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+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+using Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.Annotations;
+
+namespace Nbic.References.Controllers
+{
+    [Route("api/[controller]")]
+    [ApiController]
+    [SwaggerTag("Check status and authentication")]
+    public class PingController : ControllerBase
+    {
+        [HttpGet]
+        [Route("Ping")]
+        public string Ping()
+        {
+            return "Ok!";
+        }
+
+        [HttpGet]
+        [Authorize("WriteAccess")]
+        [Route("AuthorisedPing")]
+        public string AuthorisedPing()
+        {
+            return "Ok!";
+        }
+    }
+}