Blog - .Net

SOAP API: What it is, Benefits and Cons

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 18:35:00 GMT

What Is a SOAP API?

A messaging specification for information exchange between systems and applications is called Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP). A SOAP API is designed in a manner that is more structured and codified than other application programming interfaces (APIs). Compare SOAP to the United States Postal Service. Sending and receiving communications across systems (and within enterprise applications) is made dependable and trustworthy with its help. Although it can be slower than rival architectural forms like REST, it is more traditional, well-established, and trustworthy.

Securing the Backbone of Modern Web Applications

Mon, 31 Jul 2023 18:10:00 GMT

Securing the Backbone of Modern Web Applications

In today's digital era, web applications serve as the backbone of businesses and organizations worldwide. From e-commerce platforms to online banking and social media networks, web applications facilitate seamless user experiences and provide essential services. However, the increasing reliance on web applications also makes them attractive targets for cybercriminals seeking to exploit vulnerabilities for financial gain, data theft, and reputational damage. Securing the backbone of modern web applications has become a critical priority to safeguard sensitive information and maintain user trust. This blog will explore the key aspects of web application security and the measures to ensure robust protection against evolving cyber threats.

Exploring Web Security Beyond Code

Fri, 21 Jul 2023 11:31:00 GMT

Exploring Web Security Beyond Code

In today's digital age, where everything is connected and accessible through the internet, ensuring the security of web applications and websites is of paramount importance. While developers focus on writing secure code and implementing robust security measures, web security goes beyond just the code. It encompasses various aspects, including infrastructure, network security, user awareness, and more. In this blog, we will delve into the world of web security beyond code, highlighting essential factors and strategies to enhance the overall security posture of web applications.

Send Email using a Plugin in Dynamics 365

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 08:54:00 GMT

In this blog, I will show you how to send email using a plugin in Dynamics 365 using C#.

Web API how to use web API and how to secure them in DNN

Sun, 09 Aug 2020 18:26:00 GMT

In today’s world if we are using any service on the internet, we are consuming some sort of APIs in many ways. Even the article you are reading is coming as a response to an API request to our servers. Have you ever thought how you are able to see Google Maps on websites other than Google? That is where the APIs comes into picture.

Visual Studio 2019 Version 16.5 Preview 2 Update

Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:41:00 GMT

The very talked-about Visual Studio 2019 version 16.5 Preview 2 was released this week. Now many people were excited to know about the new features that were added in the new version.

DeSerialize JSON UNIX time easily

Fri, 21 Dec 2018 19:55:49 GMT

UNIX time or UNIX Epoch is the time format used by JSON, hence developers/consumers of the REST API struggle with the desrialization of such JSON data. In this blog post I give you the simplest option to mitigate this issue. No complicated code just an in-built annotation and all the problems are solved.

Error DotNetNuke.Web.Mvc.MvcHttpModule.SuppressXFrameOptionsHeaderIfPresentInConfig during DNN Upgrade from Current Version - 07.03.02 to Version 09.XX.XX

Wed, 12 Dec 2018 09:14:00 GMT

If you are upgrading the DNN from 07.03.02 to Version 09.XX.XX and post upgrade you are getting the following error Object reference not set to an instance of an object. Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code. Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. Source Error: An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below. Stack Trace: [NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.] DotNetNuke.Web.Mvc.MvcHttpModule.SuppressXFrameOptionsHeaderIfPresentInConfig() +327 DotNetNuke.Web.Mvc.MvcHttpModule.Init(HttpApplication context) +13 System.Web.Http ...

Top Features To Look For In A CRM

Wed, 12 Dec 2018 05:22:00 GMT

Is your business looking for a CRM? Are you struggling to track leads, monitor relationship management, maintain your contacts and do more without the aid of technology? Do you need customer relationship management software that is easy to use and that accommodates the needs of your business? If this sounds like you, keep reading for some top features to look for when choosing a CRM and how choosing the right CRM provider can help your business grow and succeed.

Receive Multipart/Form-Data in your WebAPI

Wed, 13 Sep 2017 12:31:00 GMT

Recently we were faced with a unique challenge. One of our mobile apps was posting images to our WebAPI as a Multipart/Form-Data but our WebAPI was unable to receive the byte array and returned null each time. The WebAPI in question was written for an older MVC application. For the Mobile App, the problem was the function was not able to use HttpPostedFileBase class.

Get A List Of Blob Files From Azure Storage in C#

Sat, 02 Sep 2017 06:21:00 GMT

This article presents to you a C# application which will get a list of blob files from an Azure Storage. The key part of this method is the container name and the connection string. Thankfully the container is created by you, therefore, you should know the name and the connection string is available to copy on the Azure Storage portal.

How to run TypeScript code on Visual Studio 2015

Mon, 07 Aug 2017 11:41:00 GMT

Often when traditional C# programmers start learning javascript based languages or framework, they are confused by the Linux style compiler options and command line statements. All of us want to use our favorite Visual Studio to write code. The same is true for TypeScript too. It can be a steep learning curve for just setting up the development environment. In this blog post, I will try to simplify it in clear steps and show you how you can get Visual Studio and TypeScript singing together inside an ASP.NET project under 10 minutes.

ASP.NET Web API 2 and Cross Domain Problem

Mon, 17 Apr 2017 14:25:00 GMT

One of the most common issues we face is creating a REST API for our client which is hosted on a brand new domain while the client application is being hosted on the clients old domain. Specifically when client demands that we carry both the system parallel for couple of months until he/she has confidence on the upgraded API's. In our own company we found this issue when launching a brand new domain for a new application. Unfortunately the new application hosted on the new domain talks to our old REST API hosted on our company domain. Problem!

Language Localization of ADXStudio Portals

Wed, 21 Sep 2016 07:15:00 GMT

Expanding a portal to cover multiple regions and/or languages can be quite a handful of a job. This can be done in two ways, either making the portal multilingual or making separate portals for each region or language. Language localization is the process of translating a pre-existing portal into any given language.

Web API Attribute Routing

Tue, 26 Jan 2016 14:28:00 GMT

In my previous post here I had discussed about convention based routing which is the default way in Web API. Check it out here.Starting with Web API 2 Microsoft introduced attribute based routing. Which is way more simpler. The reason for introducing this new feature was two folds, one it is easier to understand and maintain, second is the kind of REST calls required.

Web API Convention Based Routing

Mon, 18 Jan 2016 14:03:00 GMT

One of the most confusing aspect of MVC and Web API is the subject of routing. MVC routing looks and feels more logical to most developers as compared to the Web API routing. The reason behind this is that Web API depends on the HTTP verb to match the action being called. It follows a set of conventions which automatically fires a particular action based on the endpoint being hit. This throws of most of us because we are in the habit of calling methods by name.

Hopefully this post will give you a head start at what is the simplest or the default way in which Web API manages its routing based on conventions. I will show all the concepts using simple boiler plate code, don’t focus on the logic inside the Action(method).

Automated bots creating new users on your dotnetnuke / DNN website?

Thu, 04 Sep 2014 12:35:00 GMT

Our client off late reported unusual user registration on their DNN websites. They experienced a peek in user registration. They asked for us to investigate the issue and eagerly obliged. It turned out that all registrations were taking place with unique emails and had address etc too. Soon it turned out to us that these are bots that are creating these users and then utilizing activity feed to share spam links.

Different Ways Of Sending Data From Controller To View

Tue, 22 Jul 2014 18:35:00 GMT

With the advent of MVC it is imperative for all programmers to understand the different ways this framework provides to share data from Controller to View. Each solution has its pros and cons. But my advice to you is stick to the method which is most comfortable to you and accepted by your team lead.

What is new in MVC 5.1

Mon, 21 Jul 2014 17:00:00 GMT

Some of the biggest advantages of ASP.NET MVC are that it is built on a solid tried and tested MVC architecture and the removal of view state concept. Added to that is the beautiful concept of separation of concern through Views and Controllers. Microsoft keeps on adding to this frame work and in a very short period of time it has reached its version 5. We look into some new features introduced in version 5 and version 5.1. This information has been gathered from Microsoft site and msdn.

ASP.NET

Sat, 22 Mar 2014 11:20:00 GMT

ASP.NET is a development framework that provides facility to build web pages and sites incorporating CSS, java script, Html and server scripting.

Development becomes very easy using these three types of Asp.net.

1. Web Pages

2. MVC

3. Web Forms