Microsoft Cloud Show Recent Episodes
I co-host a podcast, the Microsoft Cloud Show, with my good friend Chris Johnson. We publish new episodes every week and over the last couple months we’ve published few interviews I wanted to call out.
Read MoreWebinar Get Microsoft 365 Developer Certified Explore Microsoft Identity (webinar recording)
Did you miss yesterday’s webinar on Microsoft Identity & Azure AD in my “Get Microsoft 365 Dev Certified!
Read MoreGet Microsoft 365 Developer Certified - FREE webinar series!
On Wednesday, April 22, I presented the webinar Get Certified! Overview of the MS-600 exam & Microsoft 365 Developer Associate Certification with Rencore & Waldek Mastykarz.
Read MoreJoin me, April 22, 2020, and learn about the Microsoft 365 Developer Associate certification and MS-600 exam
Late last year, Microsoft introduced a new certification for developers working in the Microsoft 365 space.
Read MoreJoin me at Ignite 2019 & SPFest Chicago for SharePoint Framework Development
A few weeks ago I posted that I am going to be in Prague in early December for ESPC 2019 speaking on SharePoint Framework development.
Read MoreLeverage Custom Permissions in Azure AD Applications
In my last post, Securing an Azure Function App with Azure AD - Works with SharePoint Framework!, I showed how you can secure a REST API deployed as an Azure Function App using Azure Active Directory (AzureAD). This comes in quite handy when you want to secure some custom server-side business logic that'’s called from a SharePoint Framework (SPFx) client-side solution. The SPFx docs show how to use APIs with permissions to the Microsoft Graph. This post will explain how to add custom permissions to the AzureAD application that is used to secure your Azure Function.
Read MoreValidating Azure AD Generated OAuth Tokens
If you create an application or API that is secured with Azure AD, you are likely going to require a consumer of your application to provide an OAuth access token in order to access your application or API. The caller would have to obtain this token from Azure AD by first authenticating with Azure AD and then request a token for your application. But anyone can create an OAuth access token. It'’s just a JSON object that has a set schema and then base64 encoded. There'’s nothing secure about it.What legitimizes its use as a security token is that the creator of the token digitally signs the token with a public-private key pair. The creator of the token uses their private key and includes the result in the OAuth access token in the JWT (JavaScript Web Token) format. If you'’ve elected to use Azure AD to secure your REST API, you have established a trust with Azure AD.
Read MoreSecuring an Azure Function App with Azure AD - Works with SharePoint Framework!
I recently published a new chapter in my Mastering the SharePoint Framework on-demand course for developers that included a section that showed how to call a REST API deployed using an Azure Function App and secured with Azure AD from the SharePoint Framework. When I was working on this chapter, it felt like the process of configuring an Azure Function App to be secured with Azure AD was harder and more complex than it should have been. Specifically, some of the things you do aren’t explained as well… so I decided to blog about it here!
Read MoreConsider Avoiding Declarative Permissions with Azure AD Services in SharePoint Framework Projects
I recommend people avoid this option for granting their SPO tenant permissions to endpoints and services secured with Azure AD.
Read MoreMastering the SharePoint Framework Sprint 13 Published with over 3hrs of Microsoft Graph & Azure AD Lessons!
I’m excited to share this latest update to my course, Mastering the SharePoint Framework for developers.
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