Lifecycle guide for Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.UserSecrets from Microsoft

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📅 Last update on 2026-03-09

What is Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.UserSecrets?

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User secrets configuration provider implementation for Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration. User secrets mechanism enables you to override application configuration settings with values stored in the local secrets file. You can use UserSecretsConfigurationExtensions.AddUserSecrets extension method on IConfigurationBuilder to add user secrets provider to the configuration builder.

The entire lifecycle of Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.UserSecrets

The following figure shows you the visualised product life cycle of Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.UserSecrets. You can see all releases with the latest patch version, the long-term support characteristics (orange flag in the green circle, the periods for version provision, maintenance and support.