| 1 | How would you configure Kestrel to be production-ready when running standalone (without IIS or another reverse proxy in front of it), and what risks does this expose you to? ASP.NET Core › Hosting Models: Kestrel, IIS & Reverse Proxies | ASP.NET Core | Hosting Models: Kestrel, IIS & Reverse Proxies | Advanced |
| 2 | What is YARP (Yet Another Reverse Proxy), and how does it compare to nginx or IIS as a reverse proxy option for ASP.NET Core applications? ASP.NET Core › Hosting Models: Kestrel, IIS & Reverse Proxies | ASP.NET Core | Hosting Models: Kestrel, IIS & Reverse Proxies | Advanced |
| 3 | What is Kestrel, and how does its role in ASP.NET Core hosting differ from a traditional web server like IIS? ASP.NET Core › Hosting Models: Kestrel, IIS & Reverse Proxies | ASP.NET Core | Hosting Models: Kestrel, IIS & Reverse Proxies | Beginner |
| 4 | What is the difference between the in-process and out-of-process hosting models when running an ASP.NET Core application under IIS? ASP.NET Core › Hosting Models: Kestrel, IIS & Reverse Proxies | ASP.NET Core | Hosting Models: Kestrel, IIS & Reverse Proxies | Intermediate |
| 5 | How does ASP.NET Core determine the original client IP address and scheme (HTTP/HTTPS) when running behind a reverse proxy that terminates TLS and forwards requests, given the app only sees the proxy's connection? ASP.NET Core › Hosting Models: Kestrel, IIS & Reverse Proxies | ASP.NET Core | Hosting Models: Kestrel, IIS & Reverse Proxies | Intermediate |
| 6 | What is the ASP.NET Core Module (ANCM), and what specific role does it play when hosting under IIS? ASP.NET Core › Hosting Models: Kestrel, IIS & Reverse Proxies | ASP.NET Core | Hosting Models: Kestrel, IIS & Reverse Proxies | Intermediate |
| 7 | How does hosting an ASP.NET Core application in a Docker container change considerations around Kestrel configuration and reverse proxying compared to traditional VM or bare-metal hosting? ASP.NET Core › Hosting Models: Kestrel, IIS & Reverse Proxies | ASP.NET Core | Hosting Models: Kestrel, IIS & Reverse Proxies | Intermediate |
| 8 | What role does a reverse proxy play in TLS/SSL termination, and why is this pattern common in production deployments? ASP.NET Core › Hosting Models: Kestrel, IIS & Reverse Proxies | ASP.NET Core | Hosting Models: Kestrel, IIS & Reverse Proxies | Intermediate |
| 9 | How do you configure request timeout behavior differently at the Kestrel level versus the reverse proxy level, and why might they need to be coordinated? ASP.NET Core › Hosting Models: Kestrel, IIS & Reverse Proxies | ASP.NET Core | Hosting Models: Kestrel, IIS & Reverse Proxies | Intermediate |
| 10 | How would you diagnose and resolve a scenario where an application works correctly when run directly with Kestrel locally but returns 502 Bad Gateway errors when deployed behind IIS or nginx in production? ASP.NET Core › Hosting Models: Kestrel, IIS & Reverse Proxies | ASP.NET Core | Hosting Models: Kestrel, IIS & Reverse Proxies | Advanced |