Using MSAL.Net to perform the client credentials flow with a certificate instead of a client secret in a .NetCore console appliction.

The sample files for this post can be found in this GitHub repository: https://github.com/RayGHeld/NetCore_ClientCredentials_withCert There is also a Powershell script there to create a certificate for this sample. You can perform the OAuth2 client_credentials grant flow to sign in as an application for your automated type of services. This flow does not require an interactive user to authenticate and should only be run in secure environments. There are 2 methods…

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Where is all the Azure Active Directory for developers (v1.0) documentation?

Where is all the Azure Active Directory for developers (v1.0) documentation? Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) is a cloud identity service that allows developers to build apps that securely sign in users with a Microsoft work or school account. If you have been developing your apps using Azure Active Directory for developers (v1.0), typically ADAL, you might have noticed that it is getting harder to find related documentation. This is…

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