Security defaults that belong in every ASP.NET Core application from day one.
87
83%
Does it follow best practices?
Impact
94%
1.91xAverage score across 5 eval scenarios
Passed
No known issues
{
"context": "Tests whether the agent proactively adds security middleware when building an e-commerce API. The task mentions a Vue.js frontend on a different domain (CORS hint), mixed public/authenticated endpoints (authorization hint), and order mutations (rate limiting hint). Security is never explicitly requested.",
"type": "weighted_checklist",
"checklist": [
{
"name": "HTTPS redirection configured",
"description": "Program.cs calls app.UseHttpsRedirection() in the middleware pipeline",
"max_score": 7
},
{
"name": "CORS configured with explicit origins",
"description": "CORS is configured with explicit origins for the Vue.js storefront (NOT AllowAnyOrigin()). Origins come from configuration.",
"max_score": 12
},
{
"name": "Security headers middleware",
"description": "Middleware adds security headers including X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff and X-Frame-Options",
"max_score": 10
},
{
"name": "Rate limiting on mutation endpoints",
"description": "Rate limiting is applied to order creation and cancellation endpoints with a stricter limit than read endpoints",
"max_score": 12
},
{
"name": "General API rate limiting",
"description": "A general rate limiter is applied to API routes",
"max_score": 8
},
{
"name": "Authentication configured",
"description": "Authentication is configured and UseAuthentication() is called before UseAuthorization() in the pipeline",
"max_score": 10
},
{
"name": "Authorization on protected endpoints",
"description": "Authenticated endpoints require [Authorize], admin endpoints have an admin-only policy, and public product endpoints are marked [AllowAnonymous]",
"max_score": 10
},
{
"name": "Input validation on order request",
"description": "The create order request model has validation: items array not empty, quantity > 0, shipping address required with length limits",
"max_score": 10
},
{
"name": "Query param validation",
"description": "Sort and category query parameters are validated against allowlists rather than passed through raw",
"max_score": 6
},
{
"name": "Users can only access own orders",
"description": "The GET /api/orders/{id} endpoint checks that the authenticated user owns the order before returning it",
"max_score": 5
},
{
"name": "Content-Security-Policy header",
"description": "A Content-Security-Policy header is set in the security headers middleware",
"max_score": 5
},
{
"name": "Correct middleware order",
"description": "Security middleware registered in correct order: HTTPS redirection, security headers, CORS, rate limiting, authentication, authorization, then routes",
"max_score": 5
}
]
}evals
scenario-1
scenario-2
scenario-3
scenario-4
scenario-5
skills
aspnet-security-basics
verifiers