET

Integrate security practices into your DevOps pipeline for continuous security monitoring and automated security testing.

DevSecOps CI/CD Security Testing