We have REST WEB API hosted on Azure(OAuth2.0 in place). If I have to call the REST API from Azure Batch Tasks, I guess I need to pass some access token so API can authenticate the call from batch service. Need inputs on how to implement, please note we are using BATCH .NET SDK(not Batch management library)
The current recommendation for authenticating with other Azure services is to give a service principal permissions for the APIs and then using a managed identity to authenticate with that service principal.
If your API only supports key based authentication then you can upload a certificate and add it to your pool. That certificate could then be used to access Azure Key Vault with the relevant keys (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/credential-access-key-vault).
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I have a IoT Hub and Device Update Service configured.
Now my requirement is to upload the files from Blob container to IoT Hub Updates. This I need to do with REST API. I had the below API.
POST https://XXXXXXXXXX.api.adu.microsoft.com/deviceupdate/XXXXXXXXX/v2/updates?action=import
But, I don't understand on how to authenticate this POST request.
I see some documentation that we need to use TENANT ID and CLIENT ID for authentication. But I dont have anything in my hand right now. How to get this ?
So, Kindly provide me the best solution to use this API and Authenticate it.
In order to use this API you will need to authenticate as mentioned in the Security Section here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/deviceupdate/2020-09-01/updates/import-update
azure_auth_implicit, azure_auth_code , azure_auth_application or azure_auth_password
Read how to Register your client application with Azure AD here.
Most Azure services (such as Azure Resource Manager providers and the classic deployment model) require your client code to authenticate with valid credentials before you can call the service's API. Authentication is coordinated between the various actors by Azure AD, and provides your client with an access token as proof of the authentication.
Related to Security Cloud Run services for end-users and other services
I'm using:
Firebase Auth to generate id tokens for users with Google, Microsoft, GitHub ... identities
Cloud Endpoints on Cloud Run to invoke (Cloud Run) gRPC services
Firebase Auth users are auth'd by one of my services
Where I'm struggling....
My app provides 1 or more Cloud Run services that the app's users should be able to curl. But authenticating Cloud Run services require per-service id tokens; the id token's audience must use the Cloud Run service URL and the Cloud Run service URL is service-specific.
It seems as though I ought to be able to exchange the Firebase Auth id token for (Google Account) id tokens (with appropriate audiences) that can then be used to invoke the Cloud Run service. The proxy could also run on Cloud Run and it would use my app's auth service to verify whether the id token user should be issued with a Google id token.
Guillaume Blaquire's answer proposes either Coud Endpoints or a proxy similar to what I describe above. However, Cloud Endpoints requires that the backend services be known at deploy time (which these Cloud Run services won't be) and I want to provide the user with the id token so that they can use curl or some other tool to make the auth'd request.
Cloud Run has some compelling documentation for Authenticate (sic.) but I want something between:
Authenticating users -- I have the JWT but I want to receive a Google id token for the Cloud Run service
Authenticating service-to-service which Guillaume's alternative proposal in the answer.
Rather than place your Cloud Run behind Cloud Endpoints, where you have to know the Cloud Run instances ahead of time, you can handle the request and authentication inside the Cloud Run instance itself.
To be able to handle Firebase Authentication tokens inside the Cloud Run instance, they must be setup so that they can be invoked unauthenticated. Then, inside the Cloud Run, it should launch a web server, parse the incoming request (paying attention to the Authorization header - Firebase Auth sample) and then either action or terminate the request.
To achieve this, take a look at this thread for details on how you can handle both HTTP and service-service requests. Alternatively, you could just deploy the Functions Framework image from which that thread's code is based.
If you want cleaner URLs, host multiple endpoints within a single Cloud Run instance and then place that instance behind Cloud Endpoints or you can take a more manual approach via a custom domain using a service like Firebase Hosting.
I have created Azure function app python. We have source system Guidewire which calls this Azure function app. We are planning to add security level to function app so that any system connecting to function app need to authenticate and authorize. Please let me know how to enable this and how to perform authentication/authorization function app(python).
Thanks
Azure Functions lets you access your function endpoints in different authorization scopes like System level, admin level, user level and anonymous level.
While function keys can help prevent unauthorized access, the only way to completely secure your function endpoints is to use affirmative authentication for all clients who visit your functions. You can then make authorization decisions based on identity.
By providing out-of-the-box authentication with federated identity providers, the built-in authentication functionality for App Service and Azure Functions can save you time and effort, allowing you to focus on the rest of your application.
When you enable authentication and authorization with one of these providers, its sign-in endpoint is available for user authentication and for validation of authentication tokens from the provider. You can provide your users with any number of these sign-in options.
Azure Functions uses Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) as the default identity and access management service.
Please refer the what are the built-in authentications provided and customization details, authorization scope of azure functions and azure function security system in base line for detailed information.
I have a Data Factory pipeline that calls a Logic App. The URL provided by the logic app designer includes a signature in the URL. In the Data Factory pipeline I have a Web activity that uses POST method to call the Logic App. This works, the app is called.
I would either prefer to separate this signature from the URL and store it in Azure Key Vault, or use authentication. Authentication options in Data Factory include; Basic, Managed Identity or Client Certificate. I tried to follow this article to enable authentication via Azure Active Directory OAuth but do not currently see how this would work with Azure Data Factory.
I know it is possible to enable API Management Gateway to enable more sophisticated authentication to APIs including Logic Apps but am not currently convinced that I should need to do this.
The other thing I noticed in the Logic App interface is that you cannot issue authorizations to execute. This differs from other Azure services like Data Lake for example where you can issue 'use-like' authorization to read a container. There is only the Authorization pane that can be used to define claims. I had a little go but I am missing key information.
Ultimately I would not want the signature exposed to developers including myself.
I believe you could pair the Managed Identity of the Web Activity with the Azure AD OAuth feature for Logic Apps.
The required claims need to be setup on the Authorization blade for validation of the tokens.
I personally like storing the PostURL in the Azure KeyVault then doing an Azure KeyVault GET API Call in ADF, then passing the output securely in ADF to the request to trigger the logic app. It's two activities which is like nothing and it's a secure method that can just use managed identity authentication that's Native in ADF.
Here is example of how you get a value from AKV:
Getting value from AKV
Here is the URL for Azure KeyVault example secret:
https://kv-ccok-ops-#{pipeline().globalParameters.Environment}.vault.azure.net//secrets/FILESERVER-UserName?api-version=7.1
Using value from AKV
This example should be super easy to follow.
I'm using Azure ACS for authentication to my Web API project and it's working great with IP's such as Google and Live. I have a requirement to allow third party (partners) to develop against my API but I'm not exactly sure how to authenticate them. I'm thinking I may have to write a custom STS and manage usernames and passwords for each partner. In this scenario the partner would request an access token from my custom STS via a username/password and than use that token to access my API. Also I see Azure ACS has Service Identities, I'm wondering if I can use them in order to authenticate to my API?
Yes, you can.
Create Service Identity with authentication by x509 certificate
Create Rule Groups with rules where mapping Service Identity Name to selected claim
In your application in Relying party applications check new Rule Group in Authentication Settings.