Obtain Azure DevOps Personal Access Token programmatically

A colleague approached me with a question about automating the creation of Personal Access Token (PAT) for Azure DevOps. As usual, I tried taking the easy route of doing a quick search online, however all I could find were some convoluted/incomplete examples, and lots and lots of misunderstandingс. Which comes …

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Cross-tenant access policy (XTAP) and the Graph API

Microsoft just announced the public preview of the Cross-tenant access settings (or policy) controls, which power both the “old” B2B and the new “native” (aka “B2B direct connect”) collaboration models within its cloud service. For details about what XTAPs are and how to configure them, refer to the original blog …

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Updated version of the Reporting on Teams apps and tabs script

Two years back, I published a short “proof of concept” script that helps you enumerate Teams apps and tabs across all your organization’s Teams. Due to some recent changes in the Graph API endpoints required to use the script, it’s time for an updated version. Probably the most important change …

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Changes in how customers connect to Security and Compliance Center PowerShell via basic authentication cause some confusion

A workaround used by Microsoft to enable Security and Compliance Center PowerShell connectivity can cause false-positive alerts… …

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