Web API in Azure (2), Set a Client Credential Secret

 

 

This is a series of articles related to a Web API that is registered on Azure Identity Platform, and consumed over there.

• Web API in Azure (1), Register an application
• Web API in Azure (2), Set a Client Credential Secret --- this article
• Web API in Azure (3), Consume Web API with a Security Token

A - Introduction

In this article, we will describe how to set a new Client Credential Secret in Azure Identity Platform:

• A - Introduction
• B - Implementation

B - Implementation

Go to the Azure Admin Portal https://portal.azure.com/#home, login:

In the Welcome page, Click on View to manage Microsoft Extra ID (used to be Azure Active Directory)

Select App Registration in the left Panel

Choose App:

Click App, such as

Click on Certificates & Secrets

 

Azure will display the existing secrets, expiration dates

 

Click on the New Client Secret:

 

Add a Client Secret:

 

Click Add to create the new client secret, 

 

References:

• Call an ASP.NET Core web API with cURL - Microsoft identity platform | Microsoft Learn
• Protected web API app registration - Microsoft identity platform | Microsoft Learn
• Register a web API that calls web APIs - Microsoft identity platform | Microsoft Learn
• Quickstart: Register an app in the Microsoft identity platform - Microsoft identity platform | Microsoft Learn

 

• Credential Secret
• Web API
• Azure
• Client Credential Secret
• API
• C#
• .NET