Introducing the Azure AD application model
The Azure AD application model is used for signing in users inside of Microsoft identity. You can also use the Azure AD application model to delegate the sign-in process to additional identity providers and let them be responsible for this. Adding additional identity providers is a feature that is part of Azure AD B2C.
For an identity provider to know that a user has access to a particular app, the user or the application needs to be registered with the identity provider. Whether it is a web or a mobile application, a web API, or any other application, it needs to be registered to be able to perform identity and access management. By registering the application, you establish a trust relationship between your application and the identity provider, such as the Microsoft identity platform.
As well as signing in users to your application, registering the app with the Microsoft identity platform allows you the following:
- It lets...
