In this article I am going to explain HttpClient by walking you through a real life issue and what I learned along the way. I will first explain the issue I was trying to solve and the problems I encountered along the way. By the end of this article you will have an understanding of the do’s and don’ts when working with HttpClient in .NET.
Issue
I needed a solution that would tell me if an email and password where in a known data breach. If I knew a password or email was in a know breach I wanted to see how this related to fraud.