Azure App Registration for using a Certificate for Authentication

This post explains how to create an Azure App Registration that will be used by applications that will authenticate using a digital certificate. To use a certificate for authentication with Microsoft Graph (or any other service that supports OAuth2 client credentials flow with certificates), you typically follow the App-Only Authentication method. This method is used when you’re performing tasks as […]

OAuth2 Client Credentials – Azure App Registration

This post shows how to register an Azure Application that supports OAuth2 Client Credentials. 1. Register an Application You’ll most likely choose a single-tenant application.  (See explanation of Azure single-tenant vs multi-tenant applications.) You can leave the Redirect URI blank. 2. Note your Application (client) ID and Directory (tenant) ID Make note of your client ID and tenant ID.  It […]

Azure Single-Tenant vs Multi-Tenant Applications

The distinction between single-tenant and multi-tenant Azure applications lies in how these applications handle user access and authentication across different Azure AD tenants (directories). Single-Tenant Azure Application: A single-tenant application is designed to serve users from a single Azure AD tenant (directory). It is registered in and can authenticate users only from that specific Azure AD tenant.  It is used […]