MVC Bootstrap dropdown menu and up down symbols

MVC  Bootstrap has a super easy way to create dropdown menus and add up/down symbols on these menus. Basically we just need to include this style in the css file.

/* Style to reverse the caret icon from pointing downwards to upwards */

.dropdown.open .dropdown-toggle .caret {

    border-top-width: 0;

    border-bottom: 4px solid;

}

Please see a fiddle in action at https://jsfiddle.net/pranavnk/o3z7yxf8/4/

reference: https://www.w3schools.com/bootstrap/tryit.asp?filename=trybs_ref_js_dropdown_icon&stacked=h

C# send secure emails

 Seding emails secured by SSL is a key factor in organization security. This blog explains all the steps required to send such an email.

https://www.emailarchitect.net/easendmail/kb/csharp.aspx?cat=1

https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/41727/An-S-MIME-Library-for-Sending-Signed-and-Encrypted

Encrypt connection strings

 This guide shows how to encrypt whole connection string in web.config in an IIS website.

https://blog.elmah.io/the-ultimate-guide-to-connection-strings-in-web-config/

In short, run this command inside command prompt as administrator

aspnet_regiis -pef "connectionStrings" "c:\path\to\the\folder\containing\webconfig"

iOS build X Code versions and supported sdks

 The page below lists different X Code versions and corresponding SDKs. This information is necessary when using X Code build task in DevOps

https://github.com/actions/virtual-environments/blob/main/images/macos/macos-10.15-Readme.md

Sign Android apps using upload_cert.der from Google Play Console

To publish an android app on production track, it needs to be signed with the right key. Google can automatically manage signing key in the play console for. But we also need to import the key used by google in our local keystore where android studio is generating the apk file.

http://tigar.nl/2018/05/15/android-app-signing/

 

Owin Basic Authentication

 https://www.scottbrady91.com/Katana/OWIN-Basic-Authentication

Support HTTP Options with EnableCors

 I found this interesting blog explaining options method support with EnableCors

https://blogs.msmvps.com/kenlin/2018/01/18/2694/