2. External
collaboration with
Azure B2B

3. About Me
Sjoukje Zaal
Principal Expert Microsoft / Azure MVP
T: @SjoukjeZaal
W: https://www.sjoukjezaal.com

4. Agenda
What is Azure B2B?
Why Azure B2B?
Key Benefits and Capabilities
Demos!
Automating Adding Guest Users
More Demos!

5. What is Azure Active Directory B2B?
Azure Active Directory Business-to-Business (B2B) enables any
organization to work safely and securely with users from any
other organization.

6. Why use Azure Active Directory B2B?
-Gives Access to:
• Azure & Office 365 resources
• Custom Applications
• Third Party Applications
• Documents & data

7. Key Benefits
• Works with any user
• Azure AD not required
• Users can use their own
identities
• No external directories
• Simple & Secure
• Easy for admins and users
• Access to any app and data
• Enterprise-grade security for
apps and data
• No external account
management

8. Capabilities
• Invite guest users by email
• Conditional Access Policies
• Sharing Policies
• Azure AD Identity Protection
• Auditing and Reporting
• Customize onboarding using
PowerShell & Invitation APIs
• Licensing: 1:5 ratio

9. Flow of Adding Guest Users
Admin adds
guest user
to Azure
AD
Guest user
receives an
invitation
email
Guest user
clicks link in
the
invitation
Guest user
logs in with
own
account
Guest user
accepts the
privacy
statement
Guest user
is
redirected
to the App
landing
page

10. Inviting guest
users
Demos

23. Demo
Summary
• Add Guest user with a personal Microsoft
account to Azure AD
• Add Guest user to a group
• Add group to an application

24. Invitation Email
• Company branding /
information
• Subject
• Personal Message
• Redemption URL

25. Invitation Email &
Redemption

30. Demo
Summary • User receives invitation
• User accepts the invitation
• User logs in using own credentials
• User accepts the privacy terms
• User can access the applications

31. Add Guest Users Without Invitation
Guest
Invitor
Directory
Role
Sending
out a
direct
link

32. Sending out a
direct link
Demo

40. Demo
Summary • Enabled Self-Service Group Management
• Add an owner to the group
• Configure app for self service
• User adds guest user to the group

41. APIs &
PowerShell
B2B
collaboration
invitation APIs
PowerShell for
bulk
invitations

42. Invitation Customization
• With PowerShell / API Invitations you can:
• Customize email messages
• Add a display name for the user
• Add CCs to the messages
• Suppress invitation email messages altogether
• Set the invitation redirect URL

43. Sending
invitations using
PowerShell
Demo

47. Demo
Summary • Download the latest Azure Active Directory
PowerShell for Graph
• https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/
AzureADPreview/2.0.1.18
• Create a CSV file with email addresses
• Create accounts with PowerShell

48. Conditional Access
• Premium Azure AD
• At Tenant, app or user level
• Same policies as internal users
• Easy to set policies for guest users (Preview)

49. Conditional
Access - MFA
Demo

57. Demo
Summary • Create a new Conditional Access Policy
• Select “All Guest Users”
• Enable MFA for guest users
• Logged in as a guest user
• Used MFA to access the application

58. Microsoft
provides sample
code for a Self-
Service Portal on
GitHub.

59. Azure B2B Self Service Portal
• MVC sample application
• Uses the Graph API
• Approve / deny guest users
• Custom email templates
• Custom redirect URL

60. Self Service Portal
Demo

65. Demo
Summary • Add a guest user using Self Service Portal
• Approve or deny guest user
• Create custom email templates
• Set a different redirect URL

66. Automating
Adding Guest
Users
Azure
Automation
Azure
Functions

67. Automation
vs Functions
Azure Automation
• Free 500 min/month
• Startup SLA: 1 min
• Input via JSON
• No upgrade options
Azure Functions
• Free: 1 million
requests & 400,000
GB/s/month
• Startup cold: 10 sec
• Multiple input, trigger
and output options.
• Basic, Standard and
Premium Plans

68. Adding guest users
using Azure
Functions &
PowerShell
Demo

85. Demo
Summary • Create an Azure Function
• Add PowerShell script to Function
• Call API from PowerShell

86. Current Limitations
• Possible double multi-factor authentication
• Azure AD Directory Limits
• Replication Latency

87. Questions?