ASP.NET 6.0 - Build Hands-On Web Projects - About Middleware

The lecture introduces middleware in ASP.NET Core, explaining its role in handling HTTP requests and responses. Middleware components form a pipeline, allowing requests to pass through various stages, each potentially modifying the request or response. Key middleware types include logging, image resizing, and endpoint middleware. The lecture also covers common use cases like authentication and authorization, highlighting the two-directional flow of requests and responses in the pipeline.

Define terminal middleware and its significance in the middleware pipeline.

How does the authorization middleware interact with the authentication middleware?

What happens to the request and response as they travel through the middleware pipeline?