Tag Archives: client assertions

Implementing secure Microsoft Graph application clients in ASP.NET Core

January 16, 2023 · by · in .NET, .NET Core, App Service, ASP.NET Core, Azure · 7 Comments

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 […]

Debug Logging Microsoft.Identity.Client and the MSAL OAuth client credentials flow

August 8, 2022 · by · in .NET Core, ASP.NET Core, Azure, Azure Key Vault, Microsoft Entra External ID, Microsoft Entra ID, OAuth2, Security · 1 Comment

This post shows how to add debug logging to the Microsoft.Identity.Client MSAL client which is used to implement an OAuth2 client credentials flow using a client assertion. The client uses the MSAL nuget package. PII logging was activated and the HttpClient was replaced to log all HTTP requests and responses from the MSAL package. Code: […]