Why software needs an identity, and why Azure is not Entra
Sep 4, 2026 · 12 min
Tenants: the directory every identity lives in
Sep 4, 2026 · 12 min
App registration vs service principal: blueprint and identity
Sep 3, 2026 · 13 min
Credentials: how an app proves who it is
Sep 4, 2026 · 13 min
API permissions: delegated versus application
Sep 3, 2026 · 14 min
Azure RBAC roles: the other permission system
Sep 3, 2026 · 14 min
OAuth 2.0 and tokens: how permission becomes access
Sep 4, 2026 · 15 min
Managed Identity: authentication with no credential to manage
Sep 4, 2026 · 13 min
Microsoft Graph: calling the API with the identity you built
Sep 4, 2026 · 14 min
Key Vault: where secrets belong, and how an app reads them
Sep 4, 2026 · 13 min
GitHub Actions to Azure: the same identity, the other permission system
Sep 3, 2026 · 15 min
Failure modes and debugging: 401, 403, and where to look
Sep 4, 2026 · 15 min