Tag Archives: AzureAD
ASP.NET Core authorization using Entra External ID CIAM and Azure AD security groups
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 […]
ASP.NET Core authentication using Microsoft Entra External ID for customers (CIAM)
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 […]
Use Azure PIM with groups in ASP.NET Core
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 […]
Use Azure AD Access Packages to onboard users in an Azure DevOps project
This post looks at onboarding users into an Azure DevOps team or project using Azure AD access packages. The Azure AD access packages are part of the Microsoft Entra Identity Governance and provide a good solution for onboarding internal or external users into your tenant with access to the defined resources. Flow for onboarding Azure […]
Onboarding users in ASP.NET Core using Azure AD Temporary Access Pass and Microsoft Graph
The article looks at onboarding different Azure AD users with a temporary access pass (TAP) and some type of passwordless authentication. An ASP.NET Core application is used to create the Azure AD member users which can then use a TAP to setup the account. This is a great way to onboard users in your tenant. […]
Using multi-tenant AAD delegated APIs from different tenants
This post looks at implementing and using Azure AD multiple tenant applications from different tenants. A service principal needs to be created for the tenant using the multi-tenant API and consent needs to be given for the API scope. The API will accept tokens from different issuers which need to be validated. It is important […]
Implementing secure Microsoft Graph application clients in ASP.NET Core
The article looks at the different way a Microsoft Graph application client can be implemented and secured in an ASP.NET Core application or a .NET application. This type of client is intended for applications or application logic where no user is involved. Code: https://github.com/damienbod/MicrosoftGraphAppToAppSecurity Accessing Microsoft Graph can be initialized for app-to-app (application permissions) security […]
Implement the OAUTH 2.0 Token Exchange delegated flow between an Azure AD API and an API protected using OpenIddict
This article shows how to implement the OAUTH 2.0 Token Exchange RFC 8693 delegated flow between two APIs, one using Azure AD to authorize the HTTP requests and a second API protected using OpenIddict. The Azure AD protected API uses the OAUTH 2.0 Token Exchange RFC 8693 delegated flow to get a new OpenIddict delegated […]
Azure AD Multi tenant Azure App registration consent
This article looks at Azure Active directory and consent with multi-tenant Azure App registrations. Consent works different depending on the user type, the tenant policies and the required permissions. It is sometimes hard to understand why a user cannot login or where the consent has to be given for a specific Azure App registration which […]
Implement Feature Management in Blazor ASP.NET Core
The post shows how features toggles or feature switches can be implemented in an ASP.NET Core application using Blazor. The Microsoft.FeatureManagement Nuget package is used to add the feature toggles. Code: https://github.com/damienbod/AspNetCoreFeatures.Toggles Setup The Blazor application is a simple ASP.NET core hosted application using Azure AD for the identity provider. Both the Server and the […]
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