diff --git a/eng/Version.Details.xml b/eng/Version.Details.xml
index 4a8f134eb3..394019011c 100644
--- a/eng/Version.Details.xml
+++ b/eng/Version.Details.xml
@@ -313,4 +313,4 @@
       <Sha>5911981d56de6afdaa84b26343ab915c5f9aca56</Sha>
     </Dependency>
   </ToolsetDependencies>
-</Dependencies>
+</Dependencies>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/eng/Versions.props b/eng/Versions.props
index fed8b53901..5b021acca9 100644
--- a/eng/Versions.props
+++ b/eng/Versions.props
@@ -250,4 +250,4 @@
     <DotNetAssetRootUrl Condition="'$(DotNetAssetRootUrl)'==''">https://dotnetcli.blob.core.windows.net/dotnet/</DotNetAssetRootUrl>
     <DotNetPrivateAssetRootUrl Condition="'$(DotNetPrivateAssetRootUrl)'==''">https://dotnetclimsrc.blob.core.windows.net/dotnet/</DotNetPrivateAssetRootUrl>
   </PropertyGroup>
-</Project>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/MusicStore/samples/MusicStore/MusicStore.csproj b/src/MusicStore/samples/MusicStore/MusicStore.csproj
index 80170076e3..ca8b13e76a 100644
--- a/src/MusicStore/samples/MusicStore/MusicStore.csproj
+++ b/src/MusicStore/samples/MusicStore/MusicStore.csproj
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.CommandLine" />
     <!-- Avoid CS1705 errors due to mix of assemblies brought in transitively. -->
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" />
+    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <Target Name="VerifyPrecompiledViews" AfterTargets="Publish">
diff --git a/src/Razor/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor/src/CreateBlazorTrimmerRootDescriptorFile.cs b/src/Razor/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor/src/CreateBlazorTrimmerRootDescriptorFile.cs
index 57fa43a979..112d49a82b 100644
--- a/src/Razor/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor/src/CreateBlazorTrimmerRootDescriptorFile.cs
+++ b/src/Razor/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor/src/CreateBlazorTrimmerRootDescriptorFile.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Tasks
             var roots = new XElement("linker");
             foreach (var assembly in Assemblies)
             {
-                var assemblyName = assembly.GetMetadata("FileName") + assembly.GetMetadata("Extension");
+                // NOTE: Descriptor files don't include the file extension
+                // in the assemblyName.
+                var assemblyName = assembly.GetMetadata("FileName");
                 var typePreserved = assembly.GetMetadata("Preserve");
                 var typeRequired = assembly.GetMetadata("Required");
 
diff --git a/src/Razor/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor/src/build/netstandard2.0/LinkerWorkaround.xml b/src/Razor/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor/src/build/netstandard2.0/LinkerWorkaround.xml
index 143b01868c..d02ca8ef5f 100644
--- a/src/Razor/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor/src/build/netstandard2.0/LinkerWorkaround.xml
+++ b/src/Razor/Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor/src/build/netstandard2.0/LinkerWorkaround.xml
@@ -23,4 +23,7 @@
       <method signature="System.Void .ctor()" />
     </type>
   </assembly>
+
+  <!-- Workaround for https://github.com/mono/linker/issues/1298 -->
+  <assembly fullname="System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates" />
 </linker>
diff --git a/src/Security/Authentication/JwtBearer/samples/JwtBearerSample/JwtBearerSample.csproj b/src/Security/Authentication/JwtBearer/samples/JwtBearerSample/JwtBearerSample.csproj
index 9f1096e8c5..798b2f54d0 100644
--- a/src/Security/Authentication/JwtBearer/samples/JwtBearerSample/JwtBearerSample.csproj
+++ b/src/Security/Authentication/JwtBearer/samples/JwtBearerSample/JwtBearerSample.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFrameworks>$(DefaultNetCoreTargetFramework)</TargetFrameworks>
+    <TargetFramework>$(DefaultNetCoreTargetFramework)</TargetFramework>
     <UserSecretsId>aspnet5-JwtBearerSample-20151210102827</UserSecretsId>
     <AspNetCoreHostingModel>OutOfProcess</AspNetCoreHostingModel>
  </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/Security/Authentication/OpenIdConnect/samples/OpenIdConnectSample/OpenIdConnectSample.csproj b/src/Security/Authentication/OpenIdConnect/samples/OpenIdConnectSample/OpenIdConnectSample.csproj
index 46aea57e81..9381309a7e 100644
--- a/src/Security/Authentication/OpenIdConnect/samples/OpenIdConnectSample/OpenIdConnectSample.csproj
+++ b/src/Security/Authentication/OpenIdConnect/samples/OpenIdConnectSample/OpenIdConnectSample.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFrameworks>$(DefaultNetCoreTargetFramework)</TargetFrameworks>
+    <TargetFramework>$(DefaultNetCoreTargetFramework)</TargetFramework>
     <UserSecretsId>aspnet5-OpenIdConnectSample-20151210110318</UserSecretsId>
     <AspNetCoreHostingModel>OutOfProcess</AspNetCoreHostingModel>
   </PropertyGroup>
diff --git a/src/Security/Authentication/OpenIdConnect/samples/OpenIdConnectSample/Readme.md b/src/Security/Authentication/OpenIdConnect/samples/OpenIdConnectSample/Readme.md
index 846e3f8e6a..522c6c312a 100644
--- a/src/Security/Authentication/OpenIdConnect/samples/OpenIdConnectSample/Readme.md
+++ b/src/Security/Authentication/OpenIdConnect/samples/OpenIdConnectSample/Readme.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # How to set up the sample locally
 
-The OpenIdConnect sample supports multilpe authentication providers. In these instruction, we will explore how to set up this sample with both Azure Active Directory and Google Identity Platform.
+The OpenIdConnect sample supports multiple authentication providers. In these instruction, we will explore how to set up this sample with both Azure Active Directory and Google Identity Platform.
 
 ## Determine your development environment and a few key variables
 
@@ -14,19 +14,21 @@ If the application is run from command line or terminal, environment variable AS
 
 1. Set up a new Azure Active Directory (AAD) in your Azure Subscription.
 2. Open the newly created AAD in Azure web portal.
-3. Navigate to the Applications tab.
+3. Navigate to the App registrations tab.
 4. Add a new Application to the AAD. Set the "Sign-on URL" to sample application's URL.
-5. Naigate to the Application, and click the Configure tab.
+5. Navigate to the Application, and click the Configure tab.
 6. Find and save the "Client Id".
 7. Add a new key in the "Keys" section. Save value of the key, which is the "Client Secret".
 8. Click the "View Endpoints" on the drawer, a dialog will shows six endpoint URLs. Copy the "OAuth 2.0 Authorization Endpoint" to a text editor and remove the "/oauth2/authorize" from the string. The remaining part is the __authority URL__. It looks like `https://login.microsoftonline.com/<guid>`.
+9. Click the Authentication tab and check (i.e. enable) the ID tokens option under "Implicit grant".
+10. On the Authentication tab, ensure the "Redirect URIs" is set to `https://localhost:44318/signin-oidc` (i.e. the sample application's URI appended with "/signin-oidc")
 
-### Configure with Google Identity Platform 
+### Configure with Google Identity Platform
 
 1. Create a new project through [Google APIs](https://console.developers.google.com).
 2. In the sidebar choose "Credentials".
 3. Navigate to "OAuth consent screen" tab, fill in the project name and save.
-4. Navigate to "Credentials" tab. Click "Create credentials". Choose "OAuth client ID". 
+4. Navigate to "Credentials" tab. Click "Create credentials". Choose "OAuth client ID".
 5. Select "Web application" as the application type. Fill in the "Authorized redirect URIs" with `https://localhost:44318/signin-oidc`.
 6. Save the "Client ID" and "Client Secret" shown in the dialog.
 7. The "Authority URL" for Google Authentication is `https://accounts.google.com/`.
@@ -41,4 +43,4 @@ dotnet user-secrets set oidc:clientid <Client Id>
 dotnet user-secrets set oidc:clientsecret <Client Secret>
 dotnet user-secrets set oidc:authority <Authority URL>
 ```
-
+3. Update the call to `AddOpenIdConnect()` in `ConfigureServices` to use the configuration values from user secrets.
diff --git a/src/SignalR/clients/ts/FunctionalTests/SignalR.Client.FunctionalTestApp.csproj b/src/SignalR/clients/ts/FunctionalTests/SignalR.Client.FunctionalTestApp.csproj
index 6a5cb67738..0d4c1c0b64 100644
--- a/src/SignalR/clients/ts/FunctionalTests/SignalR.Client.FunctionalTestApp.csproj
+++ b/src/SignalR/clients/ts/FunctionalTests/SignalR.Client.FunctionalTestApp.csproj
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.StaticFiles" />
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" />
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug" />
+    <Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" />
     <Reference Include="System.Reactive.Linq" />
     <!-- Avoid CS1705 errors due to mix of assemblies brought in transitively. -->
     <Reference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Common" />