The Azure Container Registry is based on the open-source Docker Registry 2.0 and is used to store container images and related artifacts. In addition to Docker-compatible container images, Azure Container Registry also supports Helm charts and Open Container Initiative (OCI) image formats. The Azure Container Registry can be used for different scenarios. For example, developers …
Azure AD B2C custom policies are XML files that identity developers can use for programming identity tasks. For example, authenticating a user using standard protocols such as OpenID Connect, OAuth or SAML. Custom policies also support REST API calls, which can be useful if you need an extra step to retrieve user claims using the …
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In this article, I will show you the Azure pipeline YAML code that you can use to build and deploy a Windows service application. The Windows service I used is a .NET Core application. The build stage is almost the same as in the post about building & deploying an ASP.NET Core Web API to …
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Creating and configuring Azure Container Apps can be done using the Azure Portal. However, I sometimes find this cumbersome because you need to navigate through several web pages. These are also manual actions, so if you find yourself repeatedly doing this, you might be interested in ARM templates. In this article, I will show you …
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The Conditional Access Authentication Strength feature in Azure is an additional control in your conditional access policies toolset. Organizations can now choose the right authentication method requirements for specific scenarios. For example, administrators can define a minimum level of authentication strength required for access, based on factors such as the user’s sign-in risk level or …
There are all sorts of Git branching strategies you can find on the web. Instead of just picking one that seems applicable, I wanted to find out what would make me pick one over the other. On what elements would I base my decision to choose a particular branching strategy. In this article, I show …
Azure pipelines are used to automatically build, test and deliver your code to any destination. The process of automatically building and testing your code is called Continuous Integration (CI), which helps to catch bugs early in the development cycle. When the pipeline also delivers code to a destination after manual approval by a user, it …
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There are plenty of identity providers on the market and what they all have in common is the use of scopes and roles. But what exactly is the difference between a scope and a role? And in which scenarios do you use them? In order to understand how they work, you must first learn the …
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Are you using Azure Cosmos DB in your cloud solutions and do you have the need to copy your Cosmos DB data to SQL Server on a regular interval and keep it in sync? In this article I will explain how this is accomplished with Azure Data Factory. Instead of using a traditional full data …
