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Implement Multi-Tenancy In Azure B2C

Overview In a previous article about Azure B2C, we discussed the basics of Azure B2C and why you may want to consider using it for your software or application.  Now, let’s take a look at some examples of the most common use cases. Implementing Multi-Tenant Applications with Azure B2C Multi-tenancy is an architecture pattern in […]

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What is Azure AD B2C?

Azure Active Directory Business-to-Consumer (commonly called Azure B2C) is an important business solution for systems that need to authenticate end users to a web/mobile application using a white-labeled experience. Azure AD B2C provides an easy identity system as a service with pay-as-you-go pricing options. Who uses Azure AD B2C? If you have a solution where […]

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Fundamentals: Recommendation and Getting Started Guide for Microsoft Cloud Certifications

Fundamental Microsoft Cloud Certification for Professionals working with Azure; M365; Power Platform; or Security, Compliance, and Identity are available and recommended for anyone selling, designing, implementing, delivering, or supporting Microsoft services in the M365, Azure, or Power Platform (I will call this Microsoft Cloud below) should consider studying for and obtaining the four ‘Fundamentals’ certifications […]

Enabling Passwordless Sign-in with Microsoft Authenticator App

A majority of cyber attacks today are due to a compromised username and password. As a result, many organizations have tried to combat these threats by implementing multi-factor authentication. Although this method is significantly better than just one form of authentication, this typically leaves the end-user frustrated with the extra steps on top of just […]

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Episerver Authentication with multiple Azure AD Instances

I recently came across a project where there was a slightly different twist for the site’s authentication needs.  For this project the company had three different authentication scenarios that needed to be covered. Log in via a primary Azure AD tenant. This Azure AD instance was set up with application roles and the users were […]

6 Reasons to Use Azure Active Directory

Azure Active Directory, commonly known as Azure AD, is “Microsoft’s cloud-based identity and access management service.1” It is a widely used IDaaS (identity and access management-as-a-service) that can integrate with an existing (or new) MVC-style web application, Web API, mobile app, and more to provide quick and easy authentication. I am no salesman (although it […]

Securing Your Web API Using Azure Active Directory

Large or small, all companies need web security. And what better way to secure your ASP.NET Core Web API than using Azure Active Directory? Given MVC-style apps are the dominant force in the market nowadays, the majority of documentation on the matter focuses here. That left me, desiring to create a loosely-coupled Web API instead […]

Setting up SAML SSO with Azure AD and Oracle EPBCS/PBCS

Azure Active Directory (AD) is Microsoft’s directory and Identity and Access Management (IAM) service in the cloud as opposed to ADFS, a Windows on-premise, claims-based Security Token Service (STS). In a Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) federation however, Azure AD and ADFS are functionally equivalent acting as Identity Provider (IdP) for a Service Provider (SP) such as a […]

Federated Authentication in Sitecore 9 – Part 2: Configuration

Let’s take a look at the configuration for federated authentication in Sitecore 9. By the way, this is Part 2 of a 3 part series examining the new federated authentication capabilities of Sitecore 9. If you missed Part 1, you can find it here: Part 1: Overview Enabling Federated Authentication Before we can begin implementation, […]

Considering an Azure Active Directory Hybrid Identity Solution?

Identity solutions can be complicated, especially with the rising popularity of consumer-based devices and cloud SaaS applications in the corporate space. Microsoft recognizes this, and to help, they’ve put together the Hybrid Identity Design Considerations Guide. According to Microsoft, “[This guide] will help you to understand how to design a hybrid identity solution that best […]

Azure SQL – Preview Using Azure AD Authentication

Azure SQL Database now supports Azure Active Directory authentication in public preview. Azure Active Directory authentication is a mechanism of connecting to Microsoft Azure SQL Database by using identities in Azure Active Directory (Azure AD). With Azure Active Directory authentication you can centrally manage the identities of database users and other Microsoft services in one […]

Office 365 – Two Azure AD Premium Features Coming To All Subscribers

The Office 365 Roadmap can be a bit of a treasure hunt at times. It’s great that Microsoft provides transparency into what is planned or in progress but figuring out when the roadmap has changed or what has changed on it can be a bit of a challenge. I noticed that the roadmap was updated […]

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