Snowflakes and Claims – Custom Authentication Extension in Entra ID
A guide to building and deploying a custom authentication extension in Microsoft Entra ID to add claims from external sources to user tokens.
Mohammed Sajid is a Senior Infrastructure Architect with 15+ years of experience in VMware, NetApp, and Microsoft technologies, now focused on Azure and Entra ID. He shares his cloud learning journey, identity solutions, and security insights through community-driven blog posts.
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A guide to building and deploying a custom authentication extension in Microsoft Entra ID to add claims from external sources to user tokens.
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