Modern Authentication with Azure Active Directory for Web Applications [Paperback]

• Students will master authentication for the cloud, OAuth2 and OpenId Connect protocols, and the latest application paradigms (mobile, SaaS, Single Page Apps, and beyond)
• Combines exhaustive explanations of underlying protocols and technologies with hands-on guidance and in-depth code-level coverage
• By Windows Azure Principal Program Manager Vittorio Bertocci -- the Microsoft insider who brought these new authentication offerings from concept to general availability

Vittorio Bertocci is principal program manager on the Azure Active Directory team, where he works on the developer experience: Active Directory Authentication  Library (ADAL), OpenID Connect and OAuth2 OWIN components in ASP.NET, Azure AD  integration in various Visual Studio work streams, and other things he cant tell you about (yet). Vittorio joined the product team after years as a virtual member in his role as principal architect evangelist, during which time he contributed to the inception and launch of Microsofts claims-based platform components (Windows Identity Foundation, ADFS 2.0) and owned SaaS and identity evangelism for the .NET developers community.
 
Vittorio holds a Master's degree in computer science and began his career doing research on computational geometry and scientific visualization. In 2001 he joined Microsoft Italy, where he focused on the .NET platform and the nascent field of web services security, becoming a recognized expert at the national and European level.

Vittorio is easy to spot at conferences. He has spoken about identity in 23 countries on four continents, from keynote addresses to one-on-one meetings with customers. Vittorio is a regular speaker at Ignite, Build, Microsoft PDC, TechEd (US, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan), TechDays, Gartner Summit, European Identity Conference, l!