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Claim identity is a simple and powerful way to handle the identity authentication and access of Web sites and Web services, whether you are working locally or facing the cloud. You can create a more secure application by reducing your custom implementation and using a single simplified identity model based on claim. Windows Identity Foundation (WIF) is a set of. NET Framework classes. It is a framework for implementing an claim identity in your application. ...

Today we've released improvements to Windows Azure, which include: Active Directory: Full distribution of Windows Azure AD, now available for product use. Service Backup: This new service can provide a secure offsite backup of Windows servers in the cloud. Web site: Enhancements to monitoring and diagnostics all of these improvements are now available directly (note: Some services are still in the preview version), the details of these improvements are as follows: Active Directory: Announcing full distribution I am excited to ...

A variety of Windows Azure services can help you extend application security to the cloud. There are three services that provide identity mapping between multiple providers, connections between internally deployed data centers, and application features that send messages to each other, regardless of where the application is located. With Windows Azure Active Directory, you can create a single sign-on application on your application by proxy authentication for applications located in the cloud ...

We strive to innovate and provide developers with a diverse platform to build the best cloud applications and provide them to customers around the world at the first time. Many new applications are "modern applications" that are always web-based and can be accessed through a variety of mobile devices.  Today, with the official release of the Windows Azure Mobile service and the Windows Azure Web site (GA), we have taken a big step towards that goal. Windows Azure Mobile Service mobile service accelerates and simplifies ...

The field of information security hides a dark secret from us: We are fighting a losing war and losing our position at an alarming rate in the form of data leaks. This is not because we are not trying to protect the assets of the enterprise, but because it is a simple fact: the attackers have more time and tools to attack than our defenses. Some enterprises simply do not have enough money to invest in the resources needed for information security programs, while others try to deploy "half-baked" information security programs to meet compliance requirements with minimal personnel and budgets. Visible, we are fighting a war and ...

In the previous article, we demonstrated the steps to secure the use of Azure blob storage in Windows Store applications. The steps on Windows phone are similar to this, but there are some differences in client code and settings. But to make it easier for readers to read, I'll write a separate one for how to use Azure blob storage securely in Windows Phone apps. This will suffice for Windows Phone developers to read this article. We have been in this article ...

April 8, 2014, Microsoft formally put an end to the technical support of Windows XP, as the longest service in human history of the computer operating system, in its lockout, user information security, and even national information security are facing serious challenges. How can this kind of security threat be effectively resolved after 5 months? Browser is an important way to attack viruses, in a comprehensive software market, how can we choose safe and effective tools and measures to prevent this ensuing security crisis? September 24-25th, at home and abroad hundreds of security field top ...

In addition to its economic advantages, cloud computing offers greater flexibility in application development that can be transformed into a competitive advantage. We are delighted to see more than 1000 new Windows Azure subscriptions created every day, and, more exciting, half of the customers use higher-value services to build modern business applications. Today, we are pleased to announce a formal release of some services and a preview of other services to help developers better integrate applications, manage identities, and enhance load balancing. Windows Azure Active D ...

This recipe illustrates FortiGate user authentication with FSSO.

This article demonstrates FortiGate user authentication with FSSO and the use of FortiAuthenticator as an LDAP server.