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Microsoft Azure Access Control Service

by Scott Seely

The Windows Azure Access Control Service provides a security federation mechanism that works across the enterprise and the Internet.

What you'll learn

The Windows Azure Access Control Service (ACS) provides a security federation mechanism that works across the enterprise and the Internet. ACS allows you to use the identity providers that matter to you while implementing applications that rely on claims based authentication. Learn how to use ACS to federate identities stored in Active Directory, Facebook, Windows Live, Yahoo!, and in Google properties such as GMail and Google Applications.

About the author

Scott Seely is the president of The Jeanius Factory, Inc. (http://jeaniusfactory.com). He is a Microsoft Regional Director and a Microsoft MVP (http://mvp.microsoft.com/profiles/Seely). He blogs at http://scottseely.com. He is an active member of the .NET community in the Chicago area, helping found That Conference, organize Code Camps, and speaking at user groups throughout the region. Scott has authored and co-authored five books and dozens of articles on software development. When away from h... more

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