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Giuseppe Di Federico
Giuseppe Di Federico
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Giuseppe Di Federico

Giuseppe Di Federico started working for Microsoft in 2011, with previous experience working for IBM and Accenture in software development. He became an architect for cloud and hybrid solutions, serving customers in more than 10 countries across EMEA. He had the opportunity to lead multicultural teams, visit many multinational customers, and learn about different cultures, mindsets, and assets, which enabled him to also appreciate how organizations' structures impact their results. During his experience, he has been able to appreciate many identity patterns designed to last, to be reliable and secure. In June 2022, he accepted the challenge to join a new leading-edge team for the greatest service company in Italy.
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Fabrizio Barcaroli
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Fabrizio Barcaroli

Fabrizio Barcaroli (born in 1987) started his career as a consultant in Italy after obtaining a master's degree in computer science in 2012. In 2013, Fabrizio joined Microsoft as part of the Microsoft Consulting Services unit, where he developed his technical skills and helped customers achieve their business goals through the usage of Microsoft technologies. With the rise of the cloud era, Fabrizio specialized in cloud and identity solutions, and in 2020, he became a cloud solution architect, a technical advisor that helps close the gap between business needs and Microsoft technologies for big enterprises operating in the manufacturing, finance, and retail markets in Italy and across the globe.
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Supported authentication protocols

AAD supports several authentication methods. Here’s the complete list at the time of writing:

  • Header-based authentication: This authentication pattern, which involves forwarding HTTP headers from a client application to a destination web application, is supported only when using the AAD Application Proxy service. AAD Application Proxy is a service that comprises two distinct components, one of which runs in the cloud and one of which runs on-premises (through the means of a connector), that allows us to publish on-premises applications that still leverage legacy authentication protocols to the internet.
  • LDAP authentication: Support for LDAP authentication is provided only through AD DS, which is a component, briefly described in the previous chapter, that must be deployed within an Azure Virtual Network and leverages identities that come from the synchronization of on-premises Active Directory forests. AD DS is useful in specific...
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Giuseppe Di Federico

Giuseppe Di Federico started working for Microsoft in 2011, with previous experience working for IBM and Accenture in software development. He became an architect for cloud and hybrid solutions, serving customers in more than 10 countries across EMEA. He had the opportunity to lead multicultural teams, visit many multinational customers, and learn about different cultures, mindsets, and assets, which enabled him to also appreciate how organizations' structures impact their results. During his experience, he has been able to appreciate many identity patterns designed to last, to be reliable and secure. In June 2022, he accepted the challenge to join a new leading-edge team for the greatest service company in Italy.
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Fabrizio Barcaroli

Fabrizio Barcaroli (born in 1987) started his career as a consultant in Italy after obtaining a master's degree in computer science in 2012. In 2013, Fabrizio joined Microsoft as part of the Microsoft Consulting Services unit, where he developed his technical skills and helped customers achieve their business goals through the usage of Microsoft technologies. With the rise of the cloud era, Fabrizio specialized in cloud and identity solutions, and in 2020, he became a cloud solution architect, a technical advisor that helps close the gap between business needs and Microsoft technologies for big enterprises operating in the manufacturing, finance, and retail markets in Italy and across the globe.
Read more about Fabrizio Barcaroli