Deploying a .Net Core Web Application to a Linux Virtual Machine in Microsoft Azure 

Stack Overflow is Porting their Entire Application over to .NET Core 3.0 and Utilizing Azure! 

Day 1 - Installing and Running .NET Core on a Windows Box
Day 2 - Taking a Look at the Visual Studio Templates for .NET Core
Day 3 - Running a .NET Core app on a Mac
Day 4 - Creating a NuGet Package from .NET Core app
Day 5 - Creating a Test Project from .NET Core
Day 6 - Migrating an existing .NET Core to csproj
Day 7 - Creating an ASP.NET Core Web Application 

With .NET 5, the word 'Core' is being removed. But what about ASP.NET Core? Is the word 'Core' being removed from that?

.NET Core 2.1.0 (along with ASP.NET Core and Entity Framework Core) will be released around May 30th, but for folks who can't wait until then and would like to get their hands on the bits a little early, read on! 

loadClientConfig(httpClient: HttpClient): Promise<any> {

    {
      provide: APP_INITIALIZER,
      useFactory: (config: AppConfigService, httpClient: HttpClient) => () => config.loadClientConfig(httpClient),
      deps: [AppConfigService, HttpClient],
      multi: true
    },

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import { InjectionToken } from "@angular/core";

export let APP_CONFIG = new InjectionToken<string>("app.config");

export interface IAppConfig {
  apiEndpoint: string;
  loginPath: string;
  logoutPath: string;
  refreshTokenPath: string;
  accessTokenObjectKey: string;
  refreshTokenObjectKey: string;
}

export const AppConfig: IAppConfig = {
  apiEndpoint: "http://localhost:5000/api",
  loginPath: "account/login",
  logoutPath: "account/logout",
  refreshTokenPath: "account/RefreshToken",
  accessTokenObjectKey: "access_token",
  refreshTokenObjectKey: "refresh_token"
};

import { AppConfig, APP_CONFIG } from "./app.config";

@NgModule({
  providers: [
    { provide: APP_CONFIG, useValue: AppConfig }
  ]
})
export class CoreModule {}

 ng g s Core/services/Auth

   create src/app/Core/services/auth.service.ts (110 bytes)

import { AuthService } from "./services/auth.service";

@NgModule({
  providers: [
    // global singleton services of the whole app will be listed here.
    BrowserStorageService,
    AuthService,
    { provide: APP_CONFIG, useValue: AppConfig }
  ]
})
export class CoreModule {}

import { BehaviorSubject } from "rxjs/BehaviorSubject";

@Injectable()
export class AuthService {

  private authStatusSource = new BehaviorSubject<boolean>(false);
  authStatus$ = this.authStatusSource.asObservable();

  constructor() {
    this.updateStatusOnPageRefresh();
  }

  private updateStatusOnPageRefresh(): void {
    this.authStatusSource.next(this.isLoggedIn());
  }

export enum AuthTokenType {
   AccessToken,
   RefreshToken
}

import { BrowserStorageService } from "./browser-storage.service";

export enum AuthTokenType {
  AccessToken,
  RefreshToken
}

@Injectable()
export class AuthService {

  private rememberMeToken = "rememberMe_token";

  constructor(private browserStorageService: BrowserStorageService) {  }

  rememberMe(): boolean {
    return this.browserStorageService.getLocal(this.rememberMeToken) === true;
  }

  getRawAuthToken(tokenType: AuthTokenType): string {
    if (this.rememberMe()) {
      return this.browserStorageService.getLocal(AuthTokenType[tokenType]);
    } else {
      return this.browserStorageService.getSession(AuthTokenType[tokenType]);
    }
  }

  deleteAuthTokens() {
    if (this.rememberMe()) {
      this.browserStorageService.removeLocal(AuthTokenType[AuthTokenType.AccessToken]);
      this.browserStorageService.removeLocal(AuthTokenType[AuthTokenType.RefreshToken]);
    } else {
      this.browserStorageService.removeSession(AuthTokenType[AuthTokenType.AccessToken]);
      this.browserStorageService.removeSession(AuthTokenType[AuthTokenType.RefreshToken]);
    }
    this.browserStorageService.removeLocal(this.rememberMeToken);
  }

  private setLoginSession(response: any): void {
    this.setToken(AuthTokenType.AccessToken, response[this.appConfig.accessTokenObjectKey]);
    this.setToken(AuthTokenType.RefreshToken, response[this.appConfig.refreshTokenObjectKey]);
  }

  private setToken(tokenType: AuthTokenType, tokenValue: string): void {
    if (this.rememberMe()) {
      this.browserStorageService.setLocal(AuthTokenType[tokenType], tokenValue);
    } else {
      this.browserStorageService.setSession(AuthTokenType[tokenType], tokenValue);
    }
  }
}

 {"access_token":"...","refresh_token":"..."}

export interface Credentials {
   username: string;
   password: string;
   rememberMe: boolean;
}

@Injectable()
export class AuthService {
  constructor(
    @Inject(APP_CONFIG) private appConfig: IAppConfig,
    private http: HttpClient,
    private browserStorageService: BrowserStorageService   
  ) {
    this.updateStatusOnPageRefresh();
  }

  login(credentials: Credentials): Observable<boolean> {
    const headers = new HttpHeaders({ "Content-Type": "application/json" });
    return this.http
      .post(`${this.appConfig.apiEndpoint}/${this.appConfig.loginPath}`, credentials, { headers: headers })
      .map((response: any) => {
        this.browserStorageService.setLocal(this.rememberMeToken, credentials.rememberMe);
        if (!response) {
          this.authStatusSource.next(false);
          return false;
        }
        this.setLoginSession(response);
        this.authStatusSource.next(true);
        return true;
      })
      .catch((error: HttpErrorResponse) => Observable.throw(error));
  }
}

@Injectable()
export class AuthService {

  constructor(
    @Inject(APP_CONFIG) private appConfig: IAppConfig,
    private http: HttpClient,
    private router: Router
  ) {
    this.updateStatusOnPageRefresh();
  }

  logout(navigateToHome: boolean): void {
    this.http
      .get(`${this.appConfig.apiEndpoint}/${this.appConfig.logoutPath}`)
      .finally(() => {
        this.deleteAuthTokens();
        this.unscheduleRefreshToken();
        this.authStatusSource.next(false);
        if (navigateToHome) {
          this.router.navigate(["/"]);
        }
      })
      .map(response => response || {})
      .catch((error: HttpErrorResponse) => Observable.throw(error))
      .subscribe(result => {
        console.log("logout", result);
      });
  }
}

 > npm install jwt-decode --save

 import * as jwt_decode from "jwt-decode";

  getDecodedAccessToken(): any {
    return jwt_decode(this.getRawAuthToken(AuthTokenType.AccessToken));
  }

{
  "jti": "d1272eb5-1061-45bd-9209-3ccbc6ddcf0a",
  "iss": "http://localhost/",
  "iat": 1513070340,
  "http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2005/05/identity/claims/nameidentifier": "1",
  "http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2005/05/identity/claims/name": "Vahid",
  "DisplayName": "وحید",
  "http://schemas.microsoft.com/ws/2008/06/identity/claims/serialnumber": "709b64868a1d4d108ee58369f5c3c1f3",
  "http://schemas.microsoft.com/ws/2008/06/identity/claims/userdata": "1",
  "http://schemas.microsoft.com/ws/2008/06/identity/claims/role": [
    "Admin",
    "User"
  ],
  "nbf": 1513070340,
  "exp": 1513070460,
  "aud": "Any"
}

  getDisplayName(): string {
    return this.getDecodedAccessToken().DisplayName;
  }

  getAccessTokenExpirationDateUtc(): Date {
    const decoded = this.getDecodedAccessToken();
    if (decoded.exp === undefined) {
      return null;
    }
    const date = new Date(0); // The 0 sets the date to the epoch
    date.setUTCSeconds(decoded.exp);
    return date;
  }

  isAccessTokenTokenExpired(): boolean {
    const expirationDateUtc = this.getAccessTokenExpirationDateUtc();
    if (!expirationDateUtc) {
      return true;
    }
    return !(expirationDateUtc.valueOf() > new Date().valueOf());
  }

  isLoggedIn(): boolean {
    const accessToken = this.getRawAuthToken(AuthTokenType.AccessToken);
    const refreshToken = this.getRawAuthToken(AuthTokenType.RefreshToken);
    const hasTokens = !this.isEmptyString(accessToken) && !this.isEmptyString(refreshToken);
    return hasTokens && !this.isAccessTokenTokenExpired();
  }

  private isEmptyString(value: string): boolean {
    return !value || 0 === value.length;
  }

using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
 
namespace Core1RtmEmptyTest.Controllers
{
    public class TestCookiesController : Controller
    {
        public IActionResult Index()
        {
            this.Response.Cookies.Append("key", "value", new CookieOptions
            {
                HttpOnly = true,
                Path = this.Request.PathBase.HasValue ? this.Request.PathBase.ToString() : "/",
                Secure = this.Request.IsHttps
            });
 
            return Content("OK!");
        }
    }
}

 Expires = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.AddDays(2)

 var value = this.Request.Cookies["key"];

    public interface IRequestCookieCollection : IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<string, string>>, IEnumerable
    {
        string this[string key] { get; }
        ICollection<string> Keys { get; }
        bool ContainsKey(string key);
        bool TryGetValue(string key, out string value);
    }

string cookieValue;
if (this.Request.Cookies.TryGetValue(key, out cookieValue))
{
   // TODO: use the cookieValue
}
else
{
  // this cookie doesn't exist.
}

 this.Response.Cookies.Delete("key");

public interface ISecureCookiesProvider
{
    void Add(HttpContext context, string token, string value);
    bool Contains(HttpContext context, string token);
    string GetValue(HttpContext context, string token);
    void Remove(HttpContext context, string token);
}
 
public class SecureCookiesProvider : ISecureCookiesProvider
{
    private readonly IProtectionProvider _protectionProvider;
 
    public SecureCookiesProvider(IProtectionProvider protectionProvider)
    {
 
        _protectionProvider = protectionProvider;
    }
 
    public void Add(HttpContext context, string token, string value)
    {
        value = _protectionProvider.Encrypt(value);
        context.Response.Cookies.Append(token, value, getCookieOptions(context));
    }
 
    public bool Contains(HttpContext context, string token)
    {
        return context.Request.Cookies.ContainsKey(token);
    }
 
    public string GetValue(HttpContext context, string token)
    {
        string cookieValue;
        if (!context.Request.Cookies.TryGetValue(token, out cookieValue))
        {
            return null;
        }
        return _protectionProvider.Decrypt(cookieValue);
    }
 
    public void Remove(HttpContext context, string token)
    {
        if (context.Request.Cookies.ContainsKey(token))
        {
            context.Response.Cookies.Delete(token);
        }
    }
 
    /// <summary>
    /// Expires at the end of the browser's session.
    /// </summary>
    private CookieOptions getCookieOptions(HttpContext context)
    {
        return new CookieOptions
        {
            HttpOnly = true,
            Path = context.Request.PathBase.HasValue ? context.Request.PathBase.ToString() : "/",
            Secure = context.Request.IsHttps
        };
    }
}

public class Startup
{ 
    public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
    {
        services.TryAddSingleton<IProtectionProvider, ProtectionProvider>();
        services.TryAddSingleton<ISecureCookiesProvider, SecureCookiesProvider>();