commit ca9de13c9e9c6fa67c45729e75a493fb57a7b542
Author: Andreas Mueller <webmaster@am-wd.de>
Date:   Fri Oct 22 21:05:37 2021 +0200

    Refactoring

diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
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+# Documentation:
+# https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/ide/editorconfig-code-style-settings-reference
+
+# Top-most EditorConfig file
+root = true
+
+[*]
+insert_final_newline = true
+end_of_line = crlf
+indent_style = tab
+
+[*.{cs,vb}]
+# Sort using and Import directives with System.* appearing first
+dotnet_sort_system_directives_first = true
+
+# Avoid "this." and "Me." if not necessary
+dotnet_style_qualification_for_event = false:warning
+dotnet_style_qualification_for_field = false:warning
+dotnet_style_qualification_for_method = false:warning
+dotnet_style_qualification_for_property = false:warning
+
+# Use language keywords instead of framework type names for type references
+dotnet_style_predefined_type_for_locals_parameters_members = true:warning
+dotnet_style_predefined_type_for_member_access = true:warning
+
+# Suggest explicit accessibility modifiers
+dotnet_style_require_accessibility_modifiers = always:suggestion
+
+# Suggest more modern language features when available
+dotnet_style_explicit_tuple_names = true:warning
+dotnet_style_prefer_inferred_tuple_names = true:suggestion
+dotnet_style_prefer_inferred_anonymous_type_member_names = true:suggestion
+dotnet_style_prefer_conditional_expression_over_assignment = true:none
+dotnet_style_prefer_conditional_expression_over_return = true:none
+dotnet_style_coalesce_expression = true:suggestion
+dotnet_style_null_propagation = true:suggestion
+
+# Definitions
+dotnet_naming_symbols.types.applicable_kinds = class, struct, interface, enum, delegate, type_parameter
+dotnet_naming_symbols.methods_properties.applicable_kinds = method, local_function, property
+dotnet_naming_symbols.public_symbols.applicable_kinds = property, method, field, event
+dotnet_naming_symbols.public_symbols.applicable_accessibilities = public
+dotnet_naming_symbols.constant_fields.applicable_kinds = field
+dotnet_naming_symbols.constant_fields.required_modifiers = const
+dotnet_naming_symbols.private_protected_internal_fields.applicable_kinds = field
+dotnet_naming_symbols.private_protected_internal_fields.applicable_accessibilities = private, protected, internal
+dotnet_naming_symbols.parameters_locals.applicable_kinds = parameter, local
+dotnet_naming_style.pascal_case_style.capitalization = pascal_case
+dotnet_naming_style.camel_case_style.capitalization = camel_case
+
+# Name all types using PascalCase
+dotnet_naming_rule.types_must_be_capitalized.symbols = types
+dotnet_naming_rule.types_must_be_capitalized.style = pascal_case_style
+dotnet_naming_rule.types_must_be_capitalized.severity = warning
+
+# Name all methods and properties using PascalCase
+dotnet_naming_rule.methods_properties_must_be_capitalized.symbols = methods_properties
+dotnet_naming_rule.methods_properties_must_be_capitalized.style = pascal_case_style
+dotnet_naming_rule.methods_properties_must_be_capitalized.severity = warning
+
+# Name all public members using PascalCase
+dotnet_naming_rule.public_members_must_be_capitalized.symbols = public_symbols
+dotnet_naming_rule.public_members_must_be_capitalized.style = pascal_case_style
+dotnet_naming_rule.public_members_must_be_capitalized.severity = warning
+
+# Name all constant fields using PascalCase
+dotnet_naming_rule.constant_fields_must_be_pascal_case.symbols = constant_fields
+dotnet_naming_rule.constant_fields_must_be_pascal_case.style = pascal_case_style
+dotnet_naming_rule.constant_fields_must_be_pascal_case.severity = suggestion
+
+# Name all private and internal fields using camelCase
+dotnet_naming_rule.private_protected_internal_fields_must_be_camel_case.symbols = private_protected_internal_fields
+dotnet_naming_rule.private_protected_internal_fields_must_be_camel_case.style = camel_case_style
+dotnet_naming_rule.private_protected_internal_fields_must_be_camel_case.severity = warning
+
+# Name all parameters and locals using camelCase
+dotnet_naming_rule.parameters_locals_must_be_camel_case.symbols = parameters_locals
+dotnet_naming_rule.parameters_locals_must_be_camel_case.style = camel_case_style
+dotnet_naming_rule.parameters_locals_must_be_camel_case.severity = warning
+
+[*.cs]
+csharp_preferred_modifier_order = public, private, protected, internal, static, extern, new, virtual, abstract, sealed, override, readonly, unsafe, volatile, async:suggestion
+
+# Only use "var" when it's obvious what the variable type is
+csharp_style_var_for_built_in_types = false:warning
+csharp_style_var_when_type_is_apparent = true:suggestion
+csharp_style_var_elsewhere = false:none
+
+# Prefer method-like constructs to have a block body
+csharp_style_expression_bodied_methods = false:none
+csharp_style_expression_bodied_constructors = false:none
+csharp_style_expression_bodied_operators = false:none
+
+# Prefer property-like constructs to have an expression-body
+csharp_style_expression_bodied_properties = true:none
+csharp_style_expression_bodied_indexers = true:none
+csharp_style_expression_bodied_accessors = true:none
+
+# Suggest more modern language features when available
+csharp_style_pattern_matching_over_is_with_cast_check = true:suggestion
+csharp_style_pattern_matching_over_as_with_null_check = true:suggestion
+csharp_style_inlined_variable_declaration = true:suggestion
+csharp_style_throw_expression = true:suggestion
+csharp_style_conditional_delegate_call = true:suggestion
+csharp_style_pattern_local_over_anonymous_function = true:suggestion
+
+# Newline settings
+csharp_new_line_before_open_brace = all
+csharp_new_line_before_else = true
+csharp_new_line_before_catch = true
+csharp_new_line_before_finally = true
+csharp_new_line_before_members_in_object_initializers = true
+csharp_new_line_before_members_in_anonymous_types = true
+
+# Indentation preferences
+csharp_indent_block_contents = true
+csharp_indent_braces = false
+csharp_indent_case_contents = true
+csharp_indent_switch_labels = true
+csharp_indent_labels = one_less_than_current
+
+# Space preferences
+csharp_space_after_cast = false
+csharp_space_after_colon_in_inheritance_clause = true
+csharp_space_after_comma = true
+csharp_space_after_dot = false
+csharp_space_after_keywords_in_control_flow_statements = true
+csharp_space_after_semicolon_in_for_statement = true
+csharp_space_around_binary_operators = before_and_after
+csharp_space_around_declaration_statements = do_not_ignore
+csharp_space_before_colon_in_inheritance_clause = true
+csharp_space_before_comma = false
+csharp_space_before_dot = false
+csharp_space_before_open_square_brackets = false
+csharp_space_before_semicolon_in_for_statement = false
+csharp_space_between_empty_square_brackets = false
+csharp_space_between_method_call_empty_parameter_list_parentheses = false
+csharp_space_between_method_call_name_and_opening_parenthesis = false
+csharp_space_between_method_call_parameter_list_parentheses = false
+csharp_space_between_method_declaration_empty_parameter_list_parentheses = false
+csharp_space_between_method_declaration_name_and_open_parenthesis = false
+csharp_space_between_method_declaration_parameter_list_parentheses = false
+csharp_space_between_parentheses = false
+csharp_space_between_square_brackets = false
+
+[*.{xml,csproj,targets,props,json}]
+indent_size = 2
+indent_style = space
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+
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+# but database connection strings (with potential passwords) will be unencrypted
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diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
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+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
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+image: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk
+
+stages:
+  - build
+
+build:
+  stage: build
+  tags:
+    - docker
+  script:
+    - bash build.sh
+    - dotnet nuget push -k $APIKEY -s https://nuget.am-wd.de/v3/index.json --skip-duplicate build/*.nupkg
diff --git a/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore.csproj b/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98176c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFrameworks>netcoreapp3.1;net5.0</TargetFrameworks>
+    <LangVersion>9.0</LangVersion>
+
+    <AssemblyName>AMWD.Common.AspNetCore</AssemblyName>
+    <RootNamespace>AMWD.Common.AspNetCore</RootNamespace>
+    <NrtRevisionFormat>{semvertag:master:+chash}{!:-dirty}</NrtRevisionFormat>
+
+    <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>true</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
+    <CopyRefAssembliesToPublishDirectory>false</CopyRefAssembliesToPublishDirectory>
+    <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
+    <BuildInParallel>false</BuildInParallel>
+    
+    <GeneratePackageOnBuild>true</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
+    <IncludeSymbols>true</IncludeSymbols>
+    <SymbolPackageFormat>snupkg</SymbolPackageFormat>
+    <PackageId>AMWD.Common.AspNetCore</PackageId>
+    
+    <Product>AM.WD Common Library for ASP.NET Core</Product>
+    <Description>Library with classes and extensions used frequently on AM.WD projects.</Description>
+    <Company>AM.WD</Company>
+    <Authors>Andreas Müller</Authors>
+    <Copyright>© {copyright:2020-} AM.WD</Copyright>
+    <PackageLicenseExpression>MIT</PackageLicenseExpression>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'netcoreapp3.1'">
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Abstractions" Version="3.1.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="3.1.0" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net5.0'">
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Abstractions" Version="5.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions" Version="5.0.0" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Abstractions" Version="2.1.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.HttpOverrides" Version="1.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions" Version="2.1.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core" Version="2.0.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor" Version="2.0.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.TagHelpers" Version="2.0.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Binder" Version="1.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Identity.Core" Version="2.0.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="10.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Unclassified.DeepConvert" Version="1.3.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Unclassified.NetRevisionTask" Version="0.4.1">
+      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
+    </PackageReference>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/Attributes/GoogleReCaptchaAttribute.cs b/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/Attributes/GoogleReCaptchaAttribute.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82fcd6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/Attributes/GoogleReCaptchaAttribute.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Net.Http;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Filters
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Custom filter attribute to use Google's reCaptcha (v3).
+	/// Usage: [ServiceFilter(typeof(GoogleReCaptchaAttribute))]
+	/// </summary>
+	public class GoogleReCaptchaAttribute : ActionFilterAttribute
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// The error key used in <see cref="ActionContext.ModelState"/>.
+		/// </summary>
+		public const string ErrorKey = "GoogleReCaptcha";
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// The key used in forms submitted to the backend.
+		/// </summary>
+		public const string ResponseTokenKey = "g-recaptcha-response";
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// The key used in <see cref="Http.HttpContext.Items"/> to transport the score (0 - bot, 1 - human).
+		/// </summary>
+		public const string ScoreKey = "GoogleReCaptchaScore";
+
+		private const string VerificationUrl = "https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/siteverify";
+
+		private readonly string privateKey;
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="GoogleReCaptchaAttribute"/> class.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <remarks>
+		/// appsettings.json:
+		/// <br/>
+		/// <code>
+		/// {<br/>
+		///   [...]<br/>
+		///   "Google": {<br/>
+		///     "ReCaptcha": {<br/>
+		///       "PrivateKey": "__private reCaptcha key__",<br/>
+		///       "PublicKey": "__public reCaptcha key__"<br/>
+		///     }<br/>
+		///   }<br/>
+		/// }
+		/// </code>
+		/// <br/>
+		/// The score from google can be found on HttpContext.Items[GoogleReCaptchaAttribute.ScoreKey].
+		/// </remarks>
+		/// <param name="configuration">The application configuration.</param>
+		public GoogleReCaptchaAttribute(IConfiguration configuration)
+		{
+			privateKey = configuration.GetValue<string>("Google:ReCaptcha:PrivateKey");
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Executes the validattion in background.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="context">The action context.</param>
+		/// <param name="next">The following action delegate.</param>
+		/// <returns>An awaitable task.</returns>
+		public override async Task OnActionExecutionAsync(ActionExecutingContext context, ActionExecutionDelegate next)
+		{
+			await DoValidation(context);
+			await base.OnActionExecutionAsync(context, next);
+		}
+
+		private async Task DoValidation(ActionExecutingContext context)
+		{
+			if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(privateKey))
+				return;
+
+			if (!context.HttpContext.Request.HasFormContentType)
+				return;
+
+			var token = context.HttpContext.Request.Form[ResponseTokenKey];
+			if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(token))
+			{
+				context.ModelState.TryAddModelError(ErrorKey, "No token to validate Google reCaptcha");
+				return;
+			}
+
+			await Validate(context, token);
+		}
+
+		private async Task Validate(ActionExecutingContext context, string token)
+		{
+			using var httpClient = new HttpClient();
+			var param = new Dictionary<string, string>
+			{
+				{ "secret", privateKey },
+				{ "response", token }
+			};
+			var response = await httpClient.PostAsync(VerificationUrl, new FormUrlEncodedContent(param));
+			string json = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+
+			var result = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Response>(json);
+			if (result?.Success != true)
+			{
+				context.ModelState.TryAddModelError(ErrorKey, "Google reCaptcha verification failed");
+				context.HttpContext.Items[ScoreKey] = null;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				context.HttpContext.Items[ScoreKey] = result.Score;
+			}
+		}
+
+		private class Response
+		{
+			public bool Success { get; set; }
+
+			public decimal Score { get; set; }
+
+			public string Action { get; set; }
+
+			[JsonProperty("challenge_ts")]
+			public DateTime Timestamp { get; set; }
+
+			public string Hostname { get; set; }
+
+			[JsonProperty("error-codes")]
+			public List<string> ErrorCodes { get; set; }
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/Extensions/ApplicationBuilderExtensions.cs b/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/Extensions/ApplicationBuilderExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..356080e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/Extensions/ApplicationBuilderExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+using System;
+using System.Net;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.HttpOverrides;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Extensions for the <see cref="IApplicationBuilder"/>.
+	/// </summary>
+	public static class ApplicationBuilderExtensions
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Adds settings to run behind a reverse proxy (e.g. NginX).
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <remarks>
+		/// A base path (e.g. running in a sub-directory /app) for the application is defined via<br/>
+		/// - <c>ASPNETCORE_APPL_PATH</c> environment variable (preferred)<br/>
+		/// - <c>AspNetCore_Appl_Path</c> in the settings file<br/>
+		/// <br/>
+		/// Additionally you can specify the proxy server by using <paramref name="address"/> or a <paramref name="network"/> when there are multiple proxy servers.
+		/// <br/>
+		/// When no <paramref name="address"/> oder <paramref name="network"/> is set, the default IPv4 private subnets are configured:<br/>
+		/// - <c>10.0.0.0/8</c><br/>
+		/// - <c>172.16.0.0/12</c><br/>
+		/// - <c>192.168.0.0/16</c>
+		/// </remarks>
+		/// <param name="app">The application builder.</param>
+		/// <param name="network">The <see cref="IPNetwork"/> where proxy requests are received from (optional).</param>
+		/// <param name="address">The <see cref="IPAddress"/> where proxy requests are received from (optional).</param>
+		public static void UseProxyHosting(this IApplicationBuilder app, IPNetwork network = null, IPAddress address = null)
+		{
+			string path = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("ASPNETCORE_APPL_PATH");
+			if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(path))
+				app.UsePathBase(new PathString(path));
+
+			var options = new ForwardedHeadersOptions { ForwardedHeaders = ForwardedHeaders.All };
+			options.KnownProxies.Clear();
+			options.KnownNetworks.Clear();
+
+			if (network == null && address == null)
+			{
+				options.KnownNetworks.Add(new IPNetwork(IPAddress.Parse("10.0.0.0"), 8));
+				options.KnownNetworks.Add(new IPNetwork(IPAddress.Parse("172.16.0.0"), 12));
+				options.KnownNetworks.Add(new IPNetwork(IPAddress.Parse("192.168.0.0"), 16));
+			}
+
+			if (network != null)
+				options.KnownNetworks.Add(network);
+
+			if (address != null)
+				options.KnownProxies.Add(address);
+
+			app.UseForwardedHeaders(options);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/Extensions/HtmlExtensions.cs b/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/Extensions/HtmlExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b64dd7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/Extensions/HtmlExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+using System;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Rendering;
+
+namespace AMWD.Common.AspNetCore.Extensions
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Extensions for the HTML (e.g. <see cref="IHtmlHelper"/>).
+	/// </summary>
+	public static class HtmlExtensions
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// The prefix used to identify JavaScript parts.
+		/// </summary>
+		public static string JSPrefix { get; set; } = "_JS_";
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// The prefix used to identify CascadingStyleSheet parts.
+		/// </summary>
+		public static string CSSPrefix { get; set; } = "_CSS_";
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Add a js snippet.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <typeparam name="T">The dynamic type of the <see cref="IHtmlHelper"/>.</typeparam>
+		/// <param name="htmlHelper">The <see cref="IHtmlHelper"/> instance.</param>
+		/// <param name="template">The template to use to add the snippet.</param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public static T AddJS<T>(this IHtmlHelper<T> htmlHelper, Func<object, HelperResult> template)
+		{
+			htmlHelper.ViewContext.HttpContext.Items[$"{JSPrefix}{Guid.NewGuid()}"] = template;
+			return default;
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Renders the js snippets into the view.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <typeparam name="T">The dynamic type of the <see cref="IHtmlHelper"/>.</typeparam>
+		/// <param name="htmlHelper">The <see cref="IHtmlHelper"/> instance.</param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public static T RenderJS<T>(this IHtmlHelper<T> htmlHelper)
+		{
+			foreach (object key in htmlHelper.ViewContext.HttpContext.Items.Keys)
+			{
+				if (key.ToString().StartsWith(JSPrefix) && htmlHelper.ViewContext.HttpContext.Items[key] is Func<object, HelperResult> template)
+					htmlHelper.ViewContext.Writer.WriteLine(template(null));
+			}
+			return default;
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Add a css snippet.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <typeparam name="T">The dynamic type of the <see cref="IHtmlHelper"/>.</typeparam>
+		/// <param name="htmlHelper">The <see cref="IHtmlHelper"/> instance.</param>
+		/// <param name="template">The template to use to add the snippet.</param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public static T AddCSS<T>(this IHtmlHelper<T> htmlHelper, Func<object, HelperResult> template)
+		{
+			htmlHelper.ViewContext.HttpContext.Items[$"{CSSPrefix}{Guid.NewGuid()}"] = template;
+			return default;
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Renders the css snippets into the view.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <typeparam name="T">The dynamic type of the <see cref="IHtmlHelper"/>.</typeparam>
+		/// <param name="htmlHelper">The <see cref="IHtmlHelper"/> instance.</param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public static T RenderCSS<T>(this IHtmlHelper<T> htmlHelper)
+		{
+			foreach (object key in htmlHelper.ViewContext.HttpContext.Items.Keys)
+			{
+				if (key.ToString().StartsWith(CSSPrefix) && htmlHelper.ViewContext.HttpContext.Items[key] is Func<object, HelperResult> template)
+					htmlHelper.ViewContext.Writer.WriteLine(template(null));
+			}
+			return default;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/Extensions/HttpContextExtensions.cs b/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/Extensions/HttpContextExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f0c011
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/Extensions/HttpContextExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+using System.Net;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Antiforgery;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Extensions for the <see cref="HttpContext"/>.
+	/// </summary>
+	public static class HttpContextExtensions
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Retrieves the antiforgery token.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="httpContext">The web context.</param>
+		/// <returns>Name and value of the token.</returns>
+		public static (string Name, string Value) GetAntiforgeryToken(this HttpContext httpContext)
+		{
+			var af = httpContext.RequestServices.GetService<IAntiforgery>();
+			var set = af?.GetAndStoreTokens(httpContext);
+
+			return (Name: set?.FormFieldName, Value: set?.RequestToken);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Returns the remote ip address.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="httpContext">The web context.</param>
+		/// <param name="headerName">The name of the header to resolve the <see cref="IPAddress"/> when behind a proxy (Default: X-Forwarded-For).</param>
+		/// <returns>The ip address of the client.</returns>
+		public static IPAddress GetRemoteIpAddress(this HttpContext httpContext, string headerName = "X-Forwarded-For")
+		{
+			var remote = httpContext.Connection.RemoteIpAddress;
+
+			string forwardedHeader = httpContext.Request.Headers[headerName].ToString();
+			if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(forwardedHeader) && IPAddress.TryParse(forwardedHeader, out var forwarded))
+				return forwarded;
+
+			return remote;
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Tries to retrieve the return url.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="httpContext"></param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public static string GetReturnUrl(this HttpContext httpContext)
+		{
+			string url = httpContext.Items["OriginalRequest"]?.ToString();
+			if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(url))
+				url = httpContext.Request.Query["ReturnUrl"].ToString();
+
+			return url;
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Clears a session when available.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="httpContext">The current <see cref="HttpContext"/>.</param>
+		public static void ClearSession(this HttpContext httpContext)
+			=> httpContext?.Session?.Clear();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/Extensions/LoggerExtensions.cs b/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/Extensions/LoggerExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..969020b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/Extensions/LoggerExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ModelBinding;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ModelBinding.Metadata;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Extensions.Logging
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Extensions for the <see cref="ILogger"/>.
+	/// </summary>
+	internal static class LoggerExtensions
+	{
+		// Found here:
+		// https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/blob/a4c45262fb8549bdb4f5e4f76b16f98a795211ae/src/Mvc/Mvc.Core/src/MvcCoreLoggerExtensions.cs
+
+		public static void AttemptingToBindModel(this ILogger logger, ModelBindingContext bindingContext)
+		{
+			if (!logger.IsEnabled(LogLevel.Debug))
+				return;
+
+			var modelMetadata = bindingContext.ModelMetadata;
+			switch (modelMetadata.MetadataKind)
+			{
+				case ModelMetadataKind.Parameter:
+					logger.Log(LogLevel.Debug,
+						new EventId(44, "AttemptingToBindParameterModel"),
+						$"Attempting to bind parameter '{modelMetadata.ParameterName}' of type '{modelMetadata.ModelType}' using the name '{bindingContext.ModelName}' in request data ...");
+					break;
+
+				case ModelMetadataKind.Property:
+					logger.Log(LogLevel.Debug,
+						new EventId(13, "AttemptingToBindPropertyModel"),
+						$"Attempting to bind property '{modelMetadata.ContainerType}.{modelMetadata.PropertyName}' of type '{modelMetadata.ModelType}' using the name '{bindingContext.ModelName}' in request data ...");
+					break;
+
+				case ModelMetadataKind.Type:
+					logger.Log(LogLevel.Debug,
+						new EventId(24, "AttemptingToBindModel"),
+						$"Attempting to bind model of type '{bindingContext.ModelType}' using the name '{bindingContext.ModelName}' in request data ...");
+					break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		public static void FoundNoValueInRequest(this ILogger logger, ModelBindingContext bindingContext)
+		{
+			if (!logger.IsEnabled(LogLevel.Debug))
+				return;
+
+			var modelMetadata = bindingContext.ModelMetadata;
+			switch (modelMetadata.MetadataKind)
+			{
+				case ModelMetadataKind.Parameter:
+					logger.Log(LogLevel.Debug,
+						new EventId(16, "FoundNoValueForParameterInRequest"),
+						$"Could not find a value in the request with name '{bindingContext.ModelName}' for binding parameter '{modelMetadata.ParameterName}' of typ//(('{bindingContext.ModelType}'.");
+					break;
+
+				case ModelMetadataKind.Property:
+					logger.Log(LogLevel.Debug,
+						new EventId(15, "FoundNoValueForPropertyInRequest"),
+						$"Could not find a value in the request with name '{bindingContext.ModelName}' for binding property '{modelMetadata.ContainerType}.{modelMetadata.PropertyName}' of type '{bindingContext.ModelType}'.");
+					break;
+
+				case ModelMetadataKind.Type:
+					logger.Log(LogLevel.Debug,
+						new EventId(46, "FoundNoValueInRequest"),
+						$"Could not find a value in the request with name '{bindingContext.ModelName}' of type '{bindingContext.ModelType}'.");
+					break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		public static void DoneAttemptingToBindModel(this ILogger logger, ModelBindingContext bindingContext)
+		{
+			if (!logger.IsEnabled(LogLevel.Debug))
+				return;
+
+			var modelMetadata = bindingContext.ModelMetadata;
+			switch (modelMetadata.MetadataKind)
+			{
+				case ModelMetadataKind.Parameter:
+					logger.Log(LogLevel.Debug,
+						new EventId(45, "DoneAttemptingToBindParameterModel"),
+						$"Done attempting to bind parameter '{modelMetadata.ParameterName}' of type '{modelMetadata.ModelType}'.");
+					break;
+
+				case ModelMetadataKind.Property:
+					logger.Log(LogLevel.Debug,
+						new EventId(14, "DoneAttemptingToBindPropertyModel"),
+						$"Done attempting to bind property '{modelMetadata.ContainerType}.{modelMetadata.PropertyName}' of type '{modelMetadata.ModelType}'.");
+					break;
+
+				case ModelMetadataKind.Type:
+					logger.Log(LogLevel.Debug,
+						new EventId(25, "DoneAttemptingToBindModel"),
+						$"Done attempting to bind model of type '{bindingContext.ModelType}' using the name '{bindingContext.ModelName}'.");
+					break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/Extensions/ModelStateDictionaryExtensions.cs b/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/Extensions/ModelStateDictionaryExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7c3c97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/Extensions/ModelStateDictionaryExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+using System;
+using System.Linq.Expressions;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ModelBinding
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Provides extension methods for the ASP.NET Core application.
+	/// </summary>
+	public static class ModelStateDictionaryExtensions
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Adds the specified <paramref name="errorMessage"/> to the <see cref="ModelStateEntry.Errors"/>
+		/// instance that is associated with the key specified as a <see cref="MemberExpression"/>.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <typeparam name="TModel">The type of the model.</typeparam>
+		/// <typeparam name="TProperty">The type of the property.</typeparam>
+		/// <param name="modelState">The <see cref="ModelStateDictionary"/> instance.</param>
+		/// <param name="model">The model. Only used to infer the model type.</param>
+		/// <param name="keyExpression">The <see cref="MemberExpression"/> that specifies the property.</param>
+		/// <param name="errorMessage">The error message to add.</param>
+		/// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">No member expression provided.</exception>
+#pragma warning disable IDE0060 // remove unused parameters
+		public static void AddModelError<TModel, TProperty>(this ModelStateDictionary modelState, TModel model, Expression<Func<TModel, TProperty>> keyExpression, string errorMessage)
+#pragma warning restore IDE0060 // remove unused parameters
+		{
+			if (modelState is null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(modelState));
+
+			string key = "";
+			var expr = keyExpression.Body as MemberExpression;
+			while (expr != null)
+			{
+				key = expr.Member.Name + (key != "" ? "." + key : "");
+				expr = expr.Expression as MemberExpression;
+			}
+			if (key == "")
+				throw new InvalidOperationException("No member expression provided.");
+
+			modelState.AddModelError(key, errorMessage);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/Extensions/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs b/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/Extensions/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..674b07e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/Extensions/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Extensions for the <see cref="IServiceCollection"/>.
+	/// </summary>
+	public static class ServiceCollectionExtensions
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Adds a hosted service that is instanciated only once.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <typeparam name="TService">The type of the service to add.</typeparam>
+		/// <param name="services">The <see cref="IServiceCollection"/> to add the service to.</param>
+		/// <returns>A reference to this instance after the operation has completed.</returns>
+		public static IServiceCollection AddSingletonHostedService<TService>(this IServiceCollection services)
+			where TService : class, IHostedService
+		{
+			services.AddSingleton<TService>();
+			services.AddSingleton<IHostedService, BackgroundServiceStarter<TService>>();
+			return services;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/Extensions/SessionExtensions.cs b/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/Extensions/SessionExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7261aee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/Extensions/SessionExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+using System.Linq;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Extensions for the <see cref="ISession"/> object.
+	/// </summary>
+	public static class SessionExtensions
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Sets a strong typed value.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <typeparam name="T">The value type.</typeparam>
+		/// <param name="session">The current session.</param>
+		/// <param name="key">The key.</param>
+		/// <param name="value">The value.</param>
+		public static void SetValue<T>(this ISession session, string key, T value)
+			=> session.SetString(key, JsonConvert.SerializeObject(value));
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets a strong typed value.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <typeparam name="T">The value type.</typeparam>
+		/// <param name="session">The current session.</param>
+		/// <param name="key">The key.</param>
+		/// <returns>The value.</returns>
+		public static T GetValue<T>(this ISession session, string key)
+			=> session.HasKey(key) ? JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<T>(session.GetString(key)) : default;
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets a strong typed value or the fallback value.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <typeparam name="T">The value type.</typeparam>
+		/// <param name="session">The current session.</param>
+		/// <param name="key">The key.</param>
+		/// <param name="fallback">A fallback value when the key is not present.</param>
+		/// <returns>The value.</returns>
+		public static T GetValue<T>(this ISession session, string key, T fallback)
+		{
+			if (session.HasKey(key))
+				return session.GetValue<T>(key);
+
+			return fallback;
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Checks whether the session has the key available.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="session">The current session.</param>
+		/// <param name="key">The key.</param>
+		/// <returns><c>true</c> when the key was found, otherwise <c>false</c>.</returns>
+		public static bool HasKey(this ISession session, string key)
+			=> session.Keys.Contains(key);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/Middlewares/BasicAuthMiddleware.cs b/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/Middlewares/BasicAuthMiddleware.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd268b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/Middlewares/BasicAuthMiddleware.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Implements a basic authentication.
+	/// </summary>
+	public class BasicAuthMiddleware
+	{
+		private readonly RequestDelegate next;
+		private readonly string realm;
+		private readonly Func<string, string, bool> userPasswordAuth;
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="BasicAuthMiddleware"/> class.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="next">The following delegate in the process chain.</param>
+		/// <param name="realm">The realm to display when requesting for credentials.</param>
+		/// <param name="userPasswordAuth">The function <c>(user, passwd) => result</c> to validate username and password.</param>
+		public BasicAuthMiddleware(RequestDelegate next, string realm, Func<string, string, bool> userPasswordAuth)
+		{
+			this.next = next;
+			this.realm = realm;
+			this.userPasswordAuth = userPasswordAuth;
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// The delegate invokation.
+		/// Performs the authentication check.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="httpContext">The corresponding HTTP context.</param>
+		/// <returns>An awaitable task.</returns>
+		public async Task InvokeAsync(HttpContext httpContext)
+		{
+			if (httpContext.Request.Headers.TryGetValue("Authorization", out var authHeader)
+				&& ((string)authHeader).StartsWith("Basic "))
+			{
+				string encoded = ((string)authHeader).Split(' ', StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries).LastOrDefault() ?? "";
+
+				string decoded = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(Convert.FromBase64String(encoded));
+				string[] parts = decoded.Split(':');
+
+				if (parts.Length >= 2)
+				{
+					string username = parts[0].Trim().ToLower();
+					string password = parts[1].Trim();
+
+					if (userPasswordAuth(username, password))
+					{
+						await next.Invoke(httpContext);
+						return;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			httpContext.Response.Headers["WWW-Authenticate"] = "Basic";
+			if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(realm))
+			{
+				httpContext.Response.Headers["WWW-Authenticate"] += $" realm=\"{realm}\"";
+			}
+
+			httpContext.Response.StatusCode = StatusCodes.Status401Unauthorized;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/ModelBinders/CustomFloatingPointModelBinder.cs b/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/ModelBinders/CustomFloatingPointModelBinder.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ce5e52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/ModelBinders/CustomFloatingPointModelBinder.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+using System;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Runtime.ExceptionServices;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ModelBinding
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Custom floating point ModelBinder as the team of Microsoft is not capable of fixing their <see href="https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/issues/6566">issue</see> with other cultures than en-US.
+	/// </summary>
+	public class CustomFloatingPointModelBinder : IModelBinder
+	{
+		private readonly NumberStyles supportedNumberStyles;
+		private readonly ILogger logger;
+		private readonly CultureInfo cultureInfo;
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Initializes a new instance of <see cref="CustomFloatingPointModelBinder"/>.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="supportedStyles">The <see cref="NumberStyles"/>.</param>
+		/// <param name="cultureInfo">The <see cref="CultureInfo"/>.</param>
+		/// <param name="loggerFactory">The <see cref="ILoggerFactory"/>.</param>
+		public CustomFloatingPointModelBinder(NumberStyles supportedStyles, CultureInfo cultureInfo, ILoggerFactory loggerFactory)
+		{
+			this.cultureInfo = cultureInfo ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(cultureInfo));
+
+			supportedNumberStyles = supportedStyles;
+			logger = loggerFactory?.CreateLogger<CustomFloatingPointModelBinder>();
+		}
+
+		/// <inheritdoc />
+		public Task BindModelAsync(ModelBindingContext bindingContext)
+		{
+			if (bindingContext == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(bindingContext));
+
+			logger?.AttemptingToBindModel(bindingContext);
+			string modelName = bindingContext.ModelName;
+			var valueProviderResult = bindingContext.ValueProvider.GetValue(modelName);
+			if (valueProviderResult == ValueProviderResult.None)
+			{
+				logger?.FoundNoValueInRequest(bindingContext);
+
+				// no entry
+				logger?.DoneAttemptingToBindModel(bindingContext);
+				return Task.CompletedTask;
+			}
+
+			var modelState = bindingContext.ModelState;
+			modelState.SetModelValue(modelName, valueProviderResult);
+
+			var metadata = bindingContext.ModelMetadata;
+			var type = metadata.UnderlyingOrModelType;
+			try
+			{
+				string value = valueProviderResult.FirstValue;
+				var culture = cultureInfo ?? valueProviderResult.Culture;
+
+				object model;
+				if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value))
+				{
+					// Parse() method trims the value (with common NumberStyles) then throws if the result is empty.
+					model = null;
+				}
+				else if (type == typeof(float))
+				{
+					model = float.Parse(value, supportedNumberStyles, culture);
+				}
+				else if (type == typeof(double))
+				{
+					model = double.Parse(value, supportedNumberStyles, culture);
+				}
+				else if (type == typeof(decimal))
+				{
+					model = decimal.Parse(value, supportedNumberStyles, culture);
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					// unreachable
+					throw new NotSupportedException();
+				}
+
+				// When converting value, a null model may indicate a failed conversion for an otherwise required
+				// model (can't set a ValueType to null). This detects if a null model value is acceptable given the
+				// current bindingContext. If not, an error is logged.
+				if (model == null && !metadata.IsReferenceOrNullableType)
+				{
+					modelState.TryAddModelError(
+						modelName,
+						metadata
+							.ModelBindingMessageProvider
+							.ValueMustNotBeNullAccessor(valueProviderResult.ToString())
+					);
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					bindingContext.Result = ModelBindingResult.Success(model);
+				}
+			}
+			catch (Exception exception)
+			{
+				bool isFormatException = exception is FormatException;
+				if (!isFormatException && exception.InnerException != null)
+				{
+					// Unlike TypeConverters, floating point types do not seem to wrap FormatExceptions. Preserve
+					// this code in case a cursory review of the CoreFx code missed something.
+					exception = ExceptionDispatchInfo.Capture(exception.InnerException).SourceException;
+				}
+
+				modelState.TryAddModelError(modelName, exception, metadata);
+				// Conversion failed.
+			}
+
+			logger?.DoneAttemptingToBindModel(bindingContext);
+			return Task.CompletedTask;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/ModelBinders/CustomFloatingPointModelBinderProvider.cs b/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/ModelBinders/CustomFloatingPointModelBinderProvider.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fcaa809
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/ModelBinders/CustomFloatingPointModelBinderProvider.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+using System;
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Globalization;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ModelBinding.Binders;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ModelBinding
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// An <see cref="IModelBinderProvider"/> for binding <see cref="decimal"/>, <see cref="double"/>,
+	/// <see cref="float"/>, and their <see cref="Nullable{T}"/> wrappers.
+	/// Modified to set <see cref="NumberStyles"/> and <see cref="System.Globalization.CultureInfo"/>.
+	/// </summary>
+	/// <remarks>
+	/// To use this provider, insert it at the beginning of the providers list:<br/>
+	/// <code>
+	/// services.AddControllersWithViews(options =><br/>
+	/// {<br/>
+	/// 	options.ModelBinderProviders.Insert(0, new CustomFloatingPointModelBinderProvider());<br/>
+	/// });</code>
+	/// </remarks>
+	public class CustomFloatingPointModelBinderProvider : IModelBinderProvider
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets or sets the supported <see cref="NumberStyles"/> globally.
+		/// Default: <see cref="NumberStyles.Float"/> and <see cref="NumberStyles.AllowThousands"/>.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <remarks>
+		/// <see cref="SimpleTypeModelBinder"/> uses <see cref="DecimalConverter"/> and similar. Those <see cref="TypeConverter"/>s default to <see cref="NumberStyles.Float"/>.
+		/// </remarks>
+		public static NumberStyles SupportedNumberStyles { get; set; } = NumberStyles.Float | NumberStyles.AllowThousands;
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets or sets the <see cref="System.Globalization.CultureInfo"/> to use while parsing globally.
+		/// Default: <see cref="CultureInfo.InvariantCulture"/>.
+		/// </summary>
+		public static CultureInfo CultureInfo { get; set; } = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture;
+
+		/// <inheritdoc />
+		public IModelBinder GetBinder(ModelBinderProviderContext context)
+		{
+			if (context == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(context));
+
+			var loggerFactory = context.Services.GetRequiredService<ILoggerFactory>();
+			var modelType = context.Metadata.UnderlyingOrModelType;
+			if (modelType == typeof(decimal) ||
+				modelType == typeof(double) ||
+				modelType == typeof(float))
+			{
+				return new CustomFloatingPointModelBinder(SupportedNumberStyles, CultureInfo, loggerFactory);
+			}
+
+			return null;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/TagHelpers/ConditionClassTagHelper.cs b/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/TagHelpers/ConditionClassTagHelper.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d22355
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/TagHelpers/ConditionClassTagHelper.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.TagHelpers
+{
+	// Source: https://stackoverflow.com/a/42385059
+
+	/// <summary>
+	/// A tag helper that adds a CSS class attribute based on a condition.
+	/// </summary>
+	[HtmlTargetElement(Attributes = ClassPrefix + "*")]
+	public class ConditionClassTagHelper : TagHelper
+	{
+		private const string ClassPrefix = "condition-class-";
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets or sets the unconditional CSS class attribute value of the element.
+		/// </summary>
+		[HtmlAttributeName("class")]
+		public string CssClass { get; set; }
+
+		private IDictionary<string, bool> classValues;
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets or sets a dictionary containing all conditional class names and a boolean condition
+		/// value indicating whether the class should be added to the element.
+		/// </summary>
+		[HtmlAttributeName("", DictionaryAttributePrefix = ClassPrefix)]
+		public IDictionary<string, bool> ClassValues
+		{
+			get
+			{
+				return classValues ??= new Dictionary<string, bool>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+			}
+			set
+			{
+				classValues = value;
+			}
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Synchronously executes the <see cref="T:Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.TagHelpers.TagHelper"/>
+		/// with the given <paramref name="context"/> and <paramref name="output"/>.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="context">Contains information associated with the current HTML tag.</param>
+		/// <param name="output">A stateful HTML element used to generate an HTML tag.</param>
+		public override void Process(TagHelperContext context, TagHelperOutput output)
+		{
+			var items = classValues.Where(e => e.Value).Select(e => e.Key).ToList();
+			if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(CssClass))
+				items.Insert(0, CssClass);
+
+			if (items.Any())
+			{
+				string classes = string.Join(" ", items.ToArray());
+				output.Attributes.Add("class", classes);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/TagHelpers/EmailTagHelper.cs b/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/TagHelpers/EmailTagHelper.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e8cac0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/TagHelpers/EmailTagHelper.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Html;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.TagHelpers
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// A tag helper to create a obfuscated email link.
+	/// </summary>
+	[HtmlTargetElement("email", TagStructure = TagStructure.WithoutEndTag)]
+	public class EmailTagHelper : TagHelper
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// The e-mail address.
+		/// </summary>
+		[HtmlAttributeName("asp-address")]
+		public string Address { get; set; }
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Processes the element.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="context">The tag helper context.</param>
+		/// <param name="output">The tag helper output.</param>
+		public override void Process(TagHelperContext context, TagHelperOutput output)
+		{
+			string base64 = Convert.ToBase64String(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes($"mailto:{Address}"));
+			string reversed = new(Address.Reverse().ToArray());
+
+			output.TagName = "a";
+			output.TagMode = TagMode.StartTagAndEndTag;
+			output.Attributes.SetAttribute("href", new HtmlString($"javascript:window.location.href=atob('{base64}')"));
+			output.Attributes.SetAttribute("style", "unicode-bidi: bidi-override; direction: rtl;");
+			output.Attributes.RemoveAll("asp-address");
+			output.Content.SetContent(reversed);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/TagHelpers/NumberInputTagHelper.cs b/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/TagHelpers/NumberInputTagHelper.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b2308a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/TagHelpers/NumberInputTagHelper.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+using System;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Linq;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.TagHelpers;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.TagHelpers
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Adds additional behavior to the modelbinding for numeric properties.
+	/// </summary>
+	[HtmlTargetElement("input", Attributes = "asp-for")]
+	public class NumberInputTagHelper : InputTagHelper
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="NumberInputTagHelper"/> class.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="generator">The HTML generator.</param>
+		public NumberInputTagHelper(IHtmlGenerator generator)
+			: base(generator)
+		{ }
+
+		/// <inheritdoc />
+		public override void Process(TagHelperContext context, TagHelperOutput output)
+		{
+			base.Process(context, output);
+
+			var types = new[] {
+				typeof(byte), typeof(sbyte),
+				typeof(ushort), typeof(short),
+				typeof(uint), typeof(int),
+				typeof(ulong), typeof(long),
+				typeof(float),
+				typeof(double),
+				typeof(decimal)
+			};
+
+			var typeAttributes = output.Attributes
+				.Where(a => a.Name == "type")
+				.ToList();
+			string typeAttributeValue = typeAttributes.First().Value as string;
+
+			Type modelType = For.ModelExplorer.ModelType;
+			Type nullableType = Nullable.GetUnderlyingType(modelType);
+
+			// the type itself or its nullable wrapper matching and
+			// the type attribute is number or there is only one type attribute
+			// IMPORTANT TO KNOW: if the type attribute is set in the view, there are two attributes with same value.
+			if ((types.Contains(modelType) || types.Contains(nullableType)) && (typeAttributeValue == "number" || typeAttributes.Count == 1))
+			{
+				var culture = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture;
+				string min = "";
+				string max = "";
+				string step = "";
+				string value = "";
+
+				if (modelType == typeof(byte) || nullableType == typeof(byte))
+				{
+					min = byte.MinValue.ToString(culture);
+					max = byte.MaxValue.ToString(culture);
+
+					if (For.Model != null)
+					{
+						byte val = (byte)For.Model;
+						value = value.ToString(culture);
+					}
+				}
+				else if (modelType == typeof(sbyte) || nullableType == typeof(sbyte))
+				{
+					min = sbyte.MinValue.ToString(culture);
+					max = sbyte.MaxValue.ToString(culture);
+
+					if (For.Model != null)
+					{
+						sbyte val = (sbyte)For.Model;
+						value = val.ToString(culture);
+					}
+				}
+				else if (modelType == typeof(ushort) || nullableType == typeof(ushort))
+				{
+					min = ushort.MinValue.ToString(culture);
+					max = ushort.MaxValue.ToString(culture);
+
+					if (For.Model != null)
+					{
+						ushort val = (ushort)For.Model;
+						value = val.ToString(culture);
+					}
+				}
+				else if (modelType == typeof(short) || nullableType == typeof(short))
+				{
+					min = short.MinValue.ToString(culture);
+					max = short.MaxValue.ToString(culture);
+
+					if (For.Model != null)
+					{
+						short val = (short)For.Model;
+						value = val.ToString(culture);
+					}
+				}
+				else if (modelType == typeof(uint) || nullableType == typeof(uint))
+				{
+					min = uint.MinValue.ToString(culture);
+					max = uint.MaxValue.ToString(culture);
+
+					if (For.Model != null)
+					{
+						uint val = (uint)For.Model;
+						value = val.ToString(culture);
+					}
+				}
+				else if (modelType == typeof(int) || nullableType == typeof(int))
+				{
+					min = int.MinValue.ToString(culture);
+					max = int.MaxValue.ToString(culture);
+
+					if (For.Model != null)
+					{
+						int val = (int)For.Model;
+						value = val.ToString(culture);
+					}
+				}
+				else if (modelType == typeof(ulong) || nullableType == typeof(ulong))
+				{
+					min = ulong.MinValue.ToString(culture);
+
+					if (For.Model != null)
+					{
+						ulong val = (ulong)For.Model;
+						value = val.ToString(culture);
+					}
+				}
+				else if (modelType == typeof(long) || nullableType == typeof(long))
+				{
+					if (For.Model != null)
+					{
+						long val = (long)For.Model;
+						value = val.ToString(culture);
+					}
+				}
+				else if (modelType == typeof(float) || nullableType == typeof(float))
+				{
+					step = "any";
+
+					if (For.Model != null)
+					{
+						float val = (float)For.Model;
+						value = val.ToString(culture);
+					}
+				}
+				else if (modelType == typeof(double) || nullableType == typeof(double))
+				{
+					step = "any";
+
+					if (For.Model != null)
+					{
+						double val = (double)For.Model;
+						value = val.ToString(culture);
+					}
+				}
+				else if (modelType == typeof(decimal) || nullableType == typeof(decimal))
+				{
+					step = "any";
+
+					if (For.Model != null)
+					{
+						decimal val = (decimal)For.Model;
+						value = val.ToString(culture);
+					}
+				}
+
+				output.Attributes.SetAttribute(new TagHelperAttribute("type", "number"));
+				output.Attributes.SetAttribute(new TagHelperAttribute("value", value));
+
+				if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(min) && !output.Attributes.ContainsName("min"))
+					output.Attributes.SetAttribute(new TagHelperAttribute("min", min));
+
+				if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(max) && !output.Attributes.ContainsName("max"))
+					output.Attributes.SetAttribute(new TagHelperAttribute("max", max));
+
+				if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(step) && !output.Attributes.ContainsName("step"))
+					output.Attributes.SetAttribute(new TagHelperAttribute("step", step));
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/Utilities/BackgroundServiceStarter.cs b/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/Utilities/BackgroundServiceStarter.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e3afeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/Utilities/BackgroundServiceStarter.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Wrapper class to start a background service.
+	/// </summary>
+	/// <typeparam name="TService">The service type.</typeparam>
+	public class BackgroundServiceStarter<TService> : IHostedService
+		where TService : class, IHostedService
+	{
+		private readonly TService service;
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Initializes an new instance of the <see cref="BackgroundServiceStarter{TService}"/> class.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="backgroundService">The service to work in background.</param>
+		public BackgroundServiceStarter(TService backgroundService)
+		{
+			service = backgroundService;
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Starts the service.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="cancellationToken"></param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+		{
+			return service.StartAsync(cancellationToken);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Stops the service.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="cancellationToken"></param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public Task StopAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+		{
+			return service.StopAsync(cancellationToken);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/Utilities/PasswordHelper.cs b/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/Utilities/PasswordHelper.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..618e392
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/Utilities/PasswordHelper.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Provides password hashing and verification methods.
+	/// </summary>
+	public static class PasswordHelper
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Hashes a password.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="plainPassword">The plain password.</param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public static string HashPassword(string plainPassword)
+		{
+			if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(plainPassword))
+				return plainPassword?.Trim();
+
+			var ph = new PasswordHasher<object>();
+			return ph.HashPassword(null, plainPassword.Trim());
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Verifies a password with a hashed version.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="plainPassword">The plain password.</param>
+		/// <param name="hashedPassword">The password hash.</param>
+		/// <param name="rehashNeeded">A value indicating whether the password needs a rehash.</param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public static bool VerifyPassword(string plainPassword, string hashedPassword, out bool rehashNeeded)
+		{
+			rehashNeeded = false;
+			if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(plainPassword) || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(hashedPassword))
+				return false;
+
+			var ph = new PasswordHasher<object>();
+			var result = ph.VerifyHashedPassword(null, hashedPassword, plainPassword);
+			switch (result)
+			{
+				case PasswordVerificationResult.Success:
+					return true;
+
+				case PasswordVerificationResult.SuccessRehashNeeded:
+					rehashNeeded = true;
+					return true;
+
+				case PasswordVerificationResult.Failed:
+				default:
+					return false;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore/AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore.csproj b/AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore/AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71cd629
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore/AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFrameworks>netcoreapp3.1;net5.0</TargetFrameworks>
+    <LangVersion>9.0</LangVersion>
+
+    <AssemblyName>AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore</AssemblyName>
+    <RootNamespace>AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore</RootNamespace>
+    <NrtRevisionFormat>{semvertag:master:+chash}{!:-dirty}</NrtRevisionFormat>
+
+    <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>true</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
+    <CopyRefAssembliesToPublishDirectory>false</CopyRefAssembliesToPublishDirectory>
+    <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
+    <BuildInParallel>false</BuildInParallel>
+
+    <GeneratePackageOnBuild>true</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
+    <IncludeSymbols>true</IncludeSymbols>
+    <SymbolPackageFormat>snupkg</SymbolPackageFormat>
+    <PackageId>AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore</PackageId>
+
+    <Product>AM.WD Common Library for EntityFramework Core</Product>
+    <Description>Library with classes and extensions used frequently on AM.WD projects.</Description>
+    <Company>AM.WD</Company>
+    <Authors>Andreas Müller</Authors>
+    <Copyright>© {copyright:2020-} AM.WD</Copyright>
+    <PackageLicenseExpression>MIT</PackageLicenseExpression>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'netcoreapp3.1'">
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="3.1.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Relational" Version="3.1.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="3.1.0" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net5.0'">
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="5.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Relational" Version="5.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="5.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Binder" Version="5.0.0" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Unclassified.NetRevisionTask" Version="0.4.1">
+      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
+    </PackageReference>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore/Attributes/DatabaseIndexAttribute.cs b/AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore/Attributes/DatabaseIndexAttribute.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..409e9e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore/Attributes/DatabaseIndexAttribute.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+using System;
+using AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore.Extensions;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+
+namespace AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore.Attributes
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Property attribute to create indices and unique constraints in the database.
+	/// </summary>
+	/// <remarks>
+	/// Requires <see cref="ModelBuilderExtensions.ApplyIndexAttributes(ModelBuilder)"/> to be called within <see cref="DbContext.OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder)"/>.
+	/// </remarks>
+	[AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Property, Inherited = false, AllowMultiple = false)]
+	public class DatabaseIndexAttribute : Attribute
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="DatabaseIndexAttribute"/> class.
+		/// </summary>
+		public DatabaseIndexAttribute()
+		{
+			Name = null;
+			IsUnique = false;
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets or sets a name.
+		/// </summary>
+		public string Name { get; set; }
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets or sets a value indicating whether it is a unique constraint.
+		/// </summary>
+		public bool IsUnique { get; set; }
+	}
+}
diff --git a/AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore/Exceptions/DatabaseProviderException.cs b/AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore/Exceptions/DatabaseProviderException.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e41dde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore/Exceptions/DatabaseProviderException.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+using System.Runtime.Serialization;
+
+namespace System
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// A DatabaseProvider specific exception.
+	/// </summary>
+	public class DatabaseProviderException : Exception
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="DatabaseProviderException"/> class.
+		/// </summary>
+		public DatabaseProviderException()
+			: base()
+		{ }
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="DatabaseProviderException"/> class
+		/// with a specified error message.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="message">The message that describes the error.</param>
+		public DatabaseProviderException(string message)
+			: base(message)
+		{ }
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="DatabaseProviderException"/> class
+		/// with a specified error message and a reference to the inner exception that is the cause of this exception.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="message">The error message that explains the reason for the exception.</param>
+		/// <param name="innerException">The exception that is the cause of the current exception, or a null reference if no inner exception is specified.</param>
+		public DatabaseProviderException(string message, Exception innerException)
+			: base(message, innerException)
+		{ }
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="DatabaseProviderException"/> class with serialized data.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="info">The <see cref="SerializationInfo"/> that holds the serialized object data about the exception being thrown.</param>
+		/// <param name="context">The <see cref="StreamingContext"/> that contains contextual information about the source or destination.</param>
+		/// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException">The info parameter is null.</exception>
+		/// <exception cref="SerializationException">The class name is null or <see cref="Exception.HResult"/> is zero (0).</exception>
+		protected DatabaseProviderException(SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext context)
+			: base(info, context)
+		{ }
+	}
+}
diff --git a/AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore/Extensions/DatabaseFacadeExtensions.cs b/AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore/Extensions/DatabaseFacadeExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6535c1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore/Extensions/DatabaseFacadeExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,277 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Data.Common;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Infrastructure;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Extensions for the <see cref="DatabaseFacade"/>.
+	/// </summary>
+	public static class DatabaseFacadeExtensions
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Applies migration files to the database.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="database">The database connection.</param>
+		/// <param name="optionsAction">An action to set additional options.</param>
+		/// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
+		/// <returns>true on success, otherwise false or an exception is thrown.</returns>
+		public static async Task<bool> ApplyMigrationsAsync(this DatabaseFacade database, Action<DatabaseMigrationOptions> optionsAction, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+		{
+			if (database == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(database));
+
+			var options = new DatabaseMigrationOptions();
+			optionsAction?.Invoke(options);
+
+			if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(options.MigrationsTableName))
+				throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(options.MigrationsTableName), $"The property {nameof(options.MigrationsTableName)} of the {nameof(options)} parameter is required.");
+
+			if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(options.Path))
+				throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(options.Path), $"The property {nameof(options.Path)} of the {nameof(options)} parameter is required.");
+
+			var connection = database.GetDbConnection();
+			try
+			{
+				await connection.OpenAsync(cancellationToken);
+				if (!await connection.CreateMigrationsTable(options, cancellationToken))
+					return false;
+
+				return await connection.Migrate(options, cancellationToken);
+			}
+			finally
+			{
+				connection.Close();
+			}
+		}
+
+		private static DatabaseProvider GetProviderType(this DbConnection connection)
+		{
+			string provider = connection.GetType().FullName;
+
+			if (provider.Contains("mysql", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+				return DatabaseProvider.MySQL;
+			if (provider.Contains("oracle", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+				return DatabaseProvider.Oracle;
+			if (provider.Contains("npgsql", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+				return DatabaseProvider.PostgreSQL;
+			if (provider.Contains("sqlite", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+				return DatabaseProvider.SQLite;
+			if (provider.Contains("sqlclient", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+				return DatabaseProvider.SQLServer;
+
+			throw new DatabaseProviderException($"The database provider '{provider}' is unknown");
+		}
+
+		private static async Task<bool> CreateMigrationsTable(this DbConnection connection, DatabaseMigrationOptions options, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+		{
+			try
+			{
+				using var command = connection.CreateCommand();
+
+#pragma warning disable CS8524 // missing default case
+				command.CommandText = connection.GetProviderType() switch
+#pragma warning restore CS8524 // missing default case
+				{
+					DatabaseProvider.MySQL => $@"CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `{options.MigrationsTableName}` (
+	`id` INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
+	`schema_file` VARCHAR(250) NOT NULL,
+	`installed_at` VARCHAR(16) NOT NULL,
+	PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
+);",
+					DatabaseProvider.Oracle => $@"DECLARE ncount NUMBER;
+BEGIN
+	SELECT count(*) INTO ncount FROM dba_tables WHERE table_name = '{options.MigrationsTableName}';
+	IF (ncount <= 0)
+	THEN
+		EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 'CREATE TABLE ""{options.MigrationsTableName}"" (
+	""id"" NUMBER GENERATED by default on null as IDENTITY,
+	""schema_file"" VARCHAR2(250) NOT NULL,
+	""installed_at"" VARCHAR2(16) NOT NULL,
+	PRIMARY KEY (""id""),
+	CONSTRAINT uq_schema_file UNIQUE (""schema_file"")
+)';
+	END IF;
+END;",
+					DatabaseProvider.PostgreSQL => $@"CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS ""{options.MigrationsTableName}"" (
+	""id"" SERIAL4 PRIMARY KEY,
+	""schema_file"" VARCHAR(250) NOT NULL,
+	""installed_at"" VARCHAR(16) NOT NULL,
+	CONSTRAINT ""uq_schema_file"" UNIQUE (""schema_file"")
+);",
+					DatabaseProvider.SQLite => $@"CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS ""{options.MigrationsTableName}"" (
+	""id"" INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+	""schema_file"" TEXT(250) NOT NULL,
+	""installed_at"" TEXT(16) NOT NULL,
+	CONSTRAINT ""uq_schema_file"" UNIQUE (""schema_file"")
+);",
+					DatabaseProvider.SQLServer => $@"IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM [sysobjects] WHERE [name] = '{options.MigrationsTableName}' AND [xtype] = 'U')
+BEGIN
+	CREATE TABLE [{options.MigrationsTableName}] (
+		[id] int IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
+		[schema_file] varchar(250) NOT NULL,
+		[installed_at] varchar(16) NOT NULL,
+		CONSTRAINT uq_schema_file UNIQUE (schema_file)
+	)
+END;"
+				};
+
+				await command.ExecuteNonQueryAsync(cancellationToken);
+				return true;
+			}
+			catch (Exception ex)
+			{
+				options.Logger?.LogCritical(ex, $"Creating migrations table '{options.MigrationsTableName}' failed: {ex.InnerException?.Message ?? ex.Message}");
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+
+		private static async Task<bool> Migrate(this DbConnection connection, DatabaseMigrationOptions options, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+		{
+			try
+			{
+				List<string> availableMigrationFiles;
+				if (options.SourceAssembly == null)
+				{
+					availableMigrationFiles = Directory.GetFiles(options.Path)
+						.Where(f => f.ToLower().StartsWith(options.Path.ToLower()))
+						.Where(f => f.ToLower().EndsWith(".sql"))
+						.ToList();
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					availableMigrationFiles = options.SourceAssembly
+						.GetManifestResourceNames()
+						.Where(f => f.ToLower().StartsWith(options.Path.ToLower()))
+						.Where(f => f.ToLower().EndsWith(".sql"))
+						.ToList();
+				}
+
+				if (!availableMigrationFiles.Any())
+					return true;
+
+				using var command = connection.CreateCommand();
+
+				var migratedFiles = new List<string>();
+				command.CommandText = connection.GetProviderType() switch
+				{
+					DatabaseProvider.MySQL => $"SELECT `schema_file` FROM `{options.MigrationsTableName}`;",
+					DatabaseProvider.SQLServer => $"SELECT [schema_file] FROM [{options.MigrationsTableName}];",
+					_ => $@"SELECT ""schema_file"" FROM ""{options.MigrationsTableName}"";",
+				};
+				using (var reader = await command.ExecuteReaderAsync(cancellationToken))
+				{
+					while (await reader.ReadAsync(cancellationToken))
+						migratedFiles.Add(reader.GetString(0));
+				}
+
+				int pathLength = options.Path.Length + 1;
+				foreach (string migrationFile in availableMigrationFiles)
+				{
+					// remove path including the separator
+					string fileName = migrationFile.Replace(options.Path, "")[1..];
+					using var transaction = await connection.BeginTransactionAsync(cancellationToken);
+					try
+					{
+						// max length in the database: 250 chars
+						string trimmedFileName = fileName;
+						if (trimmedFileName.Length > 250)
+							fileName = fileName.Substring(0, 250);
+
+						if (migratedFiles.Contains(trimmedFileName))
+						{
+							options.Logger?.LogDebug($"	Migrating file '{fileName}' done");
+							continue;
+						}
+
+						string sqlScript = null;
+						if (options.SourceAssembly == null)
+						{
+							sqlScript = await File.ReadAllTextAsync(migrationFile, cancellationToken);
+						}
+						else
+						{
+							using var stream = options.SourceAssembly.GetManifestResourceStream(migrationFile);
+							using var sr = new StreamReader(stream);
+							sqlScript = await sr.ReadToEndAsync();
+						}
+
+						if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(sqlScript))
+							continue;
+
+						options.Logger?.LogDebug($"	Migrating file '{fileName}' started");
+						command.Transaction = transaction;
+
+						await command.ExecuteScript(sqlScript, cancellationToken);
+
+						await transaction.CommitAsync(cancellationToken);
+						command.Transaction = null;
+						options.Logger?.LogDebug($"	Migrating file '{fileName}' successful");
+					}
+					catch (Exception ex)
+					{
+						await transaction.RollbackAsync(cancellationToken);
+						options.Logger?.LogError($"Migrating file '{fileName}' failed: {ex.InnerException?.Message ?? ex.Message}");
+						return false;
+					}
+				}
+
+				return true;
+			}
+			catch (Exception ex)
+			{
+				options.Logger?.LogCritical(ex, $"Migrating the database failed ({ex.GetType().Name}): {ex.InnerException?.Message ?? ex.Message}");
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+
+		private static async Task<int> ExecuteScript(this DbCommand command, string text, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+		{
+			if (command.Connection.GetProviderType() == DatabaseProvider.Oracle)
+			{
+				int affectedRows = 0;
+				// Split script by a single slash in a line
+				string[] parts = Regex.Split(text, @"\r?\n[ \t]*/[ \t]*\r?\n");
+				foreach (string part in parts)
+				{
+					// Make writable copy
+					string pt = part;
+
+					// Remove the trailing semicolon from commands where they're not supported
+					// (Oracle doesn't like semicolons. To keep the semicolon, it must be directly
+					// preceeded by "end".)
+					pt = Regex.Replace(pt.TrimEnd(), @"(?<!end);$", "", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.CultureInvariant);
+
+					// Execute all non-empty parts as individual commands
+					if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(pt))
+					{
+						command.CommandText = pt;
+						affectedRows += await command.ExecuteNonQueryAsync(cancellationToken);
+					}
+				}
+				return affectedRows;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				command.CommandText = text;
+				return await command.ExecuteNonQueryAsync(cancellationToken);
+			}
+		}
+
+		private enum DatabaseProvider
+		{
+			MySQL = 1,
+			Oracle = 2,
+			PostgreSQL = 3,
+			SQLite = 4,
+			SQLServer = 5
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore/Extensions/DbContextOptionsBuilderExtensions.cs b/AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore/Extensions/DbContextOptionsBuilderExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c7f13b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore/Extensions/DbContextOptionsBuilderExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Reflection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+
+namespace Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Extends the <see cref="DbContextOptionsBuilder"/> to use a configurable database provider.
+	/// </summary>
+	public static class DbContextOptionsBuilderExtensions
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Adds the supported database provider to the context.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <remarks>
+		/// The configuration provided requires the following entries:
+		/// <list type="bullet">
+		/// <item><strong>Provider</strong>: MySQL | Oracle | PostgreSQL | SQLite | SQLServer</item>
+		/// <item><strong>Host</strong>: hostname or IP address</item>
+		/// <item><strong>Port</strong>: port number</item>
+		/// <item><strong>Name</strong>: database name</item>
+		/// <item><strong>Schema</strong>: schema or search path (e.g. PostgreSQL: public)</item>
+		/// <item><strong>Username</strong>: username credential on the database</item>
+		/// <item><strong>Password</strong>: password credential on the database</item>
+		/// <item><strong>File</strong>: file name / path (for SQLite)</item>
+		/// </list>
+		/// </remarks>
+		/// <param name="optionsBuilder">The options builder.</param>
+		/// <param name="configuration">The application configuration section for the database.</param>
+		/// <param name="optionsAction">An optional action to set additional options.</param>
+		/// <returns>The <see cref="DbContextOptionsBuilder"/> with applied settings.</returns>
+		public static DbContextOptionsBuilder UseDatabaseProvider(this DbContextOptionsBuilder optionsBuilder, IConfiguration configuration, Action<DatabaseProviderOptions> optionsAction = null)
+		{
+			if (optionsBuilder == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(optionsBuilder));
+
+			if (configuration == null)
+				throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(configuration));
+
+			var options = new DatabaseProviderOptions();
+			optionsAction?.Invoke(options);
+
+			string connectionString = GetConnectionString(configuration, options);
+			string provider = configuration.GetValue<string>("provider")?.ToLower();
+
+			var builderType = GetBuilderType(configuration);
+			var extensionType = GetExtensionType(configuration);
+			var actionType = typeof(Action<>).MakeGenericType(builderType);
+
+			object serverVersion = null;
+			MethodInfo methodInfo;
+			switch (provider)
+			{
+				case "mysql":
+					methodInfo = extensionType.GetMethod("UseMySql", new Type[] { typeof(DbContextOptionsBuilder), typeof(string), actionType });
+					if (methodInfo == null)
+						methodInfo = extensionType.GetMethod("UseMySQL", new Type[] { typeof(DbContextOptionsBuilder), typeof(string), actionType });
+					if (methodInfo == null)   // Pomelo MySQL v5
+					{
+						var serverVersionType = Type.GetType("Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.ServerVersion, Pomelo.EntityFrameworkCore.MySql");
+						var autoDetectMethodInfo = serverVersionType.GetMethod("AutoDetect", new Type[] { typeof(string) });
+						methodInfo = extensionType.GetMethod("UseMySql", new Type[] { typeof(DbContextOptionsBuilder), typeof(string), serverVersionType, actionType });
+						serverVersion = autoDetectMethodInfo.Invoke(null, new object[] { connectionString });
+					}
+					break;
+				case "oracle":
+					methodInfo = extensionType.GetMethod("UseOracle", new Type[] { typeof(DbContextOptionsBuilder), typeof(string), actionType });
+					break;
+				case "postgres":
+				case "postgresql":
+					methodInfo = extensionType.GetMethod("UseNpgsql", new Type[] { typeof(DbContextOptionsBuilder), typeof(string), actionType });
+					break;
+				case "sqlite":
+					methodInfo = extensionType.GetMethod("UseSqlite", new Type[] { typeof(DbContextOptionsBuilder), typeof(string), actionType });
+					break;
+				case "sqlserver":
+				case "mssql":
+					methodInfo = extensionType.GetMethod("UseSqlServer", new Type[] { typeof(DbContextOptionsBuilder), typeof(string), actionType });
+					break;
+				default:
+					throw new DatabaseProviderException($"Unknown database provider: {provider}");
+			}
+
+			if (serverVersion == null)
+			{
+				methodInfo?.Invoke(null, new object[] { optionsBuilder, connectionString, null });
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				methodInfo?.Invoke(null, new object[] { optionsBuilder, connectionString, serverVersion, null });
+			}
+
+			return optionsBuilder;
+		}
+
+		private static Type GetBuilderType(IConfiguration configuration)
+		{
+			string provider = configuration.GetValue<string>("provider")?.ToLower();
+			Type builderType;
+			switch (provider)
+			{
+				case "mysql":
+					builderType = Type.GetType("Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Infrastructure.MySqlDbContextOptionsBuilder, Pomelo.EntityFrameworkCore.MySql");
+					if (builderType == null)
+						builderType = Type.GetType("MySql.Data.EntityFrameworkCore.Infrastructure.MySQLDbContextOptionsBuilder, MySql.Data.EntityFrameworkCore");
+					break;
+				case "oracle":
+					builderType = Type.GetType("Oracle.EntityFrameworkCore.Infrastructure.OracleDbContextOptionsBuilder, Oracle.EntityFrameworkCore");
+					break;
+				case "postgres":
+				case "postgresql":
+					builderType = Type.GetType("Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL.Infrastructure.NpgsqlDbContextOptionsBuilder, Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL");
+					break;
+				case "sqlite":
+					builderType = Type.GetType("Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Infrastructure.SqliteDbContextOptionsBuilder, Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite");
+					break;
+				case "sqlserver":
+				case "mssql":
+					builderType = Type.GetType("Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Infrastructure.SqlServerDbContextOptionsBuilder, Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer");
+					break;
+				default:
+					throw new ArgumentException($"Unknown database provider: {provider}");
+			}
+			return builderType;
+		}
+
+		private static Type GetExtensionType(IConfiguration configuration)
+		{
+			string provider = configuration.GetValue<string>("provider")?.ToLower();
+			Type extensionType;
+			switch (provider)
+			{
+				case "mysql":
+					extensionType = Type.GetType("Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.MySqlDbContextOptionsBuilderExtensions, Pomelo.EntityFrameworkCore.MySql");
+					if (extensionType == null)
+						extensionType = Type.GetType("Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.MySQLDbContextOptionsBuilderExtensions, MySql.Data.EntityFrameworkCore");
+					break;
+				case "oracle":
+					extensionType = Type.GetType("Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.OracleDbContextOptionsBuilderExtensions, Oracle.EntityFrameworkCore");
+					break;
+				case "postgres":
+				case "postgresql":
+					extensionType = Type.GetType("Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.NpgsqlDbContextOptionsBuilderExtensions, Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL");
+					break;
+				case "sqlite":
+					extensionType = Type.GetType("Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqliteDbContextOptionsBuilderExtensions, Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite");
+					break;
+				case "sqlserver":
+				case "mssql":
+					extensionType = Type.GetType("Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServerDbContextOptionsExtensions, Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer");
+					break;
+				default:
+					throw new ArgumentException($"Unknown database provider: {provider}");
+			}
+			return extensionType;
+		}
+
+		private static string GetConnectionString(IConfiguration configuration, DatabaseProviderOptions options)
+		{
+			var cs = new List<string>();
+			string provider = configuration.GetValue<string>("provider")?.ToLower();
+			switch (provider)
+			{
+				case "mysql":
+					cs.Add($"Server={configuration.GetValue<string>("Host")}");
+					cs.Add($"Port={configuration.GetValue("Port", 3306)}");
+					cs.Add($"Database={configuration.GetValue<string>("Name")}");
+					cs.Add($"Uid={configuration.GetValue<string>("Username")}");
+					cs.Add($"Password={configuration.GetValue<string>("Password")}");
+					cs.Add($"Connection Timeout=15");
+					break;
+				case "oracle":
+					cs.Add($"Data Source=(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST={configuration.GetValue<string>("Host")})(PORT={configuration.GetValue("Port", 1521)}))(CONNECT_DATA=(SERVICE_NAME={configuration.GetValue<string>("Name")})))");
+					cs.Add($"User Id={configuration.GetValue<string>("Username")}");
+					cs.Add($"Password={configuration.GetValue<string>("Password")}");
+					cs.Add($"Connection Timeout=15");
+					break;
+				case "postgres":
+				case "postgresql":
+					cs.Add($"Server={configuration.GetValue<string>("Host")}");
+					cs.Add($"Port={configuration.GetValue("Port", 5432)}");
+					cs.Add($"Database={configuration.GetValue<string>("Name")}");
+					cs.Add($"Search Path={configuration.GetValue("Schema", "public")}");
+					cs.Add($"User Id={configuration.GetValue<string>("Username")}");
+					cs.Add($"Password={configuration.GetValue<string>("Password")}");
+					cs.Add($"Timeout=15");
+					break;
+				case "sqlite":
+					string path = configuration.GetValue<string>("File");
+					if (!Path.IsPathRooted(path))
+					{
+						if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(options.AbsoluteBasePath))
+							options.AbsoluteBasePath = Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location);
+
+						path = Path.Combine(options.AbsoluteBasePath, path);
+					}
+					cs.Add($"Data Source={path}");
+					cs.Add("Foreign Keys=True");
+					break;
+				case "sqlserver":
+				case "mssql":
+					cs.Add($"Server={configuration.GetValue<string>("Host")},{configuration.GetValue("Port", 1433)}");
+					cs.Add($"Database={configuration.GetValue<string>("Name")}");
+					if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(configuration.GetValue<string>("Username")))
+					{
+						cs.Add($"User Id={configuration.GetValue<string>("Username")}");
+						cs.Add($"Password={configuration.GetValue<string>("Password")}");
+						cs.Add("Integrated Security=False");
+					}
+					else
+					{
+						cs.Add("Integrated Security=True");
+					}
+					cs.Add("Connect Timeout=15");
+					break;
+				default:
+					throw new DatabaseProviderException($"Unknown database provider: {provider}");
+			}
+			return string.Join(";", cs);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore/Extensions/ModelBuilderExtensions.cs b/AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore/Extensions/ModelBuilderExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8b80a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore/Extensions/ModelBuilderExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Schema;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Text;
+using AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore.Attributes;
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
+#if NET5_0_OR_GREATER
+using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Metadata;
+#endif
+
+namespace AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore.Extensions
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Extensions for the <see cref="ModelBuilder"/> of entity framework core.
+	/// </summary>
+	public static class ModelBuilderExtensions
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Applies indices and unique constraints to the properties.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="builder">The database model builder.</param>
+		/// <returns>A reference to this instance after the operation has completed.</returns>
+		[System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Style", "IDE0019", Justification = "No pattern comparison in this case due to readability.")]
+		public static ModelBuilder ApplyIndexAttributes(this ModelBuilder builder)
+		{
+			foreach (var entityType in builder.Model.GetEntityTypes())
+			{
+				foreach (var property in entityType.GetProperties())
+				{
+					var indexAttribute = entityType.ClrType
+						.GetProperty(property.Name)
+						?.GetCustomAttribute(typeof(DatabaseIndexAttribute), false) as DatabaseIndexAttribute;
+					if (indexAttribute != null)
+					{
+						var index = entityType.AddIndex(property);
+						index.IsUnique = indexAttribute.IsUnique;
+
+						if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(indexAttribute.Name))
+						{
+#if NET5_0_OR_GREATER
+							index.SetDatabaseName(indexAttribute.Name.Trim());
+#else
+							index.SetName(indexAttribute.Name.Trim());
+#endif
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			return builder;
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Converts all table and column names to snake_case_names.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="builder">The database model builder.</param>
+		/// <returns>A reference to this instance after the operation has completed.</returns>
+		public static ModelBuilder ApplySnakeCase(this ModelBuilder builder)
+		{
+			foreach (var entityType in builder.Model.GetEntityTypes())
+			{
+				// skip conversion when table name is explicitly set
+				if ((entityType.ClrType.GetCustomAttribute(typeof(TableAttribute), false) as TableAttribute) == null)
+				{
+#if NET5_0_OR_GREATER
+					entityType.SetTableName(ConvertToSnakeCase(entityType.GetTableName()));
+#else
+					entityType.SetTableName(ConvertToSnakeCase(entityType.GetTableName()));
+#endif
+				}
+
+#if NET5_0_OR_GREATER
+				var identifier = StoreObjectIdentifier.Table(entityType.GetTableName(), entityType.GetSchema());
+#endif
+				foreach (var property in entityType.GetProperties())
+				{
+					// skip conversion when column name is explicitly set
+					if ((entityType.ClrType.GetProperty(property.Name)?.GetCustomAttribute(typeof(ColumnAttribute), false) as ColumnAttribute) == null)
+					{
+#if NET5_0_OR_GREATER
+						property.SetColumnName(ConvertToSnakeCase(property.GetColumnName(identifier)));
+#else
+						property.SetColumnName(ConvertToSnakeCase(property.GetColumnName()));
+#endif
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			return builder;
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Converts a string to its snake_case equivalent.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <remarks>
+		/// Code borrowed from Npgsql.NameTranslation.NpgsqlSnakeCaseNameTranslator.
+		/// See https://github.com/npgsql/npgsql/blob/f2b2c98f45df6d2a78eec00ae867f18944d717ca/src/Npgsql/NameTranslation/NpgsqlSnakeCaseNameTranslator.cs#L76-L136.
+		/// </remarks>
+		/// <param name="value">The value to convert.</param>
+		private static string ConvertToSnakeCase(string value)
+		{
+			var sb = new StringBuilder();
+			var state = SnakeCaseState.Start;
+
+			for (int i = 0; i < value.Length; i++)
+			{
+				if (value[i] == ' ')
+				{
+					if (state != SnakeCaseState.Start)
+						state = SnakeCaseState.NewWord;
+				}
+				else if (char.IsUpper(value[i]))
+				{
+					switch (state)
+					{
+						case SnakeCaseState.Upper:
+							bool hasNext = (i + 1 < value.Length);
+							if (i > 0 && hasNext)
+							{
+								char nextChar = value[i + 1];
+								if (!char.IsUpper(nextChar) && nextChar != '_')
+								{
+									sb.Append('_');
+								}
+							}
+							break;
+
+						case SnakeCaseState.Lower:
+						case SnakeCaseState.NewWord:
+							sb.Append('_');
+							break;
+					}
+
+					sb.Append(char.ToLowerInvariant(value[i]));
+					state = SnakeCaseState.Upper;
+				}
+				else if (value[i] == '_')
+				{
+					sb.Append('_');
+					state = SnakeCaseState.Start;
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					if (state == SnakeCaseState.NewWord)
+						sb.Append('_');
+
+					sb.Append(value[i]);
+					state = SnakeCaseState.Lower;
+				}
+			}
+
+			return sb.ToString();
+		}
+
+		private enum SnakeCaseState
+		{
+			Start,
+			Lower,
+			Upper,
+			NewWord
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore/Utilities/DatabaseMigrationOptions.cs b/AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore/Utilities/DatabaseMigrationOptions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32a44b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore/Utilities/DatabaseMigrationOptions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+using System.Reflection;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+
+namespace Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Options for the database migration.
+	/// </summary>
+	public class DatabaseMigrationOptions
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets or sets a logger of the type <see cref="ILogger"/>.
+		/// </summary>
+		public ILogger Logger { get; set; }
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets or sets the migrations table name.
+		/// </summary>
+		public string MigrationsTableName { get; set; } = "__migrations";
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets or sets the absolute path to the migration files.
+		/// </summary>
+		public string Path { get; set; }
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets or sets the source assembly for embedded files.
+		/// </summary>
+		public Assembly SourceAssembly { get; set; }
+	}
+}
diff --git a/AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore/Utilities/DatabaseProviderOptions.cs b/AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore/Utilities/DatabaseProviderOptions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c36c22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore/Utilities/DatabaseProviderOptions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+namespace Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Options for the database provider.
+	/// </summary>
+	public class DatabaseProviderOptions
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets or sets the absolute path to the database directory.
+		/// </summary>
+		public string AbsoluteBasePath { get; set; }
+	}
+}
diff --git a/AMWD.Common/AMWD.Common.csproj b/AMWD.Common/AMWD.Common.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe68e1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AMWD.Common/AMWD.Common.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <TargetFramework>netstandard2.0</TargetFramework>
+    <LangVersion>9.0</LangVersion>
+
+    <AssemblyName>AMWD.Common</AssemblyName>
+    <RootNamespace>AMWD.Common</RootNamespace>
+    <NrtRevisionFormat>{semvertag:master:+chash}{!:-dirty}</NrtRevisionFormat>
+
+    <AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>true</AppendTargetFrameworkToOutputPath>
+    <CopyRefAssembliesToPublishDirectory>false</CopyRefAssembliesToPublishDirectory>
+    <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
+    <BuildInParallel>false</BuildInParallel>
+    
+    <GeneratePackageOnBuild>true</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
+    <IncludeSymbols>true</IncludeSymbols>
+    <SymbolPackageFormat>snupkg</SymbolPackageFormat>
+    <PackageId>AMWD.Common</PackageId>
+    
+    <Product>AM.WD Common Library</Product>
+    <Description>Library with classes and extensions used frequently on AM.WD projects.</Description>
+    <Company>AM.WD</Company>
+    <Authors>Andreas Müller</Authors>
+    <Copyright>© {copyright:2020-} AM.WD</Copyright>
+    <PackageLicenseExpression>MIT</PackageLicenseExpression>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="10.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Unclassified.DeepConvert" Version="1.3.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Unclassified.NetRevisionTask" Version="0.4.1">
+      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
+    </PackageReference>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/AMWD.Common/Extensions/CryptographyHelperExtensions.cs b/AMWD.Common/Extensions/CryptographyHelperExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a8ec49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AMWD.Common/Extensions/CryptographyHelperExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+namespace System.Security.Cryptography
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Provides extension methods for the <see cref="CryptographyHelper"/> class.
+	/// </summary>
+	public static class CryptographyHelperExtensions
+	{
+		#region Hashing
+
+		#region MD5
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Computes a hash value from a string using the MD5 algorithm.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="str">The string to hash, using UTF-8 encoding.</param>
+		/// <returns>The MD5 hash value, in hexadecimal notation.</returns>
+		public static string Md5(this string str) => CryptographyHelper.Md5(str);
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Computes a hash from a byte array value using the MD5 algorithm.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="bytes">The byte array.</param>
+		/// <returns>The MD5 hash value, in hexadecimal notation.</returns>
+		public static string Md5(this byte[] bytes) => CryptographyHelper.Md5(bytes);
+
+		#endregion MD5
+
+		#region SHA-1
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Computes a hash value from a string using the SHA-1 algorithm.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="str">The string to hash, using UTF-8 encoding.</param>
+		/// <returns>The SHA-1 hash value, in hexadecimal notation.</returns>
+		public static string Sha1(this string str) => CryptographyHelper.Sha1(str);
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Computes a hash from a byte array value using the SHA-1 algorithm.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="bytes">The byte array.</param>
+		/// <returns>The SHA-1 hash value, in hexadecimal notation.</returns>
+		public static string Sha1(this byte[] bytes) => CryptographyHelper.Sha1(bytes);
+
+		#endregion SHA-1
+
+		#region SHA-256
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Computes a hash value from a string using the SHA-256 algorithm.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="str">The string to hash, using UTF-8 encoding.</param>
+		/// <returns>The SHA-256 hash value, in hexadecimal notation.</returns>
+		public static string Sha256(string str) => CryptographyHelper.Sha256(str);
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Computes a hash from a byte array value using the SHA-256 algorithm.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="bytes">The byte array.</param>
+		/// <returns>The SHA-256 hash value, in hexadecimal notation.</returns>
+		public static string Sha256(byte[] bytes) => CryptographyHelper.Sha256(bytes);
+
+		#endregion SHA-256
+
+		#region SHA-512
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Computes a hash value from a string using the SHA-512 algorithm.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="str">The string to hash, using UTF-8 encoding.</param>
+		/// <returns>The SHA-512 hash value, in hexadecimal notation.</returns>
+		public static string Sha512(this string str) => CryptographyHelper.Sha512(str);
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Computes a hash from a byte array value using the SHA-512 algorithm.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="bytes">The byte array.</param>
+		/// <returns>The SHA-512 hash value, in hexadecimal notation.</returns>
+		public static string Sha512(this byte[] bytes) => CryptographyHelper.Sha512(bytes);
+
+		#endregion SHA-512
+
+		#endregion Hashing
+	}
+}
diff --git a/AMWD.Common/Extensions/DateTimeExtensions.cs b/AMWD.Common/Extensions/DateTimeExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f229d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AMWD.Common/Extensions/DateTimeExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace System
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Provides extension methods for date and time manipulation.
+	/// </summary>
+	public static class DateTimeExtensions
+	{
+		#region Kind
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Specifies the <see cref="DateTime.Kind"/> as UTC.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="dt">The <see cref="DateTime"/> instance.</param>
+		/// <returns>A <see cref="DateTime"/> with correct <see cref="DateTime.Kind"/>.</returns>
+		public static DateTime AsUtc(this DateTime dt)
+		{
+			return dt.Kind switch
+			{
+				DateTimeKind.Local => dt.ToUniversalTime(),
+				DateTimeKind.Utc => dt,
+				_ => DateTime.SpecifyKind(dt, DateTimeKind.Utc),
+			};
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Specifies the <see cref="DateTime.Kind"/> as local time.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="dt">The <see cref="DateTime"/> instance.</param>
+		/// <returns>A <see cref="DateTime"/> with correct <see cref="DateTime.Kind"/>.</returns>
+		public static DateTime AsLocal(this DateTime dt)
+		{
+			return dt.Kind switch
+			{
+				DateTimeKind.Local => dt,
+				DateTimeKind.Utc => dt.ToLocalTime(),
+				_ => DateTime.SpecifyKind(dt, DateTimeKind.Local),
+			};
+		}
+
+		#endregion Kind
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Aligns the <see cref="TimeSpan"/> to the clock.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="timeSpan">The timespan to align.</param>
+		/// <param name="offset">A specific offset to the timespan.</param>
+		/// <returns>The timespan until the aligned time.</returns>
+		public static TimeSpan GetAlignedInterval(this TimeSpan timeSpan, TimeSpan offset = default)
+		{
+			var now = DateTime.UtcNow;
+			var nextTime = new DateTime(now.Ticks / timeSpan.Ticks * timeSpan.Ticks) + offset;
+
+			if (nextTime <= now)
+				nextTime += timeSpan;
+
+			return nextTime - now;
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Prints the timespan as shortended string.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="timeSpan">The timespan</param>
+		/// <param name="withMilliseconds">A value indicating whether to show milliseconds.</param>
+		/// <returns>The timespan as string.</returns>
+		public static string ToShortString(this TimeSpan timeSpan, bool withMilliseconds = false)
+		{
+			var sb = new StringBuilder();
+
+			if (timeSpan.TotalDays >= 1)
+				sb.Append(timeSpan.Days).Append("d ");
+
+			if (timeSpan.TotalHours >= 1)
+				sb.Append(timeSpan.Hours).Append("h ");
+
+			if (timeSpan.TotalMinutes >= 1)
+				sb.Append(timeSpan.Minutes).Append("m ");
+
+			sb.Append(timeSpan.Seconds).Append("s ");
+
+			if (withMilliseconds)
+				sb.Append(timeSpan.Milliseconds).Append("ms");
+
+			return sb.ToString().Trim();
+		}
+
+		#region Round DateTime
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Rounds the <see cref="DateTime"/> to full seconds.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="dt">The time value to round.</param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+
+		public static DateTime RoundToSecond(this DateTime dt)
+		{
+			return new DateTime(RoundTicks(dt.Ticks, TimeSpan.TicksPerSecond), dt.Kind);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Rounds the <see cref="DateTime"/> to full minutes.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="dt">The time value to round.</param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public static DateTime RoundToMinute(this DateTime dt)
+		{
+			return new DateTime(RoundTicks(dt.Ticks, TimeSpan.TicksPerMinute), dt.Kind);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Rounds the <see cref="DateTime"/> to full hours.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="dt">The time value to round.</param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public static DateTime RoundToHour(this DateTime dt)
+		{
+			return new DateTime(RoundTicks(dt.Ticks, TimeSpan.TicksPerHour), dt.Kind);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Rounds the <see cref="DateTime"/> to full days.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="dt">The time value to round.</param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public static DateTime RoundToDay(this DateTime dt)
+		{
+			return new DateTime(RoundTicks(dt.Ticks, TimeSpan.TicksPerDay), dt.Kind);
+		}
+
+		#endregion Round DateTime
+
+		#region Round TimeSpan
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Rounds the <see cref="TimeSpan"/> to full seconds.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="timeSpan">The time value to round.</param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public static TimeSpan RoundToSecond(this TimeSpan timeSpan)
+		{
+			return new TimeSpan(RoundTicks(timeSpan.Ticks, TimeSpan.TicksPerSecond));
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Rounds the <see cref="TimeSpan"/> to full minutes.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="timeSpan">The time value to round.</param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public static TimeSpan RoundToMinute(this TimeSpan timeSpan)
+		{
+			return new TimeSpan(RoundTicks(timeSpan.Ticks, TimeSpan.TicksPerMinute));
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Rounds the <see cref="TimeSpan"/> to full hours.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="timeSpan">The time value to round.</param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public static TimeSpan RoundToHour(this TimeSpan timeSpan)
+		{
+			return new TimeSpan(RoundTicks(timeSpan.Ticks, TimeSpan.TicksPerHour));
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Rounds the <see cref="TimeSpan"/> to full days.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="timeSpan">The time value to round.</param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public static TimeSpan RoundToDay(this TimeSpan timeSpan)
+		{
+			return new TimeSpan(RoundTicks(timeSpan.Ticks, TimeSpan.TicksPerDay));
+		}
+
+		#endregion Round TimeSpan
+
+		private static long RoundTicks(long ticks, long value)
+		{
+			return (ticks + value / 2) / value * value;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/AMWD.Common/Extensions/EnumExtensions.cs b/AMWD.Common/Extensions/EnumExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a5cece
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AMWD.Common/Extensions/EnumExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Linq;
+
+namespace System
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Extend the enum values by attribute driven methods.
+	/// </summary>
+	public static class EnumExtensions
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Returns a list of specific attribute type from a enum-value.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <typeparam name="TAttribute">The attribute type.</typeparam>
+		/// <param name="value">The enum value.</param>
+		/// <returns>The attributes or null.</returns>
+		public static IEnumerable<TAttribute> GetAttributes<TAttribute>(this Enum value)
+		{
+			var fieldInfo = value.GetType().GetField(value.ToString());
+			if (fieldInfo == null)
+				return Array.Empty<TAttribute>();
+
+			return fieldInfo.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(TAttribute), inherit: false).Cast<TAttribute>();
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Returns a specific attribute from a enum-value.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <typeparam name="TAttribute">The attribute type.</typeparam>
+		/// <param name="value">The enum value.</param>
+		/// <returns>The attribute or null.</returns>
+		public static TAttribute GetAttribute<TAttribute>(this Enum value)
+			=> value.GetAttributes<TAttribute>().FirstOrDefault();
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Returns the description from <see cref="DescriptionAttribute"/>.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="value">The enum value.</param>
+		/// <returns>The description or the string representation of the value.</returns>
+		public static string GetDescription(this Enum value)
+			=> value.GetAttribute<DescriptionAttribute>()?.Description ?? value.ToString();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/AMWD.Common/Extensions/ExceptionExtensions.cs b/AMWD.Common/Extensions/ExceptionExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1a0aa3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AMWD.Common/Extensions/ExceptionExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+using System.Linq;
+
+namespace System
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Provides extension methods for exceptions.
+	/// </summary>
+	public static class ExceptionExtensions
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Returns the message of the inner exception if exists otherwise the message of the exception itself.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="exception">The exception.</param>
+		/// <returns>The message of the inner exception or the exception itself.</returns>
+		public static string GetMessage(this Exception exception)
+			=> exception.InnerException?.Message ?? exception.Message;
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Returns the message of the exception and its inner exceptions.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="exception">The exception.</param>
+		/// <returns>The message of the <paramref name="exception"/> and all its inner exceptions.</returns>
+		public static string GetRecursiveMessage(this Exception exception)
+		{
+			if (exception is AggregateException aggregateEx)
+			{
+				return aggregateEx.InnerExceptions
+					.Take(3)
+					.Select(ex => ex.GetRecursiveMessage())
+					.Aggregate((a, b) => a + " " + b);
+			}
+			if (exception.InnerException != null)
+			{
+				string message = exception.Message;
+				message = message.ReplaceEnd(" See the inner exception for details.", "");
+				return message + " " + exception.InnerException.GetRecursiveMessage();
+			}
+			return exception.Message;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/AMWD.Common/Extensions/JsonExtensions.cs b/AMWD.Common/Extensions/JsonExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80fcc8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AMWD.Common/Extensions/JsonExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Text;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization;
+using Unclassified.Util;
+
+namespace Newtonsoft.Json
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Provides extension methods to serialize and deserialize JSON values to/from objects using
+	/// common naming conventions.
+	/// </summary>
+	public static class JsonExtensions
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Common JSON serializer settings.
+		/// </summary>
+		private static readonly JsonSerializerSettings jsonSerializerSettings = new()
+		{
+			ContractResolver = new CamelCasePropertyNamesContractResolver()
+		};
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Populates an instance with values deserialized from a JSON string.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <typeparam name="T">The type of the instance to populate.</typeparam>
+		/// <param name="target">The instance to populate.</param>
+		/// <param name="json">The JSON string to read the values from.</param>
+		public static void DeserializeJson<T>(this T target, string json)
+		{
+			if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(json))
+				JsonConvert.PopulateObject(json, target, jsonSerializerSettings);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Serializes an instance to a JSON string.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <typeparam name="T">The type of the instance to serialize.</typeparam>
+		/// <param name="source">The instance to serialize.</param>
+		/// <param name="indented">Indicates whether the JSON string is indented to make it better readable.</param>
+		/// <param name="useSingleQuotes">Indicates whether the JSON string uses single quotes instead of double quotes.</param>
+		/// <param name="useCamelCase">Indicates whether the camelCase conversion should be used.</param>
+		/// <param name="includeType">Indicates whether to include the instance type of <paramref name="source"/> if it is not <typeparamref name="T"/>.</param>
+		/// <returns>The JSON-serialized string.</returns>
+		public static string SerializeJson<T>(this T source, bool indented = false, bool useSingleQuotes = false, bool useCamelCase = true, bool includeType = false)
+		{
+			var sb = new StringBuilder();
+			using (var sw = new StringWriter(sb))
+			using (var jw = new JsonTextWriter(sw))
+			{
+				if (useSingleQuotes)
+					jw.QuoteChar = '\'';
+
+				jw.Formatting = indented ? Formatting.Indented : Formatting.None;
+				var serializer = useCamelCase ? JsonSerializer.Create(jsonSerializerSettings) : JsonSerializer.CreateDefault();
+
+				serializer.Error += (s, a) =>
+				{
+					a.ErrorContext.Handled = true;
+				};
+
+				if (includeType)
+					serializer.TypeNameHandling = TypeNameHandling.Auto;
+
+				serializer.Serialize(jw, source, typeof(T));
+			}
+			return sb.ToString().Trim();
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Deserializes a JSON string into a new instance.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <typeparam name="T">The type of the instance to deserialize.</typeparam>
+		/// <param name="json">The JSON string to read the values from.</param>
+		/// <returns>A new instance of <typeparamref name="T"/> with the deserialized values.</returns>
+		public static T DeserializeJson<T>(this string json)
+		{
+			if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(json))
+				return JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<T>(json, jsonSerializerSettings);
+
+			return default;
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Converts an object into a JObject using the custom serializer settings.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="obj">The object to convert.</param>
+		/// <returns>A JObject representing the <paramref name="obj"/>.</returns>
+		public static JObject ConvertToJObject(this object obj)
+		{
+			if (obj == null)
+				return null;
+
+			var serializer = JsonSerializer.Create(jsonSerializerSettings);
+			return JObject.FromObject(obj, serializer);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Converts an enumerable into a JArray using the custom serializer settings.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="array">The enumerable to convert.</param>
+		/// <returns>A JArray representing the <paramref name="array"/>.</returns>
+		public static JArray ConvertToJArray(this IEnumerable array)
+		{
+			if (array == null)
+				return null;
+
+			var serializer = JsonSerializer.Create(jsonSerializerSettings);
+			return JArray.FromObject(array, serializer);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets a value from the object using multiple levels.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <typeparam name="T">The type to convert the data to.</typeparam>
+		/// <param name="jObj">The object.</param>
+		/// <param name="key">The key to the value.</param>
+		/// <param name="defaultValue">The default value when the key was not found.</param>
+		/// <param name="keySplit">The character to split the key in levels (default: colon).</param>
+		/// <returns>The converted value.</returns>
+		public static T GetValue<T>(this JObject jObj, string key, T defaultValue, char keySplit = ':')
+		{
+			if (jObj == null)
+				return defaultValue;
+
+			string[] levels = key.Split(keySplit);
+			JToken lvlObj = jObj;
+			foreach (string level in levels)
+			{
+				if (lvlObj == null)
+					return defaultValue;
+
+				lvlObj = lvlObj[level];
+			}
+
+			if (lvlObj == null)
+				return defaultValue;
+
+			if (typeof(T) == typeof(string))
+				return (T)Convert.ChangeType(lvlObj, typeof(T));
+
+			return DeepConvert.ChangeType<T>(lvlObj);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets a value from the object using multiple levels.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <typeparam name="T">The type to convert the data to.</typeparam>
+		/// <param name="jObj">The object.</param>
+		/// <param name="key">The key to the value.</param>
+		/// <param name="keySplit">The character to split the key in levels (default: colon).</param>
+		/// <returns>The converted value.</returns>
+		public static T GetValue<T>(this JObject jObj, string key, char keySplit = ':')
+			=> jObj.GetValue(key, default(T), keySplit);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/AMWD.Common/Extensions/ReaderWriterLockSlimExtensions.cs b/AMWD.Common/Extensions/ReaderWriterLockSlimExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75158bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AMWD.Common/Extensions/ReaderWriterLockSlimExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+namespace System.Threading
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Provides extension methods for the <see cref="ReaderWriterLockSlim"/>.
+	/// </summary>
+	public static class ReaderWriterLockSlimExtensions
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Acquires a read lock on a lock object that can be released with an
+		/// <see cref="IDisposable"/> instance.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="rwLock">The lock object.</param>
+		/// <param name="timeoutMilliseconds">The number of milliseconds to wait, or -1
+		///   (<see cref="Timeout.Infinite"/>) to wait indefinitely.</param>
+		/// <returns>An <see cref="IDisposable"/> instance to release the lock.</returns>
+		public static IDisposable GetReadLock(this ReaderWriterLockSlim rwLock, int timeoutMilliseconds = -1)
+		{
+			if (!rwLock.TryEnterReadLock(timeoutMilliseconds))
+				throw new TimeoutException("The read lock could not be acquired.");
+
+			return new RWLockDisposable(rwLock, 1);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Acquires a upgradeable read lock on a lock object that can be released with an
+		/// <see cref="IDisposable"/> instance. The lock can be upgraded to a write lock temporarily
+		/// with <see cref="GetWriteLock"/> or until the lock is released with
+		/// <see cref="ReaderWriterLockSlim.EnterWriteLock"/> alone.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="rwLock">The lock object.</param>
+		/// <param name="timeoutMilliseconds">The number of milliseconds to wait, or -1
+		///   (<see cref="Timeout.Infinite"/>) to wait indefinitely.</param>
+		/// <returns>An <see cref="IDisposable"/> instance to release the lock. If the lock was
+		///   upgraded to a write lock, that will be released as well.</returns>
+		public static IDisposable GetUpgradeableReadLock(this ReaderWriterLockSlim rwLock, int timeoutMilliseconds = -1)
+		{
+			if (!rwLock.TryEnterUpgradeableReadLock(timeoutMilliseconds))
+				throw new TimeoutException("The upgradeable read lock could not be acquired.");
+
+			return new RWLockDisposable(rwLock, 2);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Acquires a write lock on a lock object that can be released with an
+		/// <see cref="IDisposable"/> instance.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="rwLock">The lock object.</param>
+		/// <param name="timeoutMilliseconds">The number of milliseconds to wait, or -1
+		///   (<see cref="Timeout.Infinite"/>) to wait indefinitely.</param>
+		/// <returns>An <see cref="IDisposable"/> instance to release the lock.</returns>
+		public static IDisposable GetWriteLock(this ReaderWriterLockSlim rwLock, int timeoutMilliseconds = -1)
+		{
+			if (!rwLock.TryEnterWriteLock(timeoutMilliseconds))
+				throw new TimeoutException("The write lock could not be acquired.");
+
+			return new RWLockDisposable(rwLock, 3);
+		}
+
+		private struct RWLockDisposable : IDisposable
+		{
+			private readonly ReaderWriterLockSlim rwLock;
+			private int lockMode;
+
+			public RWLockDisposable(ReaderWriterLockSlim rwLock, int lockMode)
+			{
+				this.rwLock = rwLock;
+				this.lockMode = lockMode;
+			}
+
+			public void Dispose()
+			{
+				if (lockMode == 1)
+					rwLock.ExitReadLock();
+				if (lockMode == 2 && rwLock.IsWriteLockHeld)   // Upgraded with EnterWriteLock alone
+					rwLock.ExitWriteLock();
+				if (lockMode == 2)
+					rwLock.ExitUpgradeableReadLock();
+				if (lockMode == 3)
+					rwLock.ExitWriteLock();
+				lockMode = 0;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/AMWD.Common/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs b/AMWD.Common/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5f012b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AMWD.Common/Extensions/StringExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace System
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// String extensions.
+	/// </summary>
+	public static class StringExtensions
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Converts a hex string into a byte array.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="hexString">The hex encoded string.</param>
+		/// <param name="delimiter">A delimiter between the bytes (e.g. for MAC address).</param>
+		/// <returns>The bytes.</returns>
+		public static IEnumerable<byte> HexToBytes(this string hexString, string delimiter = "")
+		{
+			if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(hexString))
+				yield break;
+
+			string str = string.IsNullOrEmpty(delimiter) ? hexString : hexString.Replace(delimiter, "");
+			if (str.Length % 2 == 1)
+				yield break;
+
+			for (int i = 0; i < str.Length; i += 2)
+				yield return Convert.ToByte(str.Substring(i, 2), 16);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Converts a byte collection into a hex string.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="bytes">The bytes.</param>
+		/// <param name="delimiter">A delimiter to set between the bytes (e.g. for MAC address).</param>
+		/// <returns>The hex encoded string.</returns>
+		public static string BytesToHex(this IEnumerable<byte> bytes, string delimiter = "")
+		{
+			if (bytes?.Any() != true)
+				return null;
+
+			return string.Join(delimiter, bytes.Select(b => b.ToString("x2")));
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Encodes a string to the hexadecimal system (base 16).
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="str"></param>
+		/// <param name="encoding"></param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public static string HexEncode(this string str, Encoding encoding = null)
+		{
+			if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(str))
+				return str;
+
+			return (encoding ?? Encoding.Default).GetBytes(str).BytesToHex();
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Decodes a string from the hexadecimal system (base 16).
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="str"></param>
+		/// <param name="encoding"></param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public static string HexDecode(this string str, Encoding encoding = null)
+		{
+			if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(str))
+				return str;
+
+			return (encoding ?? Encoding.Default).GetString(str.HexToBytes().ToArray());
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Encodes a string to base64.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="str"></param>
+		/// <param name="encoding"></param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public static string Base64Encode(this string str, Encoding encoding = null)
+			=> Convert.ToBase64String((encoding ?? Encoding.Default).GetBytes(str));
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Decodes a string from base64.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="str"></param>
+		/// <param name="encoding"></param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public static string Base64Decode(this string str, Encoding encoding = null)
+			=> (encoding ?? Encoding.Default).GetString(Convert.FromBase64String(str));
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Replaces the search substring with the replacement when it was found at the beginning of the string.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="str">The string.</param>
+		/// <param name="search">The searched substring.</param>
+		/// <param name="replacement">The replacement.</param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public static string ReplaceStart(this string str, string search, string replacement)
+		{
+			if (str.StartsWith(search))
+				return replacement + str.Substring(search.Length);
+
+			return str;
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Replaces the search substring with the replacement when it was found at the end of the string.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="str">The string.</param>
+		/// <param name="search">The searched substring.</param>
+		/// <param name="replacement">The replacement.</param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public static string ReplaceEnd(this string str, string search, string replacement)
+		{
+			if (str.EndsWith(search))
+				return str.Substring(0, str.Length - search.Length) + replacement;
+
+			return str;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/AMWD.Common/Utilities/CryptographyHelper.cs b/AMWD.Common/Utilities/CryptographyHelper.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab43fa3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AMWD.Common/Utilities/CryptographyHelper.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,486 @@
+using System.IO;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace System.Security.Cryptography
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Provides cryptographic functions ready-to-use.
+	/// </summary>
+	public class CryptographyHelper
+	{
+		private static readonly int saltLength = 8;
+
+		private readonly string masterKeyFile;
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="CryptographyHelper"/> class.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="keyFile">The (absolute) path to the crypto key file. On <c>null</c> the file 'crypto.key' at the executing assembly location will be used.</param>
+		public CryptographyHelper(string keyFile = null)
+		{
+			if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(keyFile))
+				keyFile = "crypto.key";
+
+			if (!Path.IsPathRooted(keyFile))
+			{
+				string dir = Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location);
+				keyFile = Path.Combine(dir, keyFile);
+			}
+			masterKeyFile = keyFile;
+
+			string pw = File.Exists(masterKeyFile) ? File.ReadAllText(masterKeyFile) : null;
+			if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(pw))
+				File.WriteAllText(masterKeyFile, GetRandomString(64));
+		}
+
+		#region Instance methods
+
+		#region AES
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Decrypts data using the AES algorithm and a password.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <remarks>
+		/// When the <paramref name="password"/> parameter is <c>null</c>, the key from the file (set on initialize) is used instead.
+		/// </remarks>
+		/// <param name="cipher">The encrypted data (cipher).</param>
+		/// <param name="password">The password to use for decryption (optional).</param>
+		/// <returns>The decrypted data.</returns>
+		public byte[] DecryptAes(byte[] cipher, string password = null)
+		{
+			if (password == null)
+				password = File.ReadAllText(masterKeyFile);
+
+			return AesDecrypt(cipher, password);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Encrypts data using the AES algorithm and a password.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <remarks>
+		/// When the <paramref name="password"/> parameter is <c>null</c>, the key from the file (set on initialize) is used instead.
+		/// </remarks>
+		/// <param name="plain">The data to encrypt.</param>
+		/// <param name="password">The password to use for encryption (optional).</param>
+		/// <returns>The encrypted data (cipher).</returns>
+		public byte[] EncryptAes(byte[] plain, string password = null)
+		{
+			if (password == null)
+				password = File.ReadAllText(masterKeyFile);
+
+			return AesEncrypt(plain, password);
+		}
+
+		#endregion AES
+
+		#region Triple DES
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Decrypts data using the triple DES algorithm and a password.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <remarks>
+		/// When the <paramref name="password"/> parameter is <c>null</c>, the key from the file (set on initialize) is used instead.
+		/// </remarks>
+		/// <param name="cipher">The encrypted data (cipher).</param>
+		/// <param name="password">The password to use for decryption (optional).</param>
+		/// <returns>The decrypted data.</returns>
+		public byte[] DecryptTripleDes(byte[] cipher, string password = null)
+		{
+			if (password == null)
+				password = File.ReadAllText(masterKeyFile);
+
+			return TripleDesDecrypt(cipher, password);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Encrypts data using the triple DES algorithm and a password.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <remarks>
+		/// When the <paramref name="password"/> parameter is <c>null</c>, the key from the file (set on initialize) is used instead.
+		/// </remarks>
+		/// <param name="plain">The data to encrypt.</param>
+		/// <param name="password">The password to use for encryption (optional).</param>
+		/// <returns>The encrypted data (cipher).</returns>
+		public byte[] EncryptTripleDes(byte[] plain, string password = null)
+		{
+			if (password == null)
+				password = File.ReadAllText(masterKeyFile);
+
+			return TripleDesEncrypt(plain, password);
+		}
+
+		#endregion Triple DES
+
+		#endregion Instance methods
+
+		#region Static methods
+
+		#region Encryption
+
+		#region AES
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Decrypts data using the AES algorithm and a password.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="cipher">The encrypted data (cipher).</param>
+		/// <param name="password">The password to use for decryption.</param>
+		/// <returns>The decrypted data.</returns>
+		public static byte[] AesDecrypt(byte[] cipher, string password)
+		{
+			byte[] salt = new byte[saltLength];
+			Array.Copy(cipher, salt, saltLength);
+
+			using var gen = new Rfc2898DeriveBytes(password, salt);
+			using var aes = Aes.Create();
+
+			aes.Mode = CipherMode.CBC;
+			aes.Padding = PaddingMode.PKCS7;
+			aes.Key = gen.GetBytes(aes.KeySize / 8);
+			aes.IV = gen.GetBytes(aes.BlockSize / 8);
+
+			using var ms = new MemoryStream();
+			using var cs = new CryptoStream(ms, aes.CreateDecryptor(), CryptoStreamMode.Write);
+
+			cs.Write(cipher, saltLength, cipher.Length - saltLength);
+			cs.FlushFinalBlock();
+
+			return ms.ToArray();
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Encrypts data using the AES algorithm and a password.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="plain">The data to encrypt.</param>
+		/// <param name="password">The password to use for encryption.</param>
+		/// <returns>The encrypted data (cipher).</returns>
+		public static byte[] AesEncrypt(byte[] plain, string password)
+		{
+			byte[] salt = GetRandomBytes(saltLength);
+
+			using var gen = new Rfc2898DeriveBytes(password, salt);
+			using var aes = Aes.Create();
+
+			aes.Mode = CipherMode.CBC;
+			aes.Padding = PaddingMode.PKCS7;
+			aes.Key = gen.GetBytes(aes.KeySize / 8);
+			aes.IV = gen.GetBytes(aes.BlockSize / 8);
+
+			using var ms = new MemoryStream();
+			using var cs = new CryptoStream(ms, aes.CreateEncryptor(), CryptoStreamMode.Write);
+
+			ms.Write(salt, 0, salt.Length);
+			cs.Write(plain, 0, plain.Length);
+			cs.FlushFinalBlock();
+
+			return ms.ToArray();
+		}
+
+		#endregion AES
+
+		#region Triple DES
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Decrypts data using the triple DES algorithm and a password.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="cipher">The encrypted data (cipher).</param>
+		/// <param name="password">The password to use for decryption.</param>
+		/// <returns>The decrypted data.</returns>
+		public static byte[] TripleDesDecrypt(byte[] cipher, string password)
+		{
+			byte[] salt = new byte[saltLength];
+			Array.Copy(cipher, salt, saltLength);
+
+			using var gen = new Rfc2898DeriveBytes(password, salt);
+			using var tdes = TripleDES.Create();
+
+			tdes.Mode = CipherMode.CBC;
+			tdes.Padding = PaddingMode.PKCS7;
+			tdes.Key = gen.GetBytes(tdes.KeySize / 8);
+			tdes.IV = gen.GetBytes(tdes.BlockSize / 8);
+
+			using var ms = new MemoryStream();
+			using var cs = new CryptoStream(ms, tdes.CreateDecryptor(), CryptoStreamMode.Write);
+
+			cs.Write(cipher, saltLength, cipher.Length - saltLength);
+			cs.FlushFinalBlock();
+
+			return ms.ToArray();
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Encrypts data using the triple DES algorithm and a password.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="plain">The data to encrypt.</param>
+		/// <param name="password">The password to use for encryption.</param>
+		/// <returns>The encrypted data (cipher).</returns>
+		public static byte[] TripleDesEncrypt(byte[] plain, string password)
+		{
+			byte[] salt = GetRandomBytes(saltLength);
+
+			using var gen = new Rfc2898DeriveBytes(password, salt);
+			using var tdes = TripleDES.Create();
+
+			tdes.Mode = CipherMode.CBC;
+			tdes.Padding = PaddingMode.PKCS7;
+			tdes.Key = gen.GetBytes(tdes.KeySize / 8);
+			tdes.IV = gen.GetBytes(tdes.BlockSize / 8);
+
+			using var ms = new MemoryStream();
+			using var cs = new CryptoStream(ms, tdes.CreateEncryptor(), CryptoStreamMode.Write);
+
+			ms.Write(salt, 0, salt.Length);
+			cs.Write(plain, 0, plain.Length);
+			cs.FlushFinalBlock();
+
+			return ms.ToArray();
+		}
+
+		#endregion Triple DES
+
+		#endregion Encryption
+
+		#region Hashing
+
+		#region MD5
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Computes a hash value from a string using the MD5 algorithm.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="str">The string to hash, using UTF-8 encoding.</param>
+		/// <returns>The MD5 hash value, in hexadecimal notation.</returns>
+		public static string Md5(string str)
+		{
+			return Md5(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(str));
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Computes a hash value from a file using the MD5 algorithm.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="fileName">The name of the file to read.</param>
+		/// <returns>The MD5 hash value, in hexadecimal notation.</returns>
+		public static string Md5File(string fileName)
+		{
+			using var md5 = MD5.Create();
+			using var fs = new FileStream(fileName, FileMode.Open);
+			return md5.ComputeHash(fs).BytesToHex();
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Computes a hash from a byte array value using the MD5 algorithm.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="bytes">The byte array.</param>
+		/// <returns>The MD5 hash value, in hexadecimal notation.</returns>
+		public static string Md5(byte[] bytes)
+		{
+			using var md5 = MD5.Create();
+			return md5.ComputeHash(bytes).BytesToHex();
+		}
+
+		#endregion MD5
+
+		#region SHA-1
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Computes a hash value from a string using the SHA-1 algorithm.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="str">The string to hash, using UTF-8 encoding.</param>
+		/// <returns>The SHA-1 hash value, in hexadecimal notation.</returns>
+		public static string Sha1(string str)
+		{
+			return Sha1(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(str));
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Computes a hash value from a file using the SHA-1 algorithm.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="fileName">The name of the file to read.</param>
+		/// <returns>The SHA-1 hash value, in hexadecimal notation.</returns>
+		public static string Sha1File(string fileName)
+		{
+			using var sha1 = SHA1.Create();
+			using var fs = new FileStream(fileName, FileMode.Open);
+			return sha1.ComputeHash(fs).BytesToHex();
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Computes a hash from a byte array value using the SHA-1 algorithm.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="bytes">The byte array.</param>
+		/// <returns>The SHA-1 hash value, in hexadecimal notation.</returns>
+		public static string Sha1(byte[] bytes)
+		{
+			using var sha1 = SHA1.Create();
+			return sha1.ComputeHash(bytes).BytesToHex();
+		}
+
+		#endregion SHA-1
+
+		#region SHA-256
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Computes a hash value from a string using the SHA-256 algorithm.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="str">The string to hash, using UTF-8 encoding.</param>
+		/// <returns>The SHA-256 hash value, in hexadecimal notation.</returns>
+		public static string Sha256(string str)
+		{
+			return Sha256(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(str));
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Computes a hash value from a file using the SHA-256 algorithm.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="fileName">The name of the file to read.</param>
+		/// <returns>The SHA-256 hash value, in hexadecimal notation.</returns>
+		public static string Sha256File(string fileName)
+		{
+			using var sha256 = SHA256.Create();
+			using var fs = new FileStream(fileName, FileMode.Open);
+			return sha256.ComputeHash(fs).BytesToHex();
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Computes a hash from a byte array value using the SHA-256 algorithm.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="bytes">The byte array.</param>
+		/// <returns>The SHA-256 hash value, in hexadecimal notation.</returns>
+		public static string Sha256(byte[] bytes)
+		{
+			using var sha256 = SHA256.Create();
+			return sha256.ComputeHash(bytes).BytesToHex();
+		}
+
+		#endregion SHA-256
+
+		#region SHA-512
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Computes a hash value from a string using the SHA-512 algorithm.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="str">The string to hash, using UTF-8 encoding.</param>
+		/// <returns>The SHA-512 hash value, in hexadecimal notation.</returns>
+		public static string Sha512(string str)
+		{
+			return Sha512(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(str));
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Computes a hash value from a file using the SHA-512 algorithm.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="fileName">The name of the file to read.</param>
+		/// <returns>The SHA-512 hash value, in hexadecimal notation.</returns>
+		public static string Sha512File(string fileName)
+		{
+			using var sha512 = SHA512.Create();
+			using var fs = new FileStream(fileName, FileMode.Open);
+			return sha512.ComputeHash(fs).BytesToHex();
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Computes a hash from a byte array value using the SHA-512 algorithm.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="bytes">The byte array.</param>
+		/// <returns>The SHA-512 hash value, in hexadecimal notation.</returns>
+		public static string Sha512(byte[] bytes)
+		{
+			using var sha512 = SHA512.Create();
+			return sha512.ComputeHash(bytes).BytesToHex();
+		}
+
+		#endregion SHA-512
+
+		#endregion Hashing
+
+		#region Random
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Generates an array with random (non-zero) bytes.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="count">The number of bytes to generate.</param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public static byte[] GetRandomBytes(int count)
+		{
+			using var gen = RandomNumberGenerator.Create();
+			byte[] bytes = new byte[count];
+			gen.GetNonZeroBytes(bytes);
+
+			return bytes;
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Generates a string with random characters.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="length">The length of the string to generate.</param>
+		/// <param name="pool">The characters to use (Default: [a-zA-Z0-9]).</param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public static string GetRandomString(int length, string pool = null)
+		{
+			if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(pool))
+				pool = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890";
+
+			var sb = new StringBuilder(length);
+			int multiply = sizeof(int) / sizeof(byte);
+			int len = length * multiply;
+			byte[] bytes = GetRandomBytes(len);
+			for (int i = 0; i < bytes.Length; i += multiply)
+			{
+				uint number = BitConverter.ToUInt32(bytes, i);
+				sb.Append(pool[(int)(number % pool.Length)]);
+			}
+			return sb.ToString();
+		}
+
+		#endregion Random
+
+		#region Probing security
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Determines whether two strings are equal in constant time. This method does not stop
+		/// early if a difference was detected, unless the length differs.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="a">The first string.</param>
+		/// <param name="b">The second string.</param>
+		/// <returns>true, if both strings are equal; otherwise, false.</returns>
+		public static bool SecureEquals(string a, string b)
+		{
+			if ((a == null) != (b == null))
+				return false;
+			if (a.Length != b.Length)
+				return false;
+
+			int differentBits = 0;
+			for (int i = 0; i < a.Length; i++)
+			{
+				differentBits |= a[i] ^ b[i];
+			}
+			return differentBits == 0;
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Determines whether two byte arrays are equal in constant time. This method does not stop
+		/// early if a difference was detected, unless the length differs.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="a">The first array.</param>
+		/// <param name="b">The second array.</param>
+		/// <returns>true, if both arrays are equal; otherwise, false.</returns>
+		public static bool SecureEquals(byte[] a, byte[] b)
+		{
+			if ((a == null) != (b == null))
+				return false;
+			if (a.Length != b.Length)
+				return false;
+
+			int differentBits = 0;
+			for (int i = 0; i < a.Length; i++)
+			{
+				differentBits |= a[i] ^ b[i];
+			}
+			return differentBits == 0;
+		}
+
+		#endregion Probing security
+
+		#endregion Static methods
+	}
+}
diff --git a/AMWD.Common/Utilities/DelayedTask.cs b/AMWD.Common/Utilities/DelayedTask.cs
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+++ b/AMWD.Common/Utilities/DelayedTask.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace AMWD.Common.Utilities
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Implements an awaitable task that runs after a specified delay. The delay can be reset
+	/// before and after the task has run. By resetting the delay, the task can be executed multiple
+	/// times. The scheduled or executing or last executed task can be awaited, until the delay is
+	/// reset. After that, the next execution can be awaited.
+	/// </summary>
+	public class DelayedTask
+	{
+		#region Data
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// The synchronisation object.
+		/// </summary>
+		protected readonly object syncObj = new();
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// The exception handler.
+		/// </summary>
+		protected Action<Exception> exceptionHandler;
+
+		private Timer timer;
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets a value indicating whether the timer is running and an execution is scheduled. This
+		/// is mutually exclusive to <see cref="IsRunning"/>.
+		/// </summary>
+		public bool IsWaitingToRun { get; private set; }
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets a value indicating whether the action is currently running. This is mutually
+		/// exclusive to <see cref="IsWaitingToRun"/>.
+		/// </summary>
+		public bool IsRunning { get; private set; }
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Indicates whether the action shall be executed again after the currently ongoing
+		/// execution has completed.
+		/// </summary>
+		private bool nextRunPending;
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Provides the <see cref="Task"/> for the <see cref="GetAwaiter"/> method.
+		/// </summary>
+		protected TaskCompletionSourceWrapper tcs;
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets or sets the action to execute.
+		/// </summary>
+		protected Action Action { get; set; }
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets or sets the delay to wait before executing the action.
+		/// </summary>
+		public TimeSpan Delay { get; protected set; }
+
+		#endregion Data
+
+		#region Static methods
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Creates a new task instance that executes the specified action after the delay, but does
+		/// not start it yet. Multiple executions are allowed when calling <see cref="Reset"/> after
+		/// the executed was started.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="action">The action to execute.</param>
+		/// <param name="delay">The delay.</param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public static DelayedTask Create(Action action, TimeSpan delay)
+		{
+			return new DelayedTask { Action = action, Delay = delay };
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Creates a new task instance that executes the specified action after the delay, but does
+		/// not start it yet. Multiple executions are allowed when calling <see cref="Reset"/> after
+		/// the executed was started.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="action">The action to execute.</param>
+		/// <param name="delay">The delay.</param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public static DelayedTaskWithResult<TResult> Create<TResult>(Func<TResult> action, TimeSpan delay)
+		{
+			return DelayedTaskWithResult<TResult>.Create(action, delay);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Executes the specified action after the delay. Multiple executions are allowed when
+		/// calling <see cref="Reset"/> after the executed was started.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="action">The action to execute.</param>
+		/// <param name="delay">The delay.</param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public static DelayedTask Run(Action action, TimeSpan delay)
+		{
+			return new DelayedTask { Action = action, Delay = delay }.Start();
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Executes the specified action after the delay. Multiple executions are allowed when
+		/// calling <see cref="Reset"/> after the executed was started.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="action">The action to execute.</param>
+		/// <param name="delay">The delay.</param>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public static DelayedTaskWithResult<TResult> Run<TResult>(Func<TResult> action, TimeSpan delay)
+		{
+			return DelayedTaskWithResult<TResult>.Run(action, delay);
+		}
+
+		#endregion Static methods
+
+		#region Constructors
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="DelayedTask"/> class.
+		/// </summary>
+		protected DelayedTask()
+		{
+			tcs = CreateTcs();
+			SetLastResult(tcs);
+		}
+
+		#endregion Constructors
+
+		#region Public instance methods
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Resets the delay and restarts the timer. If an execution is currently pending, it is
+		/// postponed until the full delay has elapsed again. If no execution is pending, the action
+		/// will be executed again after the delay.
+		/// </summary>
+		public void Reset()
+		{
+			lock (syncObj)
+			{
+				if (!IsWaitingToRun && !IsRunning)
+				{
+					// Let callers wait for the next execution
+					tcs = CreateTcs();
+				}
+				IsWaitingToRun = true;
+				if (timer != null)
+				{
+					timer.Change(Delay, Timeout.InfiniteTimeSpan);
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					timer = new Timer(OnTimerCallback, null, Delay, Timeout.InfiniteTimeSpan);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Cancels the delay. Any pending executions are cleared. If the action was pending but not
+		/// yet executing, this task is cancelled. If the action was not pending or is already
+		/// executing, this task will be completed successfully after the action has completed.
+		/// </summary>
+		public void Cancel()
+		{
+			TaskCompletionSourceWrapper localTcs = null;
+			lock (syncObj)
+			{
+				IsWaitingToRun = false;
+				nextRunPending = false;
+				timer?.Dispose();
+				timer = null;
+				if (!IsRunning)
+				{
+					localTcs = tcs;
+				}
+			}
+
+			// Complete the task (as cancelled) so that nobody needs to wait for an execution that
+			// isn't currently scheduled
+			localTcs?.TrySetCanceled();
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Starts a pending execution immediately, not waiting for the timer to elapse.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <returns>true, if an execution was started; otherwise, false.</returns>
+		/// <remarks>
+		/// A new execution is only started if one is currently waiting to run, or already running.
+		/// In the former case, the execution is scheduled immediately with the timer; in the latter
+		/// case, it is scheduled for when the currently running execution has completed. If an
+		/// execution has been started (the method returned true), it can be awaited normally.
+		/// </remarks>
+		public bool ExecutePending()
+		{
+			lock (syncObj)
+			{
+				if (!IsWaitingToRun && !IsRunning)
+				{
+					return false;
+				}
+				IsWaitingToRun = true;
+				if (timer != null)
+				{
+					timer.Change(TimeSpan.Zero, Timeout.InfiniteTimeSpan);
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					timer = new Timer(OnTimerCallback, null, TimeSpan.Zero, Timeout.InfiniteTimeSpan);
+				}
+				return true;
+			}
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets an awaiter used to await this <see cref="DelayedTask"/>.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <returns>An awaiter instance.</returns>
+		public TaskAwaiter GetAwaiter()
+		{
+			lock (syncObj)
+			{
+				return tcs.Task.GetAwaiter();
+			}
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets a <see cref="System.Threading.Tasks.Task"/> that represents the current awaitable
+		/// operation.
+		/// </summary>
+		public Task Task
+		{
+			get
+			{
+				lock (syncObj)
+				{
+					return tcs.Task;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Performs an implicit conversion from <see cref="DelayedTask"/> to
+		/// <see cref="System.Threading.Tasks.Task"/>.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="delayedTask">The <see cref="DelayedTask"/> instance to cast.</param>
+		/// <returns>A <see cref="System.Threading.Tasks.Task"/> that represents the current
+		///   awaitable operation.</returns>
+		public static implicit operator Task(DelayedTask delayedTask) => delayedTask.Task;
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets the exception of the last execution. If the action has not yet thrown any
+		/// exceptions, this will return null.
+		/// </summary>
+		public Exception Exception => Task.Exception;
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Adds an unhandled exception handler to this <see cref="DelayedTask"/> instance.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="exceptionHandler">The action that handles an exception.</param>
+		/// <returns>The current instance.</returns>
+		public DelayedTask WithExceptionHandler(Action<Exception> exceptionHandler)
+		{
+			this.exceptionHandler = exceptionHandler;
+			return this;
+		}
+
+		#endregion Public instance methods
+
+		#region Non-public methods
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Starts the current instance after creating it.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <returns>The current instance.</returns>
+		protected DelayedTask Start()
+		{
+			tcs = CreateTcs();
+			IsWaitingToRun = true;
+			timer = new Timer(OnTimerCallback, null, Delay, Timeout.InfiniteTimeSpan);
+			return this;
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Creates a <see cref="TaskCompletionSourceWrapper"/> instance.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		protected virtual TaskCompletionSourceWrapper CreateTcs()
+		{
+			return new TaskCompletionSourceWrapper<object>();
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Called when the timer has elapsed.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="state">Unused.</param>
+		protected void OnTimerCallback(object state)
+		{
+			lock (syncObj)
+			{
+				if (!IsWaitingToRun)
+				{
+					// Already cancelled, do nothing
+					return;
+				}
+
+				IsWaitingToRun = false;
+				if (IsRunning)
+				{
+					// Currently running, remember and do nothing for now
+					nextRunPending = true;
+					return;
+				}
+				IsRunning = true;
+			}
+
+			// Run as long as there are pending executions and the instance has not been disposed of
+			bool runAgain;
+			TaskCompletionSourceWrapper localTcs = null;
+			Exception exception = null;
+			do
+			{
+				try
+				{
+					Run();
+				}
+				catch (Exception ex)
+				{
+					exception = ex;
+					lock (syncObj)
+					{
+						runAgain = false;
+						IsRunning = false;
+						nextRunPending = false;
+						localTcs = tcs;
+						if (!IsWaitingToRun)
+						{
+							timer?.Dispose();
+							timer = null;
+						}
+					}
+					exceptionHandler?.Invoke(ex);
+				}
+				finally
+				{
+					lock (syncObj)
+					{
+						runAgain = nextRunPending;
+						IsRunning = runAgain;
+						nextRunPending = false;
+						if (!runAgain)
+						{
+							if (!IsWaitingToRun)
+							{
+								localTcs = tcs;
+								timer?.Dispose();
+								timer = null;
+							}
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			while (runAgain);
+
+			// Unblock waiters if not already waiting for the next execution.
+			// This task can be awaited again after the Reset method has been called.
+			if (exception != null)
+				localTcs?.TrySetException(exception);
+			else
+				SetLastResult(localTcs);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Runs the action of the task.
+		/// </summary>
+		protected virtual void Run()
+		{
+			Action();
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Sets the <see cref="TaskCompletionSourceWrapper"/> result from the last action.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="tcs">The <see cref="TaskCompletionSourceWrapper"/> to set the result of.</param>
+		protected virtual void SetLastResult(TaskCompletionSourceWrapper tcs)
+		{
+			var myTcs = (TaskCompletionSourceWrapper<object>)tcs;
+			myTcs?.TrySetResult(default);
+		}
+
+		#endregion Non-public methods
+
+		#region Internal TaskCompletionSourceWrapper classes
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Wraps a <see cref="TaskCompletionSource{TResult}"/> instance in a non-generic way to
+		/// allow sharing it in the non-generic base class.
+		/// </summary>
+		protected abstract class TaskCompletionSourceWrapper
+		{
+			/// <summary>
+			/// Gets the <see cref="Task{TResult}"/> of the <see cref="TaskCompletionSource{TResult}"/>.
+			/// </summary>
+			public abstract Task Task { get; }
+
+			/// <summary>
+			/// Attempts to transition the underlying <see cref="Task{TResult}"/> into the
+			/// <see cref="TaskStatus.Faulted"/> state and binds it to a specified exception.
+			/// </summary>
+			/// <param name="exception">The exception to bind to this <see cref="Task{TResult}"/>.</param>
+			/// <seealso cref="TaskCompletionSource{TResult}.TrySetException(Exception)"/>
+			public abstract void TrySetException(Exception exception);
+
+			/// <summary>
+			/// Attempts to transition the underlying <see cref="Task{TResult}"/> into the
+			/// <see cref="TaskStatus.Canceled"/> state.
+			/// </summary>
+			/// <seealso cref="TaskCompletionSource{TResult}.TrySetCanceled()"/>
+			public abstract void TrySetCanceled();
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// A <see cref="TaskCompletionSourceWrapper"/> that provides a result value.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <typeparam name="TResult">The type of the result value.</typeparam>
+		protected class TaskCompletionSourceWrapper<TResult> : TaskCompletionSourceWrapper
+		{
+			private readonly TaskCompletionSource<TResult> tcs;
+
+			/// <summary>
+			/// Gets the <see cref="Task{TResult}"/> of the <see cref="TaskCompletionSource{TResult}"/>.
+			/// </summary>
+			public override Task Task => tcs.Task;
+
+			/// <summary>
+			/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="TaskCompletionSourceWrapper{TResult}"/> class.
+			/// </summary>
+			public TaskCompletionSourceWrapper()
+			{
+				tcs = new TaskCompletionSource<TResult>();
+			}
+
+			/// <summary>
+			/// Attempts to transition the underlying <see cref="Task{TResult}"/> into the
+			/// <see cref="TaskStatus.RanToCompletion"/> state.
+			/// </summary>
+			/// <param name="result">The result value to bind to this <see cref="Task{TResult}"/>.</param>
+			/// <seealso cref="TaskCompletionSource{TResult}.TrySetResult(TResult)"/>
+			public void TrySetResult(TResult result)
+			{
+				tcs.TrySetResult(result);
+			}
+
+			/// <summary>
+			/// Attempts to transition the underlying <see cref="Task{TResult}"/> into the
+			/// <see cref="TaskStatus.Faulted"/> state and binds it to a specified exception.
+			/// </summary>
+			/// <param name="exception">The exception to bind to this <see cref="Task{TResult}"/>.</param>
+			/// <seealso cref="TaskCompletionSource{TResult}.TrySetException(Exception)"/>
+			public override void TrySetException(Exception exception)
+			{
+				tcs.TrySetException(exception);
+			}
+
+			/// <summary>
+			/// Attempts to transition the underlying <see cref="Task{TResult}"/> into the
+			/// <see cref="TaskStatus.Canceled"/> state.
+			/// </summary>
+			/// <seealso cref="TaskCompletionSource{TResult}.TrySetCanceled()"/>
+			public override void TrySetCanceled()
+			{
+				tcs.TrySetCanceled();
+			}
+		}
+
+		#endregion Internal TaskCompletionSourceWrapper classes
+	}
+
+	#region Generic derived classes
+
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Implements an awaitable task that runs after a specified delay. The delay can be reset
+	/// before and after the task has run.
+	/// </summary>
+	/// <typeparam name="TResult">The type of the return value of the action.</typeparam>
+	public class DelayedTaskWithResult<TResult> : DelayedTask
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// The result of the last execution of the action.
+		/// </summary>
+		protected TResult lastResult;
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets or sets the action to execute.
+		/// </summary>
+		protected new Func<TResult> Action { get; set; }
+
+		internal static DelayedTaskWithResult<TResult> Create(Func<TResult> action, TimeSpan delay)
+		{
+			return new DelayedTaskWithResult<TResult> { Action = action, Delay = delay };
+		}
+
+		internal static DelayedTaskWithResult<TResult> Run(Func<TResult> action, TimeSpan delay)
+		{
+			return (DelayedTaskWithResult<TResult>)new DelayedTaskWithResult<TResult> { Action = action, Delay = delay }.Start();
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Creates a <see cref="DelayedTask.TaskCompletionSourceWrapper"/> instance.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		protected override TaskCompletionSourceWrapper CreateTcs()
+		{
+			return new TaskCompletionSourceWrapper<TResult>();
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Runs the action of the task.
+		/// </summary>
+		protected override void Run()
+		{
+			lastResult = Action();
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Sets the <see cref="DelayedTask.TaskCompletionSourceWrapper"/> result from the last action.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="tcs">The <see cref="DelayedTask.TaskCompletionSourceWrapper"/> to set the result of.</param>
+		protected override void SetLastResult(TaskCompletionSourceWrapper tcs)
+		{
+			var myTcs = (TaskCompletionSourceWrapper<TResult>)tcs;
+			myTcs?.TrySetResult(lastResult);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets an awaiter used to await this <see cref="DelayedTask"/>.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <returns>An awaiter instance.</returns>
+		public new TaskAwaiter<TResult> GetAwaiter()
+		{
+			lock (syncObj)
+			{
+				var myTcs = (TaskCompletionSourceWrapper<TResult>)tcs;
+				var myTask = (Task<TResult>)myTcs.Task;
+				return myTask.GetAwaiter();
+			}
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets a <see cref="Task{TResult}"/> that represents the current awaitable operation.
+		/// </summary>
+		public new Task<TResult> Task
+		{
+			get
+			{
+				lock (syncObj)
+				{
+					var myTcs = (TaskCompletionSourceWrapper<TResult>)tcs;
+					var myTask = (Task<TResult>)myTcs.Task;
+					return myTask;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Performs an implicit conversion from <see cref="DelayedTaskWithResult{TResult}"/> to
+		/// <see cref="Task{TResult}"/>.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="delayedTask">The <see cref="DelayedTaskWithResult{TResult}"/> instance to cast.</param>
+		/// <returns>A <see cref="Task{TResult}"/> that represents the current awaitable operation.</returns>
+		public static implicit operator Task<TResult>(DelayedTaskWithResult<TResult> delayedTask)
+		{
+			return delayedTask.Task;
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Adds an unhandled exception handler to this <see cref="DelayedTask"/> instance.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="exceptionHandler">The action that handles an exception.</param>
+		/// <returns>The current instance.</returns>
+		public new DelayedTaskWithResult<TResult> WithExceptionHandler(Action<Exception> exceptionHandler)
+		{
+			this.exceptionHandler = exceptionHandler;
+			return this;
+		}
+	}
+
+	#endregion Generic derived classes
+}
diff --git a/AMWD.Common/Utilities/NetworkHelper.cs b/AMWD.Common/Utilities/NetworkHelper.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..edab132
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AMWD.Common/Utilities/NetworkHelper.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Net;
+using System.Net.NetworkInformation;
+using System.Net.Sockets;
+
+namespace AMWD.Common.Utilities
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Provides some network utils.
+	/// </summary>
+	public static class NetworkHelper
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Tries to resolve a <paramref name="hostname"/> into an <see cref="IPAddress"/> to connect to.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="hostname">The hostname to resolve.</param>
+		/// <param name="addressFamily">An address family to use (available: <see cref="AddressFamily.InterNetwork"/> and <see cref="AddressFamily.InterNetworkV6"/>).</param>
+		/// <param name="fallback">The fallback ip address when resolving failed.</param>
+		/// <returns>The resolved <see cref="IPAddress"/> to connect to or <paramref name="fallback"/> value.</returns>
+		public static IPAddress ResolveHost(string hostname, AddressFamily addressFamily = AddressFamily.Unspecified, IPAddress fallback = null)
+		{
+			if (IPAddress.TryParse(hostname, out var ipAddress))
+			{
+				if (ipAddress.AddressFamily != AddressFamily.InterNetwork && ipAddress.AddressFamily != AddressFamily.InterNetworkV6)
+					return fallback;
+
+				if (addressFamily != AddressFamily.Unspecified && ipAddress.AddressFamily != addressFamily)
+					return fallback;
+
+				return ipAddress;
+			}
+
+			return Dns.GetHostAddresses(hostname)
+				.Where(a => a.AddressFamily == AddressFamily.InterNetwork || a.AddressFamily == AddressFamily.InterNetworkV6)
+				.Where(a => addressFamily == AddressFamily.Unspecified || a.AddressFamily == addressFamily)
+				.OrderBy(a => a.AddressFamily)
+				.FirstOrDefault() ?? fallback;
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Tries to resolve a <paramref name="iface"/> into an <see cref="IPAddress"/> to bind (listen) on.
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="iface">The interface name to resolve.</param>
+		/// <param name="addressFamily">An address family to use (available: <see cref="AddressFamily.InterNetwork"/> and <see cref="AddressFamily.InterNetworkV6"/>).</param>
+		/// <param name="fallback">The fallback ip address when resolving failed.</param>
+		/// <returns>The resolved <see cref="IPAddress"/> to bind on or <paramref name="fallback"/> value.</returns>
+		public static IPAddress ResolveInterface(string iface, AddressFamily addressFamily = AddressFamily.Unspecified, IPAddress fallback = null)
+		{
+			if (IPAddress.TryParse(iface, out var ipAddress))
+			{
+				if (ipAddress.AddressFamily != AddressFamily.InterNetwork && ipAddress.AddressFamily != AddressFamily.InterNetworkV6)
+					return fallback;
+
+				if (addressFamily != AddressFamily.Unspecified && ipAddress.AddressFamily != addressFamily)
+					return fallback;
+
+				return ipAddress;
+			}
+
+			try
+			{
+				return Dns.GetHostAddresses(iface)
+					.Where(a => a.AddressFamily == AddressFamily.InterNetwork || a.AddressFamily == AddressFamily.InterNetworkV6)
+					.Where(a => addressFamily == AddressFamily.Unspecified || a.AddressFamily == addressFamily)
+					.OrderBy(a => a.AddressFamily)
+					.FirstOrDefault() ?? fallback;
+			}
+			catch (SocketException)
+			{
+				return NetworkInterface.GetAllNetworkInterfaces()
+					.Where(nic => nic.Name.Equals(iface, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+					.SelectMany(nic => nic.GetIPProperties().UnicastAddresses.Select(ai => ai.Address))
+					.Where(a => a.AddressFamily == AddressFamily.InterNetwork || a.AddressFamily == AddressFamily.InterNetworkV6)
+					.Where(a => addressFamily == AddressFamily.Unspecified || a.AddressFamily == addressFamily)
+					.OrderBy(a => a.AddressFamily)
+					.FirstOrDefault() ?? fallback;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/CodeMaid.config b/CodeMaid.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02255f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CodeMaid.config
@@ -0,0 +1,337 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<configuration>
+    <configSections>
+        <sectionGroup name="userSettings" type="System.Configuration.UserSettingsGroup, System, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" >
+            <section name="SteveCadwallader.CodeMaid.Properties.Settings" type="System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection, System, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />
+        </sectionGroup>
+    </configSections>
+    <userSettings>
+        <SteveCadwallader.CodeMaid.Properties.Settings>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_AutoCleanupOnFileSave" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>False</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_ExcludeT4GeneratedCode" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_ExclusionExpression" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>.*\.Designer\.cs||.*\.resx||packages.config||.*\.min\.js||.*\.min\.css</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_IncludeCPlusPlus" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_IncludeCSS" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_IncludeCSharp" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_IncludeFSharp" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_IncludeHTML" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_IncludeJSON" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_IncludeJavaScript" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_IncludeLESS" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_IncludePHP" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_IncludeSCSS" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_IncludeTypeScript" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_IncludeVB" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_IncludeXAML" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_IncludeXML" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertBlankLinePaddingAfterClasses" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertBlankLinePaddingAfterDelegates"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertBlankLinePaddingAfterEndRegionTags"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertBlankLinePaddingAfterEnumerations"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>False</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertBlankLinePaddingAfterEvents" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertBlankLinePaddingAfterFieldsMultiLine"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>False</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertBlankLinePaddingAfterInterfaces"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertBlankLinePaddingAfterMethods" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertBlankLinePaddingAfterNamespaces"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertBlankLinePaddingAfterPropertiesMultiLine"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>False</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertBlankLinePaddingAfterPropertiesSingleLine"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>False</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertBlankLinePaddingAfterRegionTags"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertBlankLinePaddingAfterStructs" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertBlankLinePaddingAfterUsingStatementBlocks"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>False</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertBlankLinePaddingBeforeCaseStatements"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>False</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertBlankLinePaddingBeforeClasses"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertBlankLinePaddingBeforeDelegates"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertBlankLinePaddingBeforeEndRegionTags"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertBlankLinePaddingBeforeEnumerations"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>False</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertBlankLinePaddingBeforeEvents" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertBlankLinePaddingBeforeFieldsMultiLine"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>False</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertBlankLinePaddingBeforeInterfaces"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertBlankLinePaddingBeforeMethods"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertBlankLinePaddingBeforeNamespaces"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertBlankLinePaddingBeforePropertiesMultiLine"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>False</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertBlankLinePaddingBeforePropertiesSingleLine"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>False</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertBlankLinePaddingBeforeRegionTags"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertBlankLinePaddingBeforeSingleLineComments"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>False</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertBlankLinePaddingBeforeStructs"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertBlankLinePaddingBeforeUsingStatementBlocks"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>False</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertBlankLinePaddingBetweenPropertiesMultiLineAccessors"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>False</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertBlankSpaceBeforeSelfClosingAngleBrackets"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>False</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertEndOfFileTrailingNewLine" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertExplicitAccessModifiersOnClasses"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertExplicitAccessModifiersOnDelegates"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertExplicitAccessModifiersOnEnumerations"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertExplicitAccessModifiersOnEvents"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertExplicitAccessModifiersOnFields"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertExplicitAccessModifiersOnInterfaces"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertExplicitAccessModifiersOnMethods"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertExplicitAccessModifiersOnProperties"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_InsertExplicitAccessModifiersOnStructs"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_RemoveBlankLinesAfterAttributes" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_RemoveBlankLinesAfterOpeningBrace" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_RemoveBlankLinesAtBottom" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_RemoveBlankLinesAtTop" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_RemoveBlankLinesBeforeClosingBrace" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_RemoveBlankLinesBeforeClosingTags" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_RemoveBlankLinesBetweenChainedStatements"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_RemoveBlankSpacesBeforeClosingAngleBrackets"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_RemoveEndOfFileTrailingNewLine" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>False</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_RemoveEndOfLineWhitespace" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_RemoveMultipleConsecutiveBlankLines"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_RemoveRegions" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>0</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_RunVisualStudioFormatDocumentCommand"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_RunVisualStudioRemoveUnusedUsingStatements"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_RunVisualStudioSortUsingStatements" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_SkipRemoveUnusedUsingStatementsDuringAutoCleanupOnSave"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_UpdateAccessorsToBothBeSingleLineOrMultiLine"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_UpdateEndRegionDirectives" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_UpdateSingleLineMethods" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>False</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Cleaning_UsingStatementsToReinsertWhenRemovedExpression"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>
+                </value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Collapsing_CollapseSolutionWhenOpened" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>False</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Formatting_CommentRunDuringCleanup" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>False</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Formatting_CommentSkipWrapOnLastWord" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>True</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Formatting_CommentWrapColumn" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>100</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Formatting_CommentXmlAlignParamTags" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>False</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Formatting_CommentXmlKeepTagsTogether" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>False</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Formatting_CommentXmlSpaceSingleTags" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>False</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Formatting_CommentXmlSpaceTags" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>False</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Formatting_CommentXmlSplitAllTags" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>False</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Formatting_CommentXmlSplitSummaryTagToMultipleLines"
+                serializeAs="String">
+                <value>False</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Formatting_CommentXmlValueIndent" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>0</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="General_ShowStartPageOnSolutionClose" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>False</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Progressing_HideBuildProgressOnBuildStop" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>False</value>
+            </setting>
+            <setting name="Progressing_ShowBuildProgressOnBuildStart" serializeAs="String">
+                <value>False</value>
+            </setting>
+        </SteveCadwallader.CodeMaid.Properties.Settings>
+    </userSettings>
+</configuration>
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diff --git a/Common.sln b/Common.sln
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9a880d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Common.sln
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+
+Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
+# Visual Studio Version 16
+VisualStudioVersion = 16.0.31729.503
+MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "AMWD.Common", "AMWD.Common\AMWD.Common.csproj", "{F512C474-B670-4E47-911E-7C0674AA8E7E}"
+EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "AMWD.Common.AspNetCore", "AMWD.Common.AspNetCore\AMWD.Common.AspNetCore.csproj", "{725F40C9-8172-487F-B3D0-D7E38B4DB197}"
+EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore", "AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore\AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore.csproj", "{7091CECF-C981-4FB9-9CC6-91C4E65A6356}"
+EndProject
+Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Solution Items", "Solution Items", "{AFBF83AE-FE7D-48C1-B7E7-31BF3E17C6FB}"
+	ProjectSection(SolutionItems) = preProject
+		.editorconfig = .editorconfig
+		.gitignore = .gitignore
+		.gitlab-ci.yml = .gitlab-ci.yml
+		CodeMaid.config = CodeMaid.config
+	EndProjectSection
+EndProject
+Global
+	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
+		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
+		Release|Any CPU = Release|Any CPU
+	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
+		{F512C474-B670-4E47-911E-7C0674AA8E7E}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{F512C474-B670-4E47-911E-7C0674AA8E7E}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{F512C474-B670-4E47-911E-7C0674AA8E7E}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{F512C474-B670-4E47-911E-7C0674AA8E7E}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{725F40C9-8172-487F-B3D0-D7E38B4DB197}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{725F40C9-8172-487F-B3D0-D7E38B4DB197}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{725F40C9-8172-487F-B3D0-D7E38B4DB197}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{725F40C9-8172-487F-B3D0-D7E38B4DB197}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{7091CECF-C981-4FB9-9CC6-91C4E65A6356}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{7091CECF-C981-4FB9-9CC6-91C4E65A6356}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{7091CECF-C981-4FB9-9CC6-91C4E65A6356}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{7091CECF-C981-4FB9-9CC6-91C4E65A6356}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
+		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
+	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
+		SolutionGuid = {961E8DF8-DDF5-4D10-A510-CE409E9962AC}
+	EndGlobalSection
+EndGlobal
diff --git a/build.bat b/build.bat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60e9765
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+@echo off
+set Configuration=Release
+
+cd "%~dp0"
+cd "AMWD.Common"
+rmdir /S /Q bin
+dotnet build -c %Configuration% --nologo --no-incremental
+
+cd "%~dp0"
+cd "AMWD.Common.AspNetCore"
+rmdir /S /Q bin
+dotnet build -c %Configuration% --nologo --no-incremental
+
+cd "%~dp0"
+cd "AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore"
+rmdir /S /Q bin
+dotnet build -c %Configuration% --nologo --no-incremental
+
+cd "%~dp0"
+rmdir /S /Q build
+mkdir build
+
+move AMWD.Common\bin\%Configuration%\*.nupkg build
+move AMWD.Common\bin\%Configuration%\*.snupkg build
+
+move AMWD.Common.AspNetCore\bin\%Configuration%\*.nupkg build
+move AMWD.Common.AspNetCore\bin\%Configuration%\*.snupkg build
+
+move AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore\bin\%Configuration%\*.nupkg build
+move AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore\bin\%Configuration%\*.snupkg build
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f0a0e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+CONFIGURATION=Release
+
+pushd AMWD.Common
+rm -rf bin
+dotnet build -c ${CONFIGURATION} --nologo --no-incremental
+popd
+
+pushd AMWD.Common.AspNetCore
+rm -rf bin
+dotnet build -c ${CONFIGURATION} --nologo --no-incremental
+popd
+
+pushd AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore
+rm -rf bin
+dotnet build -c ${CONFIGURATION} --nologo --no-incremental
+popd
+
+rm -rf build
+mkdir build
+mv AMWD.Common/bin/${CONFIGURATION}/*.nupkg build
+mv AMWD.Common/bin/${CONFIGURATION}/*.snupkg build
+
+mv AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/bin/${CONFIGURATION}/*.nupkg build
+mv AMWD.Common.AspNetCore/bin/${CONFIGURATION}/*.snupkg build
+
+mv AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore/bin/${CONFIGURATION}/*.nupkg build
+mv AMWD.Common.EntityFrameworkCore/bin/${CONFIGURATION}/*.snupkg build