Azure App Services make it quite easy for you to add one or more authentication providers to your application. But how do you add Azure AD as a provider using Infrastructure as Code? In this article I will show you the steps of deploying and securing an Azure App Service with AAD authentication using an Azure pipeline.

A lot of people prefer to manage their infrastructure as code. Some infrastructures might require an App Registration in an Azure AD. So, why would we not apply the IaC practice here as well? An Azure pipeline might stop you, stating “Insufficient privileges to complete the operation”. So, this is not possible, or is it? In this article I will show you how to make an Azure pipeline in charge of apps in your Azure AD.