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OpenSSF Scorecard is a tool developed by the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) that provides automated security assessments for open-source projects. The primary goal of the Scorecard project is to help developers and users determine the security posture of open-source software by generating a score based on a series of security-related che...

Introduction In November 2023 (NuGet 6.8, Visual Studio 17.8, .NET SDK 8.0.100), we released NuGet Audit. NuGet Audit provides warnings during restore when a package with a known vulnerability is used by a project. More information about NuGet Audit, including detailed configuration options can be found on our learn website. New features are still...

Despite significant technological progress in addressing complex security threats, the key to preventing the next attack lies in adhering to fundamental security principles. It's essential to ensure the software ecosystem is secure, focusing on protecting .NET developers who design, build, and maintain the critical software we all use. As the home...

NuGet 6.8 is included in Visual Studio 2022 and .NET 8.0 out of the box. You can also download NuGet 6.8 for Windows, macOS, and Linux as a standalone executable. Maintaining and understanding security status in your projects is now easier than ever in NuGet 6.8. We're happy to announce a plethora of new features to help you be aware potential vul...

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.

Introducing new networking features in .NET 7 including HTTP space, new QUIC APIs, security, WebSockets, and more!

Turn Visual Studio into a one-stop-shop for your security and performance needs with Infer#

We are releasing the May 2022 Security and Quality Rollup Updates for .NET Framework.