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Here are some links to some articles that describe how to use Windows Azure AppFabric to implement OAuth 2.0 Authentication:

• OAuth 2.0 Identity Providers–This article discusses how to set up OAuth 2.0 delegation with the OAuth 2.0 Identify Provider.
• OAuth CTP Sample–This is a pointer to sample code for implementation.
• Stack Overflow Question–This is a StackOverflow question regarding OAuth 2.0 with Azure with good links.

I had written my own implementation for OAuth, but it sure would be nice to delegate this to an Azure provided service before perhaps updating my own code base to match the features.

This article completes an important piece of the puzzle for me related to how I can implement OAuth 2.0 using WCF in a manner that integrates with a user-centric data model. More on the construction of this system, which services mobile applications via a secure REST web service interface later…

Overview

This article provides a great introduction on how to use OAuth 2.0 in Azure using the AppFabric to protect WCF services.

Details on Azure support for OAuth 2.0 can be found Access Control Service CodePlex project provides code samples for implementing this in environments outside of Azure.

Implementation Notes

In order to implement OAuth in any meaningful way, there must be a method to create tokens and SAML to represent the set of “claims” supported depending on the connection method (web server or user-agent), client calling application, and user credentials. A set of FAQ’s related to using Windows Identity Foundation for this can be found here.