An introduction to identity in .NET 8 with code examples to secure APIs, generate a Blazor-based UI and integrate authentication into Blazor WebAssembly apps.

Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) is being renamed as part of unification with the expanded Microsoft Entra identity and network access product family. This is a name change only and does not require any direct action from .NET developers.

The ASP.NET Core team shares their plans to improve authentication, authorization, and identity management in .NET 8.

.NET 8 Preview 1 introduces a roadmap for the year ahead, native AOT compilation, enhanced container and Linux support, and significant performance improvements.

.NET 7 is a modern, fast, unified, and simple development framework to build any applications and is available today.

.NET 7 Release Candidate 2 is the second of two release candidates that developers can now use in production. This post recaps major features included in the fastest .NET version to date.

.NET 7 Release Candidate 1 is the first of two release candidates that developers can now use in production. This post recaps major features included in the fastest .NET version to date.

Announcing EF7 Release Candidate 1

.NET 7 Preview 7 is now available with improvements to System.LINQ, Unix file permissions, low-level structs, p/Invoke source generation, code generation, and websockets.

Announcing EF7 Preview 7 with new and improved interceptors, and so much more!