In this section, we will walk you through the process of persisting data through the use of Entity Framework Core 3 and retrieving it when needed. Then, we will deal with the issues of hosting deployed applications and take you through the process of monitoring them. Security will be talked about in detail in a chapter dedicated to it in order to underline how important it is to make sure that applications are safe.

This section comprises the following chapters:

• Chapter 9, Accessing Data Using Entity Framework Core 3
• Chapter 10, Securing ASP.NET Core 3 Applications
• Chapter 11, Securing ASP.NET Applications – Vulnerabilities
• Chapter 12, Hosting ASP.NET Core 3 Applications
• Chapter 13, Managing ASP.NET Core 3 Applications