Category Archives: Azure

How to get SAML payload decoded using PowerShell and browser developer tools?

Posted on June 3, 2024 by Pankaj

Summary This article is to show how to decode the Single Sign-on SAML payload in Microsoft Entra. Solution Follow the following links to create an Enterprise Applications in Entra. ClaimsXRay in AzureAD with Directory Extension Look for the SAML Payload … Continue reading →

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How to add domain/samaccountname claim attribute in Entra Application?

Posted on May 6, 2024 by Pankaj

Summary The customer’s app required an UPN claim in the format of domain/samaccountname. Usually the UserPrincipal attribute is an email address. The customer has the hybrid identity and Active Directory is synched. The following technique can give you the domain/samaccountname … Continue reading →

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What are the benefits to explain “Assignment required?” and “Visible to users?” flags to the customer?

Posted on April 18, 2024 by Pankaj

Summary To transition ADFS application to Entra ID you are creating the Enterprise application. You will notice two flags, “Assignment required?” and “Visible to users?”. If you hover over the text it clearly states that if this flag is set … Continue reading →

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How to resolve “FHIRBase.GETPatient failed: Failed to execute ‘atob’ on ‘Window’: The string to be decoded is not correctly encoded.” error?

Posted on May 20, 2023 by Pankaj

Summary I tried using the FHIRBase and FHIRClinical power platform connectors for my project. I got the following error. FHIRBase.GETPatient failed: Failed to execute ‘atob’ on ‘Window’: The string to be decoded is not correctly encoded. You will find the … Continue reading →

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How to get a list of Site Collection Admins for a SharePoint site?

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Pankaj

Summary My customer had a requirement to get the list of Site Collection Admins (SCAs) for any site within the tenant for anyone in the organization. The need of the user is to find additional information from the SCA. This … Continue reading →

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How to automate and govern the “Sites.Selected” permissions using a custom tool?

Posted on January 16, 2022 by Pankaj

Summary Earlier, I posted an article regarding the “Sites.Selected” MS Graph permission to create the granular permissions for sites. The following is the link for the article. How does the MS Graph “Sites.Selected” permission work for granular permissions for SPO … Continue reading →

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Securing REST Web API in ASP.NET

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Pankaj

The REST Web Api endpoint the customer has developed & deployed to Azure website has anonymous access. The REST end point must be secured. I was investigating the best and easier way to secure the REST endpoint in ASP.NET. There … Continue reading →

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Azure DocumentDB

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Pankaj

Came across first time Azure Document DB. In your Azure portal go to the Avatar (Your profile) click to go to the new Azure Management Portal. In this new Azure management portal you can create DocumentDB instance. The cool part … Continue reading →

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