Adding a self-hosted captcha alternative to ASP.NET Identity

Sooner or later your public facing ASP.NET Identity form will be targeted by illicit actors and you will start getting sign-ups from john.doe1231@gmail.com but they never click the email verification link or use the service. My best guess this is either to warm up spam sending email addresses with legitimate email traffic or to disqualify … Continue reading Adding a self-hosted captcha alternative to ASP.NET Identity →

Using Clerk as an OAuth Provider for ASP.NET Core

I've been using Clerk on the frontend for a few applications and recently came across the need to authenticate on the server side too. This guide will show you the necessary steps to configure Clerk and ASP.NET to enable authenticating your Clerk users. Update Oct 2023: Removed open_id scope as it is not accepted anymore … Continue reading Using Clerk as an OAuth Provider for ASP.NET Core →

How do I run dotLess on embedded resources? or How to embed .less files in assemblies?

I'm in the process of creating one central library for future ASP.NET libraries that will do all the setup and wiring of the infrastructure and also deliver core files (e.g. Twitter Bootstrap CSS + JS). In .NET Assemblies non-code (i.e. content files, such as .less files) can be embedded by changing the build action on … Continue reading How do I run dotLess on embedded resources? or How to embed .less files in assemblies? →