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Using TOTP Tokens with Azure AD – Part 2/2: Programmable Tokens

Posted on 04/06/2022 by Marcel Zehner

In the first part of this series I explained and demonstrated the process how non-programmable TOTP tokens can be used as a possible alternative to the Microsoft Authenticator app. In this second post I will cover programmable tokens. Non-programmable tokens … Continue reading →

Posted in Azure, Security | Tagged authentication, azure, azure ad, mfa, microsoft, Security | 1 Comment

Using TOTP Tokens with Azure AD – Part 1/2: Non-programmable Tokens

Posted on 03/06/2022 by Marcel Zehner

If password-based authentication is in place, the additional use of a second factor (or multi-factor (MFA) authentication) is highly recommended to enhance the security of identities and to strengthen the authentication process. The Microsoft Authenticator app running on a smartphone … Continue reading →

Posted in Azure, Security | Tagged 2fa, authentication, azure, azure ad, mfa, microsoft, Security, token | 1 Comment

AWS Single Sign-On with Azure AD – Walk-through Part 1/2

Posted on 02/05/2021 by Marcel Zehner

If you are using Azure AD as your main Identity Provider (IDP), then you know that you can integrate/federate lots of cloud apps with it. This not only gives you better control over cloud app usage, but also allows users … Continue reading →

Posted in Azure | Tagged aad, amazon, aws, azure, azure active directory, azure ad, idp, oauth, provisioning, saml, scim, single sign-on, sso | 2 Comments

Are you really ready to use Azure?

Posted on 27/06/2020 by Marcel Zehner

Deploying services in Azure is as simple as going to the marketplace and filling out a form. And boom, a new service or resource is up and running. This is great because it saves time and makes services accessible to … Continue reading →

Posted in Azure | Tagged access key, authentication, azure, azure ad, endpoint, master, mastering, network access, public endpoint, Security, storage account, user account | 1 Comment

Managing multiple Azure customers – but how?

Posted on 01/10/2019 by Marcel Zehner

As a service provider that works with a variety of customers, you need a way to manage multiple environments in an easy and efficient way. Azure offers different approaches for this that I want to cover in this blog post.

Posted in Azure | Tagged aad, ARM, azure, azure ad, b2b, customer, delegation, guest, lighthouse, management, partner, permissions, rbac, service provider | Comments Off