Xamarin.Forms Web Service Authentication

Authenticate a RESTful Web Service

HTTP supports the use of several authentication mechanisms to control access to resources. Basic authentication provides access to resources to only those clients that have the correct credentials. This article explains how to use basic authentication to protect access to RESTful web service resources.

Authenticate Users with Azure Active Directory B2C

Azure Active Directory B2C is a cloud identity management solution for consumer-facing web and mobile applications. This article explains how to use Microsoft Authentication Library (MSAL) and Azure Active Directory B2C to integrate consumer identity management into a Xamarin.Forms application.

Authenticate Users with an Azure Cosmos DB Document Database and Xamarin.Forms

Azure Cosmos DB document databases support partitioned collections, which can span multiple servers and partitions, while supporting unlimited storage and throughput. This article explains how to combine access control with partitioned collections, so that a user can only access their own documents in a Xamarin.Forms application.