Introduction

Welcome to the Azure Authentication Documentation. This page provides a comprehensive overview of Azure Authentication, exploring its key features, setup, and best practices. This is a critical piece to ensure security and manage user access within your Azure environment.

Key Features

Azure Authentication offers a robust and scalable platform for managing user identities and permissions. Key features include:

• Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): Securely verify user identities with multiple authentication factors.
• Role-Based Access Control (RBAC): Define and manage user roles and permissions to limit access to sensitive resources.
• Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) Integration: Seamlessly integrate with your existing Azure AD tenant for a unified identity management solution.
• Single Sign-On (SSO): Enable SSO for convenient and secure user authentication across your applications.
• Identity Protection: Built-in features for detecting and mitigating security threats.

Getting Started

Step 1: Azure AD Tenant Setup: Ensure you have an active Azure AD tenant. You'll need to configure the Azure AD application registration to connect to your Azure resources.

Step 2: Azure AD Authentication Service: Configure the Azure AD Authentication Service to authenticate users against Azure AD. You'll need to get a token for each user.

Step 3: Azure Key Vault: Store secrets like Azure AD tokens and other sensitive credentials in Azure Key Vault.

Step 4: Authentication Client: Use the Authentication Client library to interact with Azure AD.

Example Usage

Here's a simple example of how to authenticate a user:

                
                // Example using the Authentication Client Library
                const authClient = new AuthenticationClient("your-tenant-id", "your-client-id", "your-client-secret");
                authClient.getLoginToken(user => {
                    console.log(user.name);
                });
            
            

Resources

• Azure AD Authentication
• Azure Identity