Re-Introducing the Windows Azure AppFabric Access Control Service

摘要

If you're looking for a service that makes it easier to authenticate and authorize users within your Web sites and services, you should take another look at the Windows Azure AppFabric Access Control service (ACS for short), as some significant updates are in the works (at the time of this writing). Opening up your application to be accessed by users belonging to different organizations-while maintaining high security standards-has always been a challenge. That problem has traditionally been associated with business and enterprise scenarios, where users typically live in directories. The rise of the social Web as an important arena for online activities makes it increasingly attractive to make your application accessible to users from the likes of Windows Live ID, Facebook, Yahoo and Google.