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Introduction: By default, local accounts in Azure AD B2C are often configured with the DisablePasswordExpiration policy, which prevents passwords from expiring. While this behavior simplifies user experience, many organizations require periodic password rotation to align with internal security standards and…
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Introduction: Before diving into application session management in Azure AD B2C, let’s consider a real-world scenario. You have a .NET web application integrated with Azure AD B2C for authentication, and your security requirement is straightforward:The user session must automatically expire…
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Introduction: his article explains how to hide the “Change Email” (Change Claims) button that appears in the Azure AD B2C forgot password flow when using Display Controls for email verification. We recommend you to read the Azure AD B2C custom…
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Introduction: In a standard Azure AD B2C password reset flow, when a user clicks “Forgot your password?” they are presented with an email verification screen. The user enters their email address and clicks “Send verification code.” At this point, the…
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Introduction: During sign-up in Azure AD B2C, users must provide an email address and verify it before creating an account. A common requirement is to check whether the email address already exists in the directory and show an error message…
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Introduction: Azure AD B2C is a robust solution for managing customer identities, but it has certain limitations compared to Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory). A key limitation is the absence of native support for app roles and group…
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Introduction: Azure AD B2C is a powerful customer identity solution, but it comes with some limitations compared to Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory). One major limitation is the lack of native support for app roles and group claims.…
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Introduction: Single sign-out is a crucial feature for applications focused on security and delivering a seamless user experience. With Azure AD B2C, enabling single sign-out ensures that when users log out of one application, they are automatically signed out of…
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Introduction: Azure Active Directory B2C (Azure AD B2C) is a powerful identity and access management service designed for customer-facing applications. Configuring a custom domain for your Azure AD B2C tenant allows you to replace the default *.b2clogin.com domain with your…
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Introduction: Like Microsoft Entra ID, there is no Azure AD B2C user flows admin center to manage a particular user’s MFA. However, we can achieve it through the conditional access policy. We can set the MFA for the user flow…

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