Chapter 2: Azure AD Application Model
In the previous chapter, we introduced the Microsoft identity platform and gave a high-level overview of the different features and capabilities that it has to offer. We covered the evolution of the platform, and briefly covered Azure AD B2B and Azure AD B2C.
In this chapter, we are going to focus on the Azure AD application model and how this is used to sign in users or delegate the sign-in to other identity providers. We are going to take a deep dive into this, by covering all the important parts of the application model for developers. We are going to look at single-tenant and multi-tenant apps, cover the redirect URLs and the limitations, and more. We are also going to get some hands-on experience and register an application inside Azure AD.
The following topics will be covered in this chapter:
- Introducing the Azure AD application model
- Learning about application and service principal objects in Azure AD
- Registering...