From ComputerWorld: Microsoft’s Azure Active Directory identity management platform now allows businesses to authenticate customers using popular consumer applications, such as Facebook and Google’s suite of services.
Research firm Gartner’s recent Magic Quadrant named Azure AD one of the leading products for businesses to verify the identity of their employees. Microsoft says 6 million customers use the cloud-based SaaS.
Today, Microsoft announced new functionality so businesses can verify the identity of customers and partners in addition to their own employees.
“Providing a secure identity platform to underpin your consumer-facing apps is a fundamental part of maintaining customer trust, satisfaction, and retention,” says Microsoft corporate Vice President Brad Anderson in a blog post announcing the new features. As an example, Microsoft said the Real Madrid sports team has been a private beta tester of the service and has used it to allow fans to sign into the team’s mobile app via a Facebook login.
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