OpenID Connect token management enhancements delivered for foss in 2026-01, focusing on extended token refresh and revocation capabilities with additional parameters and accompanying tests. This work improves flexibility, reliability, and security of the token lifecycle, enabling smoother integration with downstream services and better governance over access tokens.

December 2025 monthly summary for DuendeSoftware/products focusing on security hardening and robust session management. Delivered CSP hardening by moving the session script to a non-dotnet format, added embedded resource handling for the check session result script, and updated the inline script hash on the check session endpoint to meet current security standards. These changes improve CSP compliance and reduce attack surface without affecting user-facing functionality.

November 2025 summary: Implemented cross-repo modernization and reliability improvements across DuendeSoftware/products, DuendeSoftware/foss, and docs site. Focused on framework alignment (NET 8–10), security hardening in token handling, and enhanced developer extensibility and observability. These changes reduce upgrade risk for customers, improve onboarding, and enable faster delivery of business value.

October 2025: Delivered measurable value across three repositories by hardening caching, enabling per-request token customization, modernizing the tech stack, and stabilizing CI/CD pipelines. Key outcomes include MD5-based cache key generation for deterministic caching, a new ITokenRequestCustomizer for per-request token control, readiness for Kubernetes resource management via KubernetesClient, an upgrade path to .NET 9 with Blazor AutoRender integration, and targeted CI/CD hardening to reduce build noise and instability. These efforts reduce operational risk, accelerate feature delivery, and position the platform for future scalability.

September 2025 monthly summary focusing on deployment reliability, CI/CD efficiency, and documentation alignment across three repositories. Delivered key features to standardize deployment, improve observability, and streamline build pipelines, while also simplifying the deployment surface by removing Azure deployment from the docs workflow. Demonstrated strong collaboration between infrastructure, CI/CD, and code quality improvements, resulting in faster builds and clearer release artefacts.

July 2025 monthly summary for DuendeSoftware/products. Focused on delivering robust network proxy integration and forwarded headers handling to improve client IP visibility, reliability behind proxies, and identity attribution across services. Implemented config-driven enablement to minimize risk and enable progressive rollout. This work strengthens BFF performance and Identity Server header handling, setting a foundation for stronger observability and security in proxied deployments.

April 2025 monthly summary for DuendeSoftware/docs.duendesoftware.com: Delivered Docker-based deployment for the documentation site, including a Dockerfile and an automated GitHub Actions workflow to deploy to Fly.io. Added a build-time script to fix SVG parsing during the Docker build and standardized .dockerignore path separators to forward slashes for cross-OS consistency. These changes enable automated, reproducible deployments, reduce manual steps, and improve build reliability.