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Key Vault Reference | Logic and Function Apps using User-Assigned Managed Identity

Overview Prior to the Christmas break I was involved in writing some integrations that used a mixture of Logic Apps Standard and Function Apps. It was agreed as part of the architecture that user-assigned identities would be the best fit. As part of the implementation, I observed that the …

Posted by Andrew Wilson on Monday, January 6, 2025

Easy Auth | Standard Logic App with Azure API Management

Overview The recent work that I have been doing with Standard Logic Apps and linking them as backends to Azure API Management has relied on the use of the Logic App Workflow SAS key for security. This is a valid authentication approach, but there are risks that you need to be aware of as well as …

Posted by Andrew Wilson on Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Easy Auth | Function App with Azure API Management

Overview The recent work that I have been doing with Function Apps and linking them as backends to Azure API Management has relied on the use of the Function Apps Function SAS key for security. This is a valid authentication approach, but there are risks that you need to be aware of as well as best …

Posted by Andrew Wilson on Thursday, November 14, 2024

Azure API Management | Function App Backend

Overview Following on from a previous set of posts from earlier this year where I detailed how to securely implement Logic App Standard backends in Azure API Management, there has been questions on how this would be achieved in a similar manner with Azure Function Apps. To read-up on how this was …

Posted by Andrew Wilson on Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Speaking | Azure Security Do's and Don'ts: A Developer's Checklist for Secure Azure Applications

I recently had the privilege to be hosted on the Azure on Air podcast by the Turbo360 team. I had a great conversation with Lex discussing the importance of a “security first” mindset in the world of Azure solutions, and how this mindset should be carried out as a priority in every stage …

Posted by Andrew Wilson on Thursday, August 15, 2024

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Andrew Wilson
Husband - Father - Microsoft Azure MVP - Chief Consulting Officer @ Black Marble

Has a passion for creating software [especially solution integrations] that help others execute their jobs faster and more efficiently.

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