By combining EF Core with value converters, you can transparently encrypt data before it is stored in the database and decrypt it when it is retrieved.

Growing .NET teams enforce consistent code quality solution-wide with .editorconfig for style, Directory.Build.props for build-wide analysis settings, Roslyn static analysis and Central Package Management for unified NuGet versions.

Clean Architecture, popularized by Robert C. Martin, structures large monolithic applications around a central domain model with strict separation between business rules, application logic and infrastructure concerns.