In this blog post, I will demonstrate a simple Azure AD-protected Web API sample using Spring Boot Starter for Azure Active Directory. If you are not familiar with Spring Boot Starter for Azure Active Directory, please take a look at azure-sdk-for-java/sdk/spring/azure-spring-boot-starter-active-directory at main ยท Azure/azure-sdk-for-java (github.com) and the Azure AD Spring Developer’s Guide. Requirement: You must have a Web API Application registered in Azure Active Directory and expose its permission…
Read MoreScript errors running MSAL.Net in XBAP application
You may encounter script errors with the background text saying cookies are disabled when running MSAL code snippet similar to the following in a XAML Browser Application (XBAP) from Internet Explorer when performing Azure AD login Root Cause XBAP Applications, although housed in Internet Explorer, runs in its own process space: PresentationHost.exe, which is a very tightly-controlled security container. XBAP Application uses the webBrowser control to host the Azure AD…
Read MoreHow to use an access token to connect to an Azure SQL Database
In Azure SQL, an access token can be used to authenticate a user or service principal. In this blog post, I will show you what is required for both and give some methods for acquiring the access token based on the scenario to set the access token parameter in the connection object. Requirements: You have an Azure tenant and an Azure SQL database already configured and basic understanding of SSMS…
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