Release v8.0.17 · dotnet/aspnetcore

Bug Fixes

Forwarded Headers Middleware: Ignore X-Forwarded-Headers from Unknown Proxy (#61623)
The Forwarded Headers Middleware now ignores X-Forwarded-Headers sent from unknown proxies. This change improves security by ensuring that only trusted proxies can influence the forwarded headers, preventing potential spoofing or misrouting of requests.

Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade (#61832)
This update brings in the latest changes from the dotnet/arcade repository, ensuring that ASP.NET Core benefits from recent improvements, bug fixes, and security patches in the shared build infrastructure.
Bump src/submodules/googletest from 52204f7 to 04ee1b4 (#61761)
The GoogleTest submodule has been updated to a newer commit, providing the latest testing features, bug fixes, and performance improvements for the project's C++ test components.

Update branding to 8.0.17 (#61830)
The project version branding has been updated to reflect the new 8.0.17 release, ensuring consistency across build outputs and documentation.
Merging internal commits for release/8.0 (#61924)
This change merges various internal commits into the release/8.0 branch, incorporating minor fixes, documentation updates, and other non-user-facing improvements to keep the release branch up to date.

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Full Changelog: v8.0.16...v8.0.17