Microsoft Entra Identity Platform

A developer platform that helps protect your users and data.

Securing identity: Exploring application types and authentication flows

April 24, 2024 Apr 24, 2024 04/24/24

Adam Matthews

Building on the foundations laid out in an earlier blog post on IAM basics, this blog post dives into the world of application types and authentication flows.

Easy authentication with Azure App Service and Microsoft Entra External ID

April 22, 2024 Apr 22, 2024 04/22/24

Katherine Legg

Announcing the public preview of an improved configuration experience when using Microsoft Entra External ID with Azure App Service, simplifying authentication and authorization for external-facing apps so you can focus on your application's core features.

Using Microsoft Entra External ID and Cerbos for authentication and authorization

April 4, 2024 Apr 4, 2024 04/4/24

Martin Gjoshevski, Alex Olivier

Explore the differences between authentication and authorization and when to choose a coupled or decoupled AuthN and AuthZ using Microsoft Entra External ID and Cerbos, in part one of our three-part series.

Introducing the new Microsoft Entra External ID extension for VS Code

March 14, 2024 Mar 14, 2024 03/14/24

Sameeksha Raina

Discover the new Microsoft Entra External ID extension for Visual Studio Code, designed to streamline CIAM integration within your development workflow. Learn how this extension offers a seamless experience for configuring External ID applications directly in VS Code.

Understanding the essentials of identity and access management (IAM)

January 26, 2024 Jan 26, 2024 01/26/24

Adam Matthews

Explore the essentials of identity and access management (IAM) in our latest blog post, covering key concepts, digital identity, authentication and authorization, the role of identity providers, and more.

Adding flexibility to authentication with Microsoft Entra External ID custom extensions

November 16, 2023 Nov 16, 2023 11/16/23

Adam Matthews

As the Microsoft Ignite conference gets underway, we announce the public preview of a new set of custom extension points for Microsoft Entra External ID.

Introducing Native Authentication for consumer mobile applications

November 14, 2023 Nov 14, 2023 11/14/23

Kaushik Kislay

This blog post outlines the importance of smooth and brand-aligned login processes for customer satisfaction and loyalty. We invite you to take an early look at work we're doing to help you make your mobile app login journeys more user-friendly and in line with your brand's identity.

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July 31, 2023 Jul 31, 2023 07/31/23

James Casey

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