Today I want to walk through how to configure Azure App Service Authentication when your App Service sits behind Azure Front Door and is accessed through a Private Link. On a dreadful day in october 2025, I received something that most IT people fear - a request from a client! The request included information from the client, that they were struggling with authentication on a Web App deployed behind Azure Front Door using Private Link. What looked like a straightforward setup

Over my last few posts, I’ve casually mentioned Authentication Context a few times, so I thought it was about time we gave the feature a proper spotlight. Within Microsoft Entra, we sometimes encounter scenarios where we need to enforce specific conditions for certain sub-actions or unique requirements. While Conditional Access can directly enforce conditions in most cases, there are times when it’s trickier — especially if we want to enforce a condition for a single  action

Getting annoyed or impatient when activating eligible roles in PIM — especially multiple roles at once? You’re not alone. Today, I’m sharing a solution to take the pain out of the process. Whenever I talk with clients, colleagues, or students about Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity Management (PIM), the first complaint I hear is always the same: activating roles is a headache! After hearing this one too many times, I decided to do something about it. What started as a quic

Today, I’ll take a closer look at Microsoft Entra Administrative Units (AUs)  and Restricted Management Administrative Units (RMAUs)...

With authentication & authorization covered in the previous posts of the series, it's now time to dive into strengthening our password...

In Part 02 , we explored authentication , the process of verifying user identities—ensuring users are who they claim to be. Today we’ll...

In my last post I covered how to monitor the GOD Mode in Azure (Coined by the great John Savill ). While visibility and monitoring are...

Today, we’re exploring passkeys—what they are, how they work, and how Microsoft’s latest GA features make passwordless authentication...