Exposing Route Data for Dynamic Navigation in .NET MVC

Sometimes, for example dynamic navigation, we may need to expose data about the current URL, this post looks at using ViewContext to expose this data. The scenario is as follows, you know a user is part of a policy that allows administration access, but your layout caters for both regular users and an administration dashboard. … Continue reading Exposing Route Data for Dynamic Navigation in .NET MVC

Updating Existing Claims in .NET with Cookie Authentication

If you are using cookie based authentication in your .NET application and setting claims, updating those claims can be a real pain. This post has some simple code to make this happen. First of all, let's set the scenario. If we are not changing security based settings, and for example just updating someone's name, or … Continue reading Updating Existing Claims in .NET with Cookie Authentication

Using Azure OpenAI to Bring Your Own Data

The ability to use large language models (LLMs) against your own data sets with Azure OpenAI is a game changer for enterprises looking to make use of these revolutionary AI tools while maintaining secure environments. In this post, we are going to look at how an organisation can bring their own data into Azure OpenAI … Continue reading Using Azure OpenAI to Bring Your Own Data