Differences between Microsoft .NET, .NET Core, ASP.NET Core Security Updates ?

techresearch7777777 1,981 Reputation points
2023-04-11T22:26:48.1366667+00:00

Hello, we get a security scan report that shows related Microsoft .NET security updates on one of our Windows Server 2016 servers:

  • Microsoft .NET Core and ASP.NET Core Security Update for August 2021
  • Microsoft .NET Core Security Update March 2021
  • Microsoft .NET Security Update for May 2022
  • Microsoft .NET Security Update for March 2022
  • Microsoft .NET Security Update for February 2022
  • Microsoft ASP.NET Core Security Update for December 2021
  • Microsoft .NET Core Security Update for October 2021
  • Microsoft .NET Core Security Update June 2021

What are the Differences between Microsoft .NET, .NET Core, ASP.NET Core Security Updates...and how to address the listed above ? Thanks in advance.

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  1. Tianyu Sun-MSFT 34,436 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
    2023-04-12T04:40:50.6266667+00:00

    Hello @techresearch7777777 ,

    Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum.

    What are the differences between Microsoft .NET, .NET Core, ASP .NET Core Security Updates…

    So, they are different Security Update for Microsoft .NET(.NET), Microsoft .NET Core(.NET Core) and Microsoft ASP .NET Core(ASP .NET Core).

    .NET vs .NET Core

    See this doc: What’s new in .NET 5 => We dropped "Core" from the name to emphasize that this is the main implementation of .NET going forward…

    So, earlier versions are named like .NET Core but the versions higher than .NET Core 3.1 are named like .NET(dropped "Core" | from .NET 5).

    .NET Core/.NET vs ASP .NET Core

    ASP .NET Core is a cross-platform, high-performance, open-source framework for building modern, cloud-enabled, Internet-connected apps, it runs on .NET Core/.NET. Typically, ASP .NET Core is the web framework for building web applications/services…

    How to address the listed above?

    Normally, the Security Update packages can be found and downloaded from Windows Update Catalog, like .NET Core Security Update and .NET Security Update. However, there are many Security Update packages, Does the "security scan" show the specific Security Update number, version or description?

    BTW, sometimes, you need to update Windows OS, install or update .NET Core/.NET to install the Security Updates.

    Sincerely,

    Tianyu


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