public void SeedUsers() { var userData = System.IO.File.ReadAllText("../Timekeeping.Data.Repository/Seed/UserSeedData.json"); var users = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <List <User> >(userData); foreach (var user in users) { byte[] passwordHash, passwordSalt; CreatePasswordHash("password", out passwordHash, out passwordSalt); user.PasswordHash = passwordHash; user.PasswordSalt = passwordSalt; _timekeepingContext.Users.Add(user); } _timekeepingContext.SaveChanges(); }