Keeping the Application Secure

In this chapter, we focus on essential security practices for Blazor applications, as protecting user data and maintaining trust is crucial for any commercial success.

We will start by scaffolding identity – setting up the necessary infrastructure for user authentication and management by leveraging the template provided by the .NET team. We will look at strategies to prevent unauthorized access and protect your component from unwanted actors. Additionally, we will cover a more granular approach and secure markup areas to customize the component behavior and ensure that sensitive information is only accessible to authorized users. We will explore how to define and enforce roles and policies to centralize and encapsulate access levels that align with your security requirements. Next, we will learn how to determine users’ authentication state and their current access context, allowing us to secure and enhance backend logic. We will also...