What causes the static link error when accessing the configuration file in Azure Active Directory B2C?

Yes for the Dotnet framework later than 4.6.x must have the upgraded tls version.
I could successfully bypass the error by using tls version 1.2
System.Net.ServicePointManager.SecurityProtocol = System.Net.SecurityProtocolType.Tls12;

Check the following:

Startup.cs:

using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.OpenIdConnect;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
using Microsoft.Identity.Web;
using Microsoft.Identity.Web.UI;

 

namespace WebApp_OpenIDConnect_DotNet
{
    public class Startup
    {
        public Startup(IConfiguration configuration)
        {
            Configuration = configuration;
        }

 
    public IConfiguration Configuration { get; }



    // This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to add services to the container.
    public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
    {
        services.Configure<CookiePolicyOptions>(options =>
        {
            // This lambda determines whether user consent for non-essential cookies is needed for a given request.
            options.CheckConsentNeeded = context => true;
            options.MinimumSameSitePolicy = SameSiteMode.Unspecified;
            // Handling SameSite cookie according to https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/security/samesite?view=aspnetcore-3.1
            options.HandleSameSiteCookieCompatibility();
        });



        // Configuration to sign-in users with Azure AD B2C
        services.AddMicrosoftIdentityWebAppAuthentication(Configuration, Constants.AzureAdB2C);

        services.AddControllersWithViews()
            .AddMicrosoftIdentityUI();



        services.AddRazorPages();



        //Configuring appsettings section AzureAdB2C, into IOptions
        services.AddOptions();
        services.Configure<OpenIdConnectOptions>(Configuration.GetSection("AzureAdB2C"));
    }



    // This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to configure the HTTP request pipeline.
    public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IWebHostEnvironment env)
    {
        if (env.IsDevelopment())
        {
            app.UseDeveloperExceptionPage();
        }
        else
        {
            app.UseExceptionHandler("/Home/Error");
            // The default HSTS value is 30 days. You may want to change this for production scenarios, see https://aka.ms/aspnetcore-hsts.
            app.UseHsts();
        }



        app.UseHttpsRedirection();
        app.UseStaticFiles();
        System.Net.ServicePointManager.SecurityProtocol = System.Net.SecurityProtocolType.Tls12; //add this tls
        app.UseRouting();
        app.UseAuthentication();
        app.UseAuthorization();



        app.UseEndpoints(endpoints =>
        {
            endpoints.MapControllerRoute(
                name: "default",
                pattern: "{controller=Home}/{action=Index}/{id?}");
            endpoints.MapRazorPages();
        });
    }
}

}

Appsettings.json

{
  "AzureAdB2C": {
    "Instance": "https://xxxab2c.b2clogin.com",
    "ClientId": "xxx",
    "Domain": "xxb2c.onmicrosoft.com",
    "SignedOutCallbackPath": "/signout/B2C_1_susi",
    "SignUpSignInPolicyId": "b2c_1_susi",
    "ResetPasswordPolicyId": "b2c_1_reset",
    "EditProfilePolicyId": "b2c_1_edit_profile" // Optional profile editing policy
    //"CallbackPath": "/signin/B2C_1_sign_up_in"  // defaults to /signin-oidc
  },
  "Logging": {
    "LogLevel": {
      "Default": "Information",
      "Microsoft": "Warning",
      "Microsoft.Hosting.Lifetime": "Information"
    }
  },
  "AllowedHosts": "*"
}

Ensure the latest frameworks are upgraded with latest patches and also check for the network connectivity.
Then the program can be run successfully with azure ad b2c