diff --git a/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Client/App.razor b/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Client/App.razor
index d07039a5..36912bb8 100644
--- a/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Client/App.razor
+++ b/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Client/App.razor
@@ -1,25 +1,12 @@
-<CascadingAuthenticationState>
-    <Router AppAssembly="@typeof(App).Assembly">
-        <Found Context="routeData">
-            <AuthorizeRouteView RouteData="@routeData" DefaultLayout="@typeof(MainLayout)">
-                <NotAuthorized>
-                    @if (context.User.Identity?.IsAuthenticated != true)
-                    {
-                        <RedirectToLogin />
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        <p role="alert">You are not authorized to access this resource.</p>
-                    }
-                </NotAuthorized>
-            </AuthorizeRouteView>
-            <FocusOnNavigate RouteData="@routeData" Selector="h1" />
-        </Found>
-        <NotFound>
-            <PageTitle>Not found</PageTitle>
-            <LayoutView Layout="@typeof(MainLayout)">
-                <p role="alert">Sorry, there's nothing at this address.</p>
-            </LayoutView>
-        </NotFound>
-    </Router>
-</CascadingAuthenticationState>
+<Router AppAssembly="@typeof(App).Assembly">
+    <Found Context="routeData">
+        <RouteView RouteData="@routeData" DefaultLayout="@typeof(MainLayout)" />
+        <FocusOnNavigate RouteData="@routeData" Selector="h1" />
+    </Found>
+    <NotFound>
+        <PageTitle>Not found</PageTitle>
+        <LayoutView Layout="@typeof(MainLayout)">
+            <p role="alert">Sorry, there's nothing at this address.</p>
+        </LayoutView>
+    </NotFound>
+</Router>
diff --git a/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Client/EqDemo.BlazorWasm.AdhocReporting.Client.csproj b/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Client/EqDemo.BlazorWasm.AdhocReporting.Client.csproj
index 757d9614..f93db97e 100644
--- a/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Client/EqDemo.BlazorWasm.AdhocReporting.Client.csproj
+++ b/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Client/EqDemo.BlazorWasm.AdhocReporting.Client.csproj
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.BlazorWebAssembly">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <RootNamespace>EqDemo.Client</RootNamespace>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components" Version="6.0.25" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly" Version="6.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.DevServer" Version="6.0.1" PrivateAssets="all" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.Authentication" Version="6.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Http" Version="6.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components" Version="8.0.8" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly" Version="8.0.8" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.DevServer" Version="8.0.8" PrivateAssets="all" />
+
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Client/Pages/Authentication.razor b/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Client/Pages/Authentication.razor
index 6c743567..7d221ef3 100644
--- a/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Client/Pages/Authentication.razor
+++ b/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Client/Pages/Authentication.razor
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-@page "/authentication/{action}"
-@using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.Authentication
-<RemoteAuthenticatorView Action="@Action" />
+@page "/authentication/{action}"
+
+<p>Authentication is not configured.</p>
 
 @code{
     [Parameter] public string? Action { get; set; }
diff --git a/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Client/Pages/FetchData.razor b/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Client/Pages/FetchData.razor
index 5ba2a5eb..d78abebb 100644
--- a/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Client/Pages/FetchData.razor
+++ b/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Client/Pages/FetchData.razor
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-@page "/fetchdata"
-@using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization
-@using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.Authentication
+@page "/fetchdata"
 @using EqDemo.Shared
-@attribute [Authorize]
 @inject HttpClient Http
 
 <PageTitle>Weather forecast</PageTitle>
@@ -45,13 +42,6 @@ else
 
     protected override async Task OnInitializedAsync()
     {
-        try
-        {
-            forecasts = await Http.GetFromJsonAsync<WeatherForecast[]>("WeatherForecast");
-        }
-        catch (AccessTokenNotAvailableException exception)
-        {
-            exception.Redirect();
-        }
+        forecasts = await Http.GetFromJsonAsync<WeatherForecast[]>("WeatherForecast");
     }
 }
diff --git a/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Client/Pages/Reports.razor b/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Client/Pages/Reports.razor
index ac5ce0a1..3aee8b09 100644
--- a/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Client/Pages/Reports.razor
+++ b/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Client/Pages/Reports.razor
@@ -1,14 +1,8 @@
-@page "/reports"
-@using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization
-@using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.Authentication
-@using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.Authentication.Internal
-@attribute [Authorize]
+@page "/reports"
 @implements IAsyncDisposable
 
 @inject IJSRuntime JSRuntime
 @inject NavigationManager NavigationManager
-@inject AuthenticationStateProvider AuthenticationStateProvider
-@inject IAccessTokenProviderAccessor AccessTokenProviderAccessor
 
 <style>
     .eqv-chart-panel {
@@ -29,26 +23,12 @@
                                 aria-expanded="false">
                             <i class="fas fa-cog"></i>
                         </button>
-                        @if (IsManager)
-                        {
-                            <div class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="dropdownMenuButton">
-                                <a class="dropdown-item" id="NewReportButton" href="javascript:void(0)">New report</a>
-                                <a class="dropdown-item" id="SaveReportButton" href="javascript:void(0)">Save as...</a>
-                                <div class="dropdown-divider"></div>
-                                <a class="dropdown-item" id="RemoveReportButton" href="javascript:void(0)">Remove report</a>
-                            </div>
-                        }
-                        else
-                        {
-                            <!-- Disable all menu items if the curren user has no rights to manager reports -->
-                            <div class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="dropdownMenuButton" data-toggle="tooltip" data-html="true" data-placement="bottom"
-                                 title="@TooltipContent">
-                                <a class="dropdown-item disabled" href="javascript:void(0)">New report</a>
-                                <a class="dropdown-item disabled" href="javascript:void(0)">Save as...</a>
-                                <div class="dropdown-divider"></div>
-                                <a class="dropdown-item disabled" href="javascript:void(0)">Remove report</a>
-                            </div>
-                        }
+                        <div class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="dropdownMenuButton">
+                            <a class="dropdown-item" id="NewReportButton" href="javascript:void(0)">New report</a>
+                            <a class="dropdown-item" id="SaveReportButton" href="javascript:void(0)">Save as...</a>
+                            <div class="dropdown-divider"></div>
+                            <a class="dropdown-item" id="RemoveReportButton" href="javascript:void(0)">Remove report</a>
+                        </div>
                     </div>
                 </div>
                 <div class="card-body">
@@ -87,54 +67,23 @@
     </div>
     <div class="row " id="NoReportPanel" style="visibility:hidden;">
         <div class="col-md-12">
-            @if (IsManager)
-            {
-                <h3 class="text-center">
-                    No reports are defined. <a id="FirstReportButton" href="javascript:document.AdhocReportingView.newReport()">Create the first one</a> to start.
-                </h3>
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                <h3 class="text-center">
-                    No reports are defined. Please login to a manager account to create reports.
-                </h3>
-            }
+            <h3 class="text-center">
+                No reports are defined. <a id="FirstReportButton" href="javascript:document.AdhocReportingView.newReport()">Create the first one</a> to start.
+            </h3>
         </div>
     </div>
 </div>
 
 @code {
-    public string TooltipContent { get; } = "You are logged with a 'consumer' role that is not allowed to manage reports.<br />"
-        + "To test this functionlity - please log out and sign in again with another account.";
-
-    public bool IsManager { get; set; }
-
-    protected override async Task OnParametersSetAsync()
-    {
-        var authState = await AuthenticationStateProvider.GetAuthenticationStateAsync();
-
-        IsManager = authState.User.IsInRole("eq-manager");
-
-        await base.OnParametersSetAsync();
-    }
-
-
     protected override async Task OnAfterRenderAsync(bool firstRender)
     {
         if (firstRender) {
-            var result = await AccessTokenProviderAccessor.TokenProvider.RequestAccessToken();
-            if (result.Status == AccessTokenResultStatus.Success && result.TryGetToken(out var token)) {
-                await JSRuntime.InvokeVoidAsync("easyquery.blazor.startAdhocReporting", token.Value);
-            }
-            else {
-                await JSRuntime.InvokeVoidAsync("consloe.error", "Unable to get access token");
-            }
+            await JSRuntime.InvokeVoidAsync("easyquery.blazor.startAdhocReporting", "");
         }
 
         await base.OnAfterRenderAsync(firstRender);
     }
 
-
     private bool _disposed = false;
 
     public async ValueTask DisposeAsync()
diff --git a/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Client/Program.cs b/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Client/Program.cs
index ba141b48..88fdb1de 100644
--- a/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Client/Program.cs
+++ b/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Client/Program.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Web;
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.Authentication;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.Hosting;
 
 using EqDemo.Client;
@@ -8,12 +7,6 @@
 builder.RootComponents.Add<App>("#app");
 builder.RootComponents.Add<HeadOutlet>("head::after");
 
-builder.Services.AddHttpClient("EqDemo.BlazorWasm.AdhocReporting.ServerAPI", client => client.BaseAddress = new Uri(builder.HostEnvironment.BaseAddress))
-    .AddHttpMessageHandler<BaseAddressAuthorizationMessageHandler>();
-
-// Supply HttpClient instances that include access tokens when making requests to the server project
-builder.Services.AddScoped(sp => sp.GetRequiredService<IHttpClientFactory>().CreateClient("EqDemo.BlazorWasm.AdhocReporting.ServerAPI"));
-
-builder.Services.AddApiAuthorization();
+builder.Services.AddScoped(sp => new HttpClient { BaseAddress = new Uri(builder.HostEnvironment.BaseAddress) });
 
 await builder.Build().RunAsync();
diff --git a/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Client/Shared/LoginDisplay.razor b/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Client/Shared/LoginDisplay.razor
index 5e52e86f..5b25a178 100644
--- a/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Client/Shared/LoginDisplay.razor
+++ b/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Client/Shared/LoginDisplay.razor
@@ -1,24 +1 @@
-@using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Authorization
-@using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.Authentication
-
-@inject NavigationManager Navigation
-@inject SignOutSessionStateManager SignOutManager
-
-<AuthorizeView>
-    <Authorized>
-        <a href="authentication/profile">Hello, @context.User.Identity?.Name!</a>
-        <button class="nav-link btn btn-link" @onclick="BeginSignOut">Log out</button>
-    </Authorized>
-    <NotAuthorized>
-        <a href="authentication/register">Register</a>
-        <a href="authentication/login">Log in</a>
-    </NotAuthorized>
-</AuthorizeView>
-
-@code{
-    private async Task BeginSignOut(MouseEventArgs args)
-    {
-        await SignOutManager.SetSignOutState();
-        Navigation.NavigateTo("authentication/logout");
-    }
-}
+@* Authentication has been removed as part of the .NET 8 migration (IdentityServer was deprecated). *@
diff --git a/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Client/Shared/RedirectToLogin.razor b/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Client/Shared/RedirectToLogin.razor
index 2db61cf6..5b25a178 100644
--- a/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Client/Shared/RedirectToLogin.razor
+++ b/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Client/Shared/RedirectToLogin.razor
@@ -1,8 +1 @@
-@inject NavigationManager Navigation
-
-@code {
-    protected override void OnInitialized()
-    {
-        Navigation.NavigateTo($"authentication/login?returnUrl={Uri.EscapeDataString(Navigation.Uri)}");
-    }
-}
+@* Authentication has been removed as part of the .NET 8 migration (IdentityServer was deprecated). *@
diff --git a/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Client/wwwroot/index.html b/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Client/wwwroot/index.html
index 18552b65..03df132a 100644
--- a/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Client/wwwroot/index.html
+++ b/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Client/wwwroot/index.html
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
     <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/jquery@3.5.1/dist/jquery.slim.min.js" integrity="sha384-DfXdz2htPH0lsSSs5nCTpuj/zy4C+OGpamoFVy38MVBnE+IbbVYUew+OrCXaRkfj" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
     <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@4.6.2/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js" integrity="sha384-Fy6S3B9q64WdZWQUiU+q4/2Lc9npb8tCaSX9FK7E8HnRr0Jz8D6OP9dO5Vg3Q9ct" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
 
-    <script src="_content/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.Authentication/AuthenticationService.js"></script>
     <script src="_framework/blazor.webassembly.js"></script>
 
     <!-- Google Charts script -->
diff --git a/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Server/Controllers/OidcConfigurationController.cs b/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Server/Controllers/OidcConfigurationController.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 07da33dc..00000000
--- a/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Server/Controllers/OidcConfigurationController.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.ApiAuthorization.IdentityServer;
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
-
-namespace EqDemo.Controllers
-{
-    public class OidcConfigurationController : Controller
-    {
-        private readonly ILogger<OidcConfigurationController> _logger;
-
-        public OidcConfigurationController(IClientRequestParametersProvider clientRequestParametersProvider, ILogger<OidcConfigurationController> logger)
-        {
-            ClientRequestParametersProvider = clientRequestParametersProvider;
-            _logger = logger;
-        }
-
-        public IClientRequestParametersProvider ClientRequestParametersProvider { get; }
-
-        [HttpGet("_configuration/{clientId}")]
-        public IActionResult GetClientRequestParameters([FromRoute] string clientId)
-        {
-            var parameters = ClientRequestParametersProvider.GetClientParameters(HttpContext, clientId);
-            return Ok(parameters);
-        }
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Server/Data/AppDbContext.cs b/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Server/Data/AppDbContext.cs
index 6f103610..e28e20d7 100644
--- a/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Server/Data/AppDbContext.cs
+++ b/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Server/Data/AppDbContext.cs
@@ -1,18 +1,14 @@
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.ApiAuthorization.IdentityServer;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
-
-using Duende.IdentityServer.EntityFramework.Options;
 
 using EqDemo.Models;
 
 namespace EqDemo.Data
 {
-    public class AppDbContext : ApiAuthorizationDbContext<ApplicationUser>
+    public class AppDbContext : IdentityDbContext<ApplicationUser>
     {
         public AppDbContext(
-            DbContextOptions options,
-            IOptions<OperationalStoreOptions> operationalStoreOptions) : base(options, operationalStoreOptions)
+            DbContextOptions options) : base(options)
         {
         }
 
diff --git a/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Server/EqDemo.BlazorWasm.AdhocReporting.Server.csproj b/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Server/EqDemo.BlazorWasm.AdhocReporting.Server.csproj
index 79054182..ba6fba39 100644
--- a/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Server/EqDemo.BlazorWasm.AdhocReporting.Server.csproj
+++ b/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Server/EqDemo.BlazorWasm.AdhocReporting.Server.csproj
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <Nullable>disable</Nullable>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <UserSecretsId>EqDemo.BlazorWasm.AdhocReporting.Server</UserSecretsId>
     <RootNamespace>EqDemo.Server</RootNamespace>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.Server" Version="6.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="2.1.7" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebAssembly.Server" Version="8.0.8" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="5.2.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.IdentityModel.JsonWebTokens" Version="6.34.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="NuGet.Common" Version="5.11.5" />
     <PackageReference Include="NuGet.Protocol" Version="5.11.5" />
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Shared\EqDemo.BlazorWasm.AdhocReporting.Shared.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Design" Version="6.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="6.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="6.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.UI" Version="6.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.ApiAuthorization.IdentityServer" Version="6.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools" Version="6.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="6.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="6.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Design" Version="8.0.5" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.8" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.8" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.UI" Version="8.0.8" />
+    
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools" Version="8.0.8" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="8.0.8" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="8.0.8" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <!-- DB initialization packages. They are not necessary for EasyQuery working and can be removed in production -->
diff --git a/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Server/Program.cs b/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Server/Program.cs
index 4a2636a4..9ff52e1c 100644
--- a/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Server/Program.cs
+++ b/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Server/Program.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-using System.IdentityModel.Tokens.Jwt;
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 
@@ -29,18 +27,7 @@
 .AddRoles<IdentityRole>()
 .AddEntityFrameworkStores<AppDbContext>();
 
-builder.Services.AddIdentityServer()
-    .AddApiAuthorization<ApplicationUser, AppDbContext>(options => {
-        //the following 2 lines are necessary to support roles on the WebAssembly side
-        options.IdentityResources["openid"].UserClaims.Add("role");
-        options.ApiResources.Single().UserClaims.Add("role");
-    });
-
-// We need to do this as it maps "role" to ClaimTypes.Role and causes issues
-JwtSecurityTokenHandler.DefaultInboundClaimTypeMap.Remove("role");
 
-builder.Services.AddAuthentication()
-    .AddIdentityServerJwt();
 
 //EasyQuery services
 builder.Services.AddEasyQuery()
@@ -79,7 +66,6 @@
 
 app.UseRouting();
 
-app.UseIdentityServer();
 app.UseAuthentication();
 app.UseAuthorization();
 
diff --git a/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Server/appsettings.Development.json b/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Server/appsettings.Development.json
index 4e2e9775..0c208ae9 100644
--- a/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Server/appsettings.Development.json
+++ b/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Server/appsettings.Development.json
@@ -4,10 +4,5 @@
       "Default": "Information",
       "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning"
     }
-  },
-  "IdentityServer": {
-    "Key": {
-      "Type": "Development"
-    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Server/appsettings.json b/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Server/appsettings.json
index 4826929d..a1986a8b 100644
--- a/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Server/appsettings.json
+++ b/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Server/appsettings.json
@@ -5,13 +5,6 @@
       "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Warning"
     }
   },
-  "IdentityServer": {
-    "Clients": {
-      "EqDemo.BlazorWasm.AdhocReporting.Client": {
-        "Profile": "IdentityServerSPA"
-      }
-    }
-  },
   "AllowedHosts": "*",
   "ConnectionStrings": {
     "EqDemoSqLite": "Data Source=eqdemo-sqlite.db",
diff --git a/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Shared/EqDemo.BlazorWasm.AdhocReporting.Shared.csproj b/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Shared/EqDemo.BlazorWasm.AdhocReporting.Shared.csproj
index a5b78ac4..9a938be4 100644
--- a/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Shared/EqDemo.BlazorWasm.AdhocReporting.Shared.csproj
+++ b/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdHocReporting.BlazorWasm/Shared/EqDemo.BlazorWasm.AdhocReporting.Shared.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdvancedSearch.BlazorServer/EqDemo.BlazorServer.AdvancedSearch.csproj b/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdvancedSearch.BlazorServer/EqDemo.BlazorServer.AdvancedSearch.csproj
index 41ec6ca4..d254a5aa 100644
--- a/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdvancedSearch.BlazorServer/EqDemo.BlazorServer.AdvancedSearch.csproj
+++ b/AspNetCore/Blazor/AdvancedSearch.BlazorServer/EqDemo.BlazorServer.AdvancedSearch.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <Nullable>disable</Nullable>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <RootNamespace>EqDemo</RootNamespace>
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Korzh.EasyQuery.SqLiteGate" Version="7.4.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="6.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="2.1.7" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="6.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="6.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.8" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="5.2.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="8.0.8" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="8.0.8" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <!-- DB initialization packages. They are not necessary for EasyQuery working and can be removed in production -->
diff --git a/AspNetCore/React/AdvancedSearch/EqDemo.AspNetCoreReact.AdvancedSearch.csproj b/AspNetCore/React/AdvancedSearch/EqDemo.AspNetCoreReact.AdvancedSearch.csproj
index 40bb9e61..79f37512 100644
--- a/AspNetCore/React/AdvancedSearch/EqDemo.AspNetCoreReact.AdvancedSearch.csproj
+++ b/AspNetCore/React/AdvancedSearch/EqDemo.AspNetCoreReact.AdvancedSearch.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <TypeScriptCompileBlocked>true</TypeScriptCompileBlocked>
     <TypeScriptToolsVersion>Latest</TypeScriptToolsVersion>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
     <TypeScriptCompileBlocked>true</TypeScriptCompileBlocked>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaServices.Extensions" Version="6.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="2.1.7" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="6.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="6.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaServices.Extensions" Version="8.0.8" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="5.2.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="8.0.8" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="8.0.8" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.IdentityModel.JsonWebTokens" Version="6.34.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Data.SqlClient" Version="4.8.6" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/AspNetCore/Stencil/AdvancedSearch/EqDemo.AspNetCoreStencil.AdvancedSearch.csproj b/AspNetCore/Stencil/AdvancedSearch/EqDemo.AspNetCoreStencil.AdvancedSearch.csproj
index 8ea48d12..2c6cb8d2 100644
--- a/AspNetCore/Stencil/AdvancedSearch/EqDemo.AspNetCoreStencil.AdvancedSearch.csproj
+++ b/AspNetCore/Stencil/AdvancedSearch/EqDemo.AspNetCoreStencil.AdvancedSearch.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <TypeScriptCompileBlocked>true</TypeScriptCompileBlocked>
     <TypeScriptToolsVersion>Latest</TypeScriptToolsVersion>
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
@@ -10,18 +10,18 @@
     <TypeScriptCompileBlocked>true</TypeScriptCompileBlocked>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="2.1.7" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="6.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="6.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaServices.Extensions" Version="6.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="6.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="5.2.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core" Version="8.0.8" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="8.0.8" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaServices.Extensions" Version="8.0.8" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="8.0.8" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.IdentityModel.JsonWebTokens" Version="6.34.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Data.SqlClient" Version="4.8.6" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Drawing.Common" Version="4.7.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.IdentityModel.Tokens.Jwt" Version="6.34.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Net.Http" Version="4.3.4" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Text.RegularExpressions" Version="4.3.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="VueCliMiddleware" Version="6.0.0" />
+    
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <!-- DB initialization packages. They are not necessary for EasyQuery working and can be removed in production -->
diff --git a/AspNetCore/Vue2/AdvancedSearch/EqDemo.AspNetCoreVue2.AdvancedSearch.csproj b/AspNetCore/Vue2/AdvancedSearch/EqDemo.AspNetCoreVue2.AdvancedSearch.csproj
index b84cd155..e407f7d7 100644
--- a/AspNetCore/Vue2/AdvancedSearch/EqDemo.AspNetCoreVue2.AdvancedSearch.csproj
+++ b/AspNetCore/Vue2/AdvancedSearch/EqDemo.AspNetCoreVue2.AdvancedSearch.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <TypeScriptToolsVersion>3.0</TypeScriptToolsVersion>
     <SpaRoot>ClientApp\</SpaRoot>
     <DefaultItemExcludes>$(DefaultItemExcludes);$(SpaRoot)node_modules\**</DefaultItemExcludes>
@@ -10,16 +10,16 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Korzh.DbUtils.Sqlite" Version="1.4.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Korzh.EasyQuery.SqLiteGate" Version="7.4.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="2.1.7" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="6.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="5.2.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="8.0.8" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.IdentityModel.JsonWebTokens" Version="6.34.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Drawing.Common" Version="4.7.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.IdentityModel.Tokens.Jwt" Version="6.34.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Net.Http" Version="4.3.4" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Text.RegularExpressions" Version="4.3.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="VueCliMiddleware" Version="6.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaServices.Extensions" Version="6.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="6.0.1" />
+    
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaServices.Extensions" Version="8.0.8" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="8.0.8" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Data.SqlClient" Version="4.8.6" />
     <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/AspNetCore/Vue2/AdvancedSearch/Startup.cs b/AspNetCore/Vue2/AdvancedSearch/Startup.cs
index e1fcb214..0e7aff35 100644
--- a/AspNetCore/Vue2/AdvancedSearch/Startup.cs
+++ b/AspNetCore/Vue2/AdvancedSearch/Startup.cs
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 
-using VueCliMiddleware;
-
 using Korzh.EasyQuery.Services;
 using EasyData.Export;
 
@@ -112,11 +110,7 @@ public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IWebHostEnvironment env)
 
                 if (env.IsDevelopment())
                 {
-                    // run npm process with client app
-                    spa.UseVueCli(npmScript: "serve", port: 8085, regex: "Compiled ");
-                    // if you just prefer to proxy requests from client app, use proxy to SPA dev server instead:
-                    // app should be already running before starting a .NET client
-                    // spa.UseProxyToSpaDevelopmentServer("http://localhost:8080"); // your Vue app port
+                    spa.UseProxyToSpaDevelopmentServer("http://localhost:8085");
                 }
             });
 
diff --git a/AspNetCore/Vue3/AdvancedSearch.Server/AdvancedSearch.Server.csproj b/AspNetCore/Vue3/AdvancedSearch.Server/AdvancedSearch.Server.csproj
index 4bd2b439..79f36d82 100644
--- a/AspNetCore/Vue3/AdvancedSearch.Server/AdvancedSearch.Server.csproj
+++ b/AspNetCore/Vue3/AdvancedSearch.Server/AdvancedSearch.Server.csproj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <SpaRoot>..\AdvancedSearch.Client</SpaRoot>
@@ -13,17 +13,14 @@
     </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaProxy">
-      <Version>6.*-*</Version>
-    </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaProxy" Version="8.0.8" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="System.Net.Http" Version="4.3.4" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Data.SqlClient" Version="4.8.6" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Text.RegularExpressions" Version="4.3.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="6.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaServices.Extensions" Version="6.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="6.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="8.0.8" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="8.0.8" />
     <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/WinForms/EqDemoWinFormsNet6/EqDemoWinFormsNet6.csproj b/WinForms/EqDemoWinFormsNet6/EqDemoWinFormsNet6.csproj
index 1a3e03d9..25df8b5d 100644
--- a/WinForms/EqDemoWinFormsNet6/EqDemoWinFormsNet6.csproj
+++ b/WinForms/EqDemoWinFormsNet6/EqDemoWinFormsNet6.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0-windows</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
     <UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
     <RootNamespace>EqDemo</RootNamespace>
   </PropertyGroup>
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     </None>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="6.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="8.0.8" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Korzh.EasyQuery.Db" Version="7.4.0" />
diff --git a/Wpf/EqDemoWpfNet6/EqDemoWpfNet6.csproj b/Wpf/EqDemoWpfNet6/EqDemoWpfNet6.csproj
index a33b5046..958d4ccf 100644
--- a/Wpf/EqDemoWpfNet6/EqDemoWpfNet6.csproj
+++ b/Wpf/EqDemoWpfNet6/EqDemoWpfNet6.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0-windows</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>
     <UseWPF>true</UseWPF>
     <RootNamespace>EqDemo</RootNamespace>
   </PropertyGroup>
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     </None>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="6.0.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="8.0.8" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Korzh.EasyQuery.Db" Version="7.4.0" />