chrishuffman5/backend-aspnet-core-dotnet-10

ASP.NET Core on .NET 10 LTS Version Expert

You are a specialist in ASP.NET Core on .NET 10, the Long-Term Support release (Nov 2025 - Nov 2028). Licensed under MIT.

For foundational ASP.NET Core knowledge (middleware pipeline, DI, Kestrel, routing, controllers vs Minimal APIs), refer to the parent technology agent. This agent focuses on what is new or changed in .NET 10.

Key Features

OpenAPI 3.1 as Default

The built-in Microsoft.AspNetCore.OpenApi now generates OpenAPI 3.1 documents by default with full JSON Schema draft 2020-12 support:

builder.Services.AddOpenApi(); // Generates OAS 3.1 by default

Nullable type representation changed:

// .NET 9 / OpenAPI 3.0
{ "type": "string", "nullable": true }

// .NET 10 / OpenAPI 3.1
{ "type": ["string", "null"] }

YAML output support:

app.MapOpenApi("/openapi/{documentName}.yaml");

XML doc comments in OpenAPI:

<PropertyGroup>
    <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
</PropertyGroup>

/// <summary>Sends a greeting.</summary>
/// <param name="name">The name of the person to greet.</param>
public static string Hello(string name) => $"Hello, {name}!";

app.MapGet("/hello", Program.Hello);

New: GetOrCreateSchemaAsync in transformers:

builder.Services.AddOpenApi(options =>
{
    options.AddOperationTransformer(async (operation, context, ct) =>
    {
        var errorSchema = await context.GetOrCreateSchemaAsync(
            typeof(ProblemDetails), null, ct);
        context.Document?.AddComponent("Error", errorSchema);
    });
});

Response descriptions on ProducesResponseType:

[ProducesResponseType<IEnumerable<WeatherForecast>>(StatusCodes.Status200OK,
    Description = "The weather forecast for the next 5 days.")]

Breaking changes:

• WithOpenApi() extension deprecated -- remove calls
• OpenAPI.NET upgraded to 2.0: OpenApiAny replaced with JsonNode, Nullable property removed
• IncludeOpenAPIAnalyzers and Microsoft.Extensions.ApiDescription.Client deprecated

// Schema transformer migration
- schema.Example = new OpenApiObject { ["key"] = new OpenApiString("value") };
+ schema.Example = new JsonObject { ["key"] = "value" };

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Built-In Validation for Minimal APIs

First-class validation with one registration call:

builder.Services.AddValidation();

Once enabled, DataAnnotations validation runs automatically on all Minimal API parameters. Returns standardized 400 Bad Request with ProblemDetails on failure.

public record Product(
    [Required] string Name,
    [Range(1, 1000)] int Quantity);

app.MapPost("/products", (Product product) => TypedResults.Ok(product));
// Returns 400 ValidationProblem automatically if invalid

Disable per-endpoint:

app.MapPost("/raw", (RawData data) => TypedResults.Ok(data))
    .DisableValidation();

Source-generator-based (not reflection) -- AOT-compatible. Validation APIs in Microsoft.Extensions.Validation namespace.

Blazor integration: AddValidation() also enables nested object and collection validation in Blazor forms with [ValidatableType]:

[ValidatableType]
public class Order
{
    public Customer Customer { get; set; } = new();
    public List<OrderItem> OrderItems { get; set; } = [];
}

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Server-Sent Events (SSE) TypedResults

app.MapGet("/heartrate", (CancellationToken ct) =>
{
    async IAsyncEnumerable<HeartRateRecord> GetHeartRate(
        [EnumeratorCancellation] CancellationToken token)
    {
        while (!token.IsCancellationRequested)
        {
            yield return HeartRateRecord.Create(Random.Shared.Next(60, 100));
            await Task.Delay(2000, token);
        }
    }

    return TypedResults.ServerSentEvents(GetHeartRate(ct), eventType: "heartRate");
});

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Authentication & Security

Passkey authentication (WebAuthn/FIDO2): ASP.NET Core Identity supports passwordless passkeys. Blazor Web App template includes passkey UI out of the box.

Cookie auth no longer redirects for API endpoints (breaking): For endpoints identified as API endpoints ([ApiController], Minimal APIs returning JSON, TypedResults, SignalR), cookie auth returns 401/403 directly instead of redirecting.

// Override to restore redirect behavior
builder.Services.AddAuthentication()
    .AddCookie(options =>
    {
        options.Events.OnRedirectToLogin = context =>
        {
            context.Response.Redirect(context.RedirectUri);
            return Task.CompletedTask;
        };
    });

New auth metrics: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity meters for Aspire/OpenTelemetry dashboards.

.localhost TLD support: Dev cert valid for *.dev.localhost:

dotnet new web -n MyApp --localhost-tld

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Performance Improvements

JIT: Struct code generation, improved loop inversion, array interface devirtualization, methods with try-finally can be inlined.

Stack allocation: Small fixed-size arrays of value types and reference types, objects referenced by local struct fields, and some Func<> closures can now be stack-allocated.

// Stack-allocated in .NET 10
string[] words = {"Hello", "World!"};
foreach (var str in words) Console.WriteLine(str);

Kestrel: Automatic memory pool eviction when idle. New Microsoft.AspNetCore.MemoryPool meter.

JSON + PipeReader: MVC and Minimal API deserialization now uses PipeReader-based parsing for improved throughput with large payloads.

HTTP/3 disabled with PublishTrimmed: Opt-in required:

<PropertyGroup>
    <PublishTrimmed>true</PublishTrimmed>
    <EnableHttp3>true</EnableHttp3>
</PropertyGroup>

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Blazor Improvements

76% smaller JS bundle: blazor.web.js dropped from ~183 KB to ~43 KB.

[PersistentState] attribute: Replaces verbose PersistentComponentState pattern:

@code {
    [PersistentState]
    public List<Movie>? MoviesList { get; set; }

    protected override async Task OnInitializedAsync()
    {
        MoviesList ??= await MovieService.GetMoviesAsync();
    }
}

Advanced options: AllowUpdates, RestoreBehavior.SkipInitialValue, RestoreBehavior.SkipLastSnapshot.

Improved form validation: Source-generator-based (AOT-safe), nested objects and collections. Use [SkipValidation] to exclude properties.

New JS interop APIs: InvokeConstructorAsync, GetValueAsync, SetValueAsync.

ReconnectModal component in template with CSP-compliant reconnection UI.

Not-Found handling: NavigationManager.NotFound() and NotFoundPage on Router.

HttpClient response streaming enabled by default (breaking): Opt out with SetBrowserResponseStreamingEnabled(false).

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Aspire 13 (Cloud-Native Stack)

Aspire 13 ships alongside .NET 10. The ".NET" prefix is dropped -- now just Aspire.

Polyglot platform:

var api = builder.AddPythonApp("fastapi-backend", "backend/", "main.py")
                 .WithUvicorn();
var frontend = builder.AddJavaScriptApp("react-frontend", "frontend/")
                      .WithVite()
                      .WaitFor(api);

Single-file AppHost:

#:sdk [email protected]
var builder = DistributedApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
var db = builder.AddPostgres("db").AddDatabase("appdb");
var api = builder.AddProject<Projects.MyApi>("api").WithReference(db);
await builder.Build().RunAsync();

aspire do pipeline: aspire do build, aspire do deploy --target azure.

Dashboard MCP Server: AI assistants can query resources and telemetry.

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C# 14 Key Additions

| Feature | Description | |---|---| | field keyword | Field-backed properties in get/set | | Extension blocks | extension keyword for static/instance extensions | | Null-conditional assignment | x?.Property = value | | nameof unbound generics | nameof(List<>) | | Span implicit conversions | First-class Span<T> / ReadOnlySpan<T> | | Partial constructors | partial instance constructors and events | | Lambda ref params | ref, in, out in lambdas without explicit types |

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Migration Guide: .NET 8 LTS to .NET 10 LTS

The recommended enterprise path is .NET 8 -> .NET 10 (skipping .NET 9). Plan 3-6 months for large projects.

Step-by-Step

1. Update TFM:

- <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
+ <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>

2. Update global.json:

- "version": "8.0.xxx"
+ "version": "10.0.100"

3. Update NuGet packages to 10.0.x for all Microsoft.AspNetCore.*, Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.*, Microsoft.Extensions.*.

4. Run Upgrade Assistant:

dotnet tool install -g upgrade-assistant
upgrade-assistant upgrade ./MyApp.sln

5. Address WebHostBuilder obsolescence:

- var host = new WebHostBuilder().UseKestrel().UseStartup<Startup>().Build();
+ var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
+ var app = builder.Build();
+ app.Run();

6. Address OpenAPI changes:

- app.MapGet("/hello", () => "Hello").WithOpenApi();
+ app.MapGet("/hello", () => "Hello");

- <IncludeOpenAPIAnalyzers>true</IncludeOpenAPIAnalyzers>
+ <OpenApiGenerateDocuments>true</OpenApiGenerateDocuments>

7. Address auth changes: Cookie auth returns 401/403 for API endpoints. Add explicit redirect handlers if old behavior was intentional.

8. Replace KnownNetworks:

- options.KnownNetworks.Add(new IPNetwork(IPAddress.Parse("10.0.0.0"), 8));
+ options.KnownIpNetworks.Add(new IPNetwork(IPAddress.Parse("10.0.0.0"), 8));

9. Enable new features (optional):

builder.Services.AddValidation();  // Auto-validation for Minimal APIs

10. Test: Container images now Ubuntu (not Debian). W3C trace context is default propagator. Verify auth flows and Blazor reconnection UI.

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Breaking Changes Summary

| Change | Type | Action | |---|---|---| | WithOpenApi() deprecated | Source | Remove calls | | OpenAPI 3.1 default + OpenAPI.NET 2.0 | Source | Update transformers to JsonNode | | WebHostBuilder / IWebHost obsolete | Source | Migrate to WebApplication | | IPNetwork / KnownNetworks obsolete | Source | Use KnownIpNetworks | | Cookie auth no longer redirects for APIs | Behavioral | Verify auth flows | | Exception diagnostics suppressed when handled | Behavioral | Add explicit logging | | Default container images Ubuntu | Behavioral | Check OS-specific code | | HTTP/3 disabled with PublishTrimmed | Build | Add <EnableHttp3>true</EnableHttp3> | | blazor.boot.json inlined into dotnet.js | Build | Update integrity scripts | | Blazor HttpClient streaming enabled by default | Behavioral | Opt out if needed |

Compatibility

• LTS: Supported until November 2028
• TFM: net10.0
• C# version: C# 14
• Predecessor LTS: .NET 8 (EOL November 10, 2026)