The goal of this whitepaper is to show developers how to use a claims-based identity model and the Access Control feature of the Windows Azure platform AppFabric to implement single sign-on, federated identity, and role based access control in REST Web Services and clients today, with support for WS-* and single sign on for web applications coming in the future.
33. http://blogs.msdn.com/justinjsmith/About the Author<br />Keith Brown is a cofounder of Pluralsight, a premier Microsoft .NET training provider offering both in-classroom and online training courses. Keith has authored books on Windows security, and spent eight years as the security columnist for MSJ and MSDN magazines. Keith has spent over a decade developing courses, speaking at conferences, and teaching developers about security. You can reach him at http://www.pluralsight.com/keith.<br />Acknowledgements<br />This paper wouldn’t have been possible without the tremendous help from Justin Smith of Microsoft. His PDC sessions coupled with his personal guidance and sharp eye during editing drove this whitepaper. Cyrus Harvesf, Jenny Lo, Seth Manheim, and Anjan Das also helped review the paper and provided some insightful comments. Thanks guys!<br />