Using other authentication providers

As you can see, Azure Active Directory is not the only security provider available for App Services. We can select Facebook, Google, or even Twitter to handle authentication and authorization for us. This is especially helpful when you have a public application for people using different social media websites, as they can use their accounts from other applications and quickly sign in when entering your website. To use other authentication providers than Azure Active Directory, you have to create an application in one of the mentioned portals. In fact, there is no difference whether you select Facebook, Google, or Twitter—you will have to provide two fields:

  • An App ID and App Secret for Facebook
  • A Client ...

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