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Article: Re-Introducing the Windows Azure AppFabric Access Control Service

December 9, 2010, 7:04 pm

I had the great pleasure of co-authoring an article with my teammate Vittorio Bertocci on the September LABS release of the Windows Azure AppFabric Access Control.  This article, entitled Re-Introducing the Windows Azure AppFabric Access Control Service, walks you through the process of authenticating and authorizing users on your Web site by leveraging existing identity providers such as Windows Live ID, Facebook, Yahoo!, and Google.  Specifically, this article covers:

  • Outsourcing Authentication of a Web Site to the Access Control Service (ACS)
  • Creating the Initial Visual Studio Solution
  • Configuring an ACS Project
  • Choosing the Identity Providers You Want
  • Getting the ACS to Recognize Your Web Site
  • Adding Rules
  • Collecting the WS-Federation Metadata Address
  • Configuring the Web Site to Use the ACS
  • Testing the Authentication Flow
  • ACS: Structure and Features

Sounds like a lot, but hopefully you will find the article straightforward and helpful.

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Category: Acce, Access Control, MSDN, Windows Azure, Windows Azure AppFabric  |  Comment

Article: Tips for Migrating Your Applications to the Cloud

August 6, 2010, 10:36 am

I had the great pleasure of co-authoring an article on application migration to Windows Azure for MSDN Magazine with my friend George Huey, creator of the SQL Azure Migration Wizard.  This article stems from our work helping dozens of customers – both small and big – migrate their existing applications to run in the cloud.

Tips for Migrating Your Applications to the Cloud

(Ours is the second down on the left.)

While this article is by no means exhaustive, we did try to explain some of the common patterns and scenarios we faced when helping customers migrate their applications into Windows Azure.  I hope you find it valuable.

Category: Azure, MSDN, WIF, Windows Azure  |  1 Comment