Aneesh Lal Gopalakrishnan

In a world where cyber threats are just one click away (or just one QR code scan away), the old-school “castle and moat” security approach isn’t enough. Enter Zero Trust — a security model that flips the script, requiring every request to be verified, authenticated, and monitored, no matter where it comes from. For developers working with ASP.NET Core APIs that handle sensitive data, this isn’t just a trend; it’s a necessity.

We have covered a lot of grounds in this series so far. If you are looking to start with Semantic Kernel, I highly recommend starting with Part 1. In this AI developer series, I write articles on AI developer tools and frameworks and provide working GitHub samples at the end of each one. We have already experimented with AI Agents, Personas, Planners, and Plugins. One common theme so far has been we have used an Open AI GPT-4o model deployed in Azure to do all our work.

As I promised in Part 2, it is time to build something substantial with our Semantic Kernel so far. If you are new to Semantic Kernel and must dive into code/head first, I highly recommend starting with Part 1 of this series. There is a lot of theory out there, but we explore these articles with a GitHub sample you can easily download and play with to understand the core concepts. I wanted to use Agent Smith from The Matrix, but I can't seem to find one without copyrights.