Instead of using SQL Server Management Studio to bridge the gap, as used in Azure SQL Database, Microsoft's free SQL Server Data Tools (which can be downloaded here) will be used instead. The improved ...

Microsoft this week announced that its Azure Active Directory Certificate-Based Authentication (CBA) scheme for "phishing-resistant" authentications is now commercially released and ready for use ...

In Azure AD, however, traditional pass-the-hash and relay attacks don’t work because Azure AD doesn’t use NTLM or Kerberos, which are the standard authentication protocols on Windows networks.

Microsoft announced a preview today of a new Azure Active Directory Pass-Through Authentication capability, as well as a preview of a 'seamless' single sign-on feature.

PTA is one of three authentication options used for hybrid identities in Azure AD, the others being password-hash synchronisation (PHS) and identity federation.

Microsoft also is making its Azure Active Directory (AD) B2B authentication service generally available as of today, April 12. Microsoft made public previews of Azure AD B2B and its complement ...