I wrote about creating a user in an Azure Active Directory domain or adding users to the Azure Active Directory domain here, but now I want to add some groups. Both of these articles are in preparation for an ASP.NET application I will write as an example for how to implement role based security into […]
Read More →I am going to do a self study to learn how to implement authentications and authorization into my ASP.NET application using Azure Active Directory. Pretty much this, but with out using the AUX (OLD) portal (if now possible). Although it has already been done, I like to do it myself and I like to document […]
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A naked domain is one which has no WWW or subdomain before the actual domain name. For example, contoso.com is naked in contrast to www.contoso.com which is a standard internet address. I wrote this article some time ago and thought it was time for an upgrade, so here goes. Also, check out these articles as […]
Read More →The process for mapping a wildcard domain, for example *.contoso.com to a Web App can be achieved by performing the following: Adding a CNAME at your domain hosting provider Adding the custom domain within the Azure portal Adding wildcard domain names to multiple Web Apps Once these steps are complete, accessing your Web App using […]
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25-OCT-2017: If you delete an existing binding during the certificate renewal process, then you likley will get a new inbound IP address allocated. This would cause a problem with an A record DNS configuration. Therefore, to renew a certificate, upload the new certificate, noting the new thumbprint and bind that one to the App Service […]
Read More →Here is some good information about the App Service Certificates. Like custom domain names, you can also purchase SSL certificates from within the Azure portal here. I was working with a customer who was having some problems with the configuration and decided to walk through the configuration myself, and like always, will document and share […]
Read More →I wrote this article some years ago here “HTTPS only on Azure App Service Web Apps” that explains how to redirect all traffic made to an Azure App Service using HTTP to HTTPS using a URL Rewrite rule. This is now achievable in the portal. To enable the HTTPS Only feature in the portal, navigate […]
Read More →I was following these instructions here using CERTREQ to create my certificate request, and everything worked fine up to step 6. In step 6 is states that I should have a CER file. I wrote some articles about creating a certificate here and here, where there is a CER file created, however, when I downloaded […]
Read More →When you choose a region to place your Web App into, it is placed onto a stamp or scale unit. The scale unit is an isolated entity within the region or datacenter. This entity encapsulates and protects the Web Apps contained within it from service interruptions that may happen in other scale units. When you […]
Read More →Controlling access to a website is cool. I have mostly used Forms Authentication in the past, hashed the credentials, then stored and retrieved them from a custom database during the login. However, starting now, I think I will use Azure Active Directory (AAD) from now on, as it has so many options, it is very […]
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