This article shows how to implement logging in an ASP.NET Core application using Serilog and Azure as a hosting environment. Code: https://github.com/damienbod/aspnetcore-azure-logging History Priority logging use cases Two types of default logging use cases need to be supported in most software solutions. The application requires near real time logs which can be easily viewed and […]
This article shows how an ASP.NET Core application can access an ASP.NET Core API using OAuth Demonstrating Proof-of-Possession (DPoP). This is a really powerful security enhancement which is relatively easy to support. The access tokens should only be used for what the access tokens are intended for. OAuth DPoP helps force this. This solution was […]
This post shows how a Microsoft Entra Verified ID employee credential can be used to access user specific data. This demo shows possible paycheck data from Switzerland. A payment ID can be the printed on the pay slip or the payment document could have a QR Code to scan. The user specific data can then […]
This article shows how to implement verifiable credentials using Microsoft Entra Verified ID and ASP.NET Core to issue the employee credentials. This solution uses a self sovereign identity (SSI) based technical stack built using open standards and some of the SSI concepts. The credential can be loaded into a wallet belonging to a holder and […]
This article shows how an administrator can reset passwords for local members of an Azure AD tenant using Microsoft Graph and delegated permissions. An ASP.NET Core application is used to implement the Azure AD client and the Graph client services. Code: https://github.com/damienbod/azuerad-reset Setup Azure App registration The Azure App registration is setup to authenticate with […]
This article shows how to reset a password for tenant members using a Microsoft Graph application client in ASP.NET Core. An Azure App registration is used to define the application permission for the Microsoft Graph client and the User Administrator role is assigned to the Azure Enterprise application created from the Azure App registration. Code: […]
This article looks at implementing authorization in Microsoft Entra External ID for customers (CIAM) using Azure AD delegated roles. The roles can be assigned to users or groups in an Azure Enterprise application. Code: https://github.com/damienbod/EntraExternalIdCiam Blogs in this series In Azure AD it has been possible to use roles with users and groups to implement […]
This article looks at implementing an ASP.NET Core application which authenticates using Microsoft Entra External ID for customers (CIAM). The ASP.NET Core authentication is implemented using the Microsoft.Identity.Web Nuget package. The client implements the OpenID Connect code flow with PKCE and a confidential client. Code: https://github.com/damienbod/EntraExternalIdCiam Posts in this series Microsoft Entra External ID for […]
This post looks at the a recent fix for Blazor which I think is of massive importance. You can now develop with Blazor in Visual Studio using a strong CSP. Code: https://github.com/damienbod/Hostedblazor8Aad History When developing applications, the development environment should be as close as possible to the target production deployment. As a rule, the more […]
This article shows how to implement Azure Privileged Identity Management access in an ASP.NET Core application using an Azure security group. An Azure Conditional Access Authentication context is used for the Azure administrator giving access to the group for Azure AD users. The Authentication context is setup to require a phishing resistant authentication. An Enterprise application […]
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