Configuring Swashbuckle for API key Authentication
A followup to adding Authentication Filters
Scenario
Recently, I wrote about adding custom authentication filters to a .NET MVC project. As a user of Swashbuckle, I needed to factor the filter into my swagger specs.To do this,we need to configure the Swagger configuration to include the api-key requirement information and configure the SwaggerUI configuration to inject some . . .
Adding User Claims via API keys in WebApi 2
Adding a Custom Authentication Filter
Update
Please for the love of all that is holy, don't do this. There are many great solutions out there now. I recommend Azure AD (cheap), Auth0(freeish), or Identity Server(open sou). This was a pretty terrible implementation that was meant as a stopgap.
Scenario
I have an API that I wish to lock down via an . . .
Posted in: asp.netauthenticationfiltersmvc5webapi
WebApi JSON Serialization
Circular References FTL
The Challenge
I was building a standard ASP.NET EntityFramework / WebApi / Swagger project. Attempting something a bit new, I decided my controller would return a CreatedAtRoute HttpActionResult. The code goes something a little like this:
[HttpPut]
public IHttpActionResult AddMyObject([FromBody] MyObject newObject)
{ . . .
Posted in: asp.netdevelopmententity-frameworkjsonjsonserializationexceptionmediatypeformatterserialiazationserializerswebapi
Reading Embedded Files
Unit Testing a Stream (Part 1)
Scenario
There are several cases in which reading text from a file is more is more convenient than writing a string in the middle of my code. I've done this occasionally for SQL statements, text templates, and unit testing sample XML or JSON. For my money, it keeps the code looking cleaner and easier to read, as well as having . . .
Star Trek: The Original Series
A Viewing Guide For the Uninitiated
I was recently hired as a Senior .NET Developer at a new company, and most of my time has been taken architecting a revamp of the system in order to increase stability and reduce coupling. I figured I'd take a break and get down to a post I've been meaning to do for awhile for a friend of mine who has never watched the original series . . .
What do Website Analytics and HR Development have in Common?
I read an interesting article from E-Nor explaining the new Google Analytics 360 suite that allows the development team to "starting with a measurement strategy and implementation, then moving to actionable insights and working your way to optimizing your digital experience with data driven decisions."
What is really . . .
Posted in: analyticsdevelopmentpeople
What is SCRUM
Baby don't hurt me...
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