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2026-06-30 comparison efcore dotnet

HasData vs UseSeeding for seeding data in EF Core 11: which should you use?

Use HasData only for fixed, model-owned reference data. Use UseSeeding and UseAsyncSeeding for everything else in EF Core 11. A side-by-side comparison with the rules that force the decision.

2026-06-26 errors csharp dotnet

Fix: FOREIGN KEY constraint failed when deleting an entity in EF Core 11

EF Core throws FOREIGN KEY constraint failed because the parent still has dependents the database refuses to orphan. Load the children, make the relationship optional, or configure OnDelete.

2026-06-26 errors csharp dotnet

Fix: No service for type 'Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.DbContextOptions' has been registered

EF Core throws this when AddDbContext never ran, ran after Build, or your context's constructor takes the wrong DbContextOptions. Register before Build and use DbContextOptions<YourContext>.

2026-06-26 comparison aspnetcore dotnet

JWT vs cookie authentication in ASP.NET Core 11: which should you pick?

Use cookie authentication for any app where the browser is the only client, and reserve JWT bearer tokens for APIs called by mobile apps, other services, or third parties. Here is the full decision matrix.

2026-06-25 csharp dotnet dotnet-11

Why your ASP.NET Core JWT returns 401 even with a valid token

A valid token that still 401s almost always means the bearer handler never ran or ran under the wrong scheme. Check middleware order, the default scheme, the scheme name, and whether the header even reached the handler.

2026-06-25 errors csharp dotnet

Fix: 405 Method Not Allowed instead of 401 with JWT bearer in ASP.NET Core

A protected endpoint returning 405 instead of 401 almost always means routing rejected the HTTP verb before auth ran, or a cookie scheme stole the challenge. Here is how to tell which.

2026-06-25 errors csharp dotnet

Fix: The seed entity for entity type 'X' cannot be added because a non-zero value is required for property 'Id'

HasData seeds an entity with a store-generated key but no explicit value. Give every seed row a stable non-zero Id, or switch to UseSeeding for generated keys.

2026-06-25 microsoft-agent-framework ai-agents dotnet

How to add policy enforcement and audit logging to a Microsoft Agent Framework agent

Wire the Agent Governance Toolkit into a Microsoft Agent Framework 1.0 agent so every tool call is checked against a YAML policy and written to a tamper-evident audit trail. Full C# middleware, policy file, and a hash-chained audit sink.

2026-06-23 microsoft-agent-framework ai-agents azure-ai-foundry

How to Deploy a Microsoft Agent Framework Agent to Foundry Hosted Agents

A step-by-step guide to taking a Microsoft Agent Framework agent from your laptop to a managed Foundry Hosted Agent: the C# host code, the azd deploy flow, identity, scaling, and the gotchas that bite in preview.

2026-06-23 dotnet dotnet-11

.NET 11 Preview 5 lets file-based apps reference each other with `#:ref`

.NET 11 Preview 5 adds the #:ref directive so a dotnet run script can reference another file-based app as a library, with transitive references and no project file.