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Simplifying Site-to-Site VPN Connectivity with StrongSwan

Introduction

As a new member of the team, I was tasked for establishing site-to-site VPN connectivity using a third-party tool. After exploring numerous blogs in search of the perfect solution, I stumbled upon StrongSwan. Excited to put it to the test, I followed the provided guides carefully. However, upon implementation, I encountered a frustrating roadblock: while the tunnel was successfully created, communication between the virtual networks remained elusive.

This blog aims to tackle that very challenge head-on. I’ll be sharing a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to achieve seamless site-to-site VPN connectivity between two cloud environments. Guess, what’s the best part? The same principles can be effortlessly applied to on-premise infrastructure setups as well.

But, what if your cloud provider doesn’t offer managed services for site-to-site VPN connectivity? Or if the process for establishing site-to-site VPN connectivity using managed services requires different configurations and setup steps? Don’t worry, we’ll address those scenarios too.

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Enabling CORS on Azure APIM

Before we start on How to enable CORS in Azure API management service, let’s discuss the Azure APIM briefly –

What is Azure API Management?

Azure API Management is a comprehensive platform provided by Microsoft Azure that allows organizations to create, publish, secure, and analyze APIs. Whether you’re exposing APIs to external developers or managing internal APIs within your organization, Azure APIM simplifies the process and offers a range of features to ensure your APIs are both accessible and secure.

Key Features of Azure APIM:

1. API Gateway: Azure APIM acts as a gateway between your APIs and consumers. It handles requests, routing, and caching, improving API performance and reliability.

2. Security and Authentication: Secure your APIs with authentication, authorization, and OAuth support. Set up rate limiting and IP filtering to protect against abuse.

3. Developer Portal: Provide a developer-friendly portal where external developers can discover and consume your APIs. Publish documentation, code samples, and interactive API testing tools.

GCP to Azure VPN Tunneling with Multiple Networks

In this comprehensive guide, we will delve into the step-by-step process of establishing a secure VPN connection between Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Azure. By following these instructions, you will gain the ability to seamlessly migrate workloads from Azure to GCP or run multi-cloud workloads across both platforms, ensuring a flexible and efficient infrastructure for your applications.

Prerequisites:

Ensure you have an active Azure subscription and a project set up on GCP.
Make sure you have the required administrative roles on both platforms. You can create the new VPC Network (Virtual Network on Azure) and subnets in both GCP and Azure or you can use the existing one.

Azure Conditional Access: Fortifying Your Defense Strategy for Modern Security Challenges

In the era of cloud computing, safeguarding sensitive data and resources while maintaining a seamless user experience is paramount. Azure Conditional Access emerges as a powerful solution, enabling organizations to fortify their security posture through dynamic access controls. This blog post will delve into the essence of Azure Conditional Access, shedding light on its significance, core components, implementation steps, and real-world benefits.

Understanding Azure Conditional Access

Azure Conditional Access is a pivotal component of Azure Active Directory that empowers organizations to enforce access rules based on specified conditions. These conditions encompass factors such as user identity, device health, location, and sign-in risk. By scrutinizing these elements, Conditional Access policies determine the level of access a user is granted, thereby thwarting unauthorized access attempts.

CICD for Mobile App Development Using Capacitor JS on Azure DevOps

In the world of iOS mobile app development, implementing a robust CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery) pipeline is essential to ensure efficient and reliable software delivery. Capacitor JS is a powerful framework that allows developers to build cross-platform mobile apps using web technologies. When combined with Azure DevOps, it enables a seamless CI/CD pipeline for iOS app development. In this blog post, we will guide you through the process of setting up a CI/CD pipeline for iOS mobile apps using Capacitor JS and Azure DevOps.

A Note on Capacitor JS

Capacitor is a free and open source (MIT-licensed) platform that enables web developers to build cross-platform apps with standard web technology that runs in modern browsers. Capacitor takes your existing web application and runs it as a native app on each platform, providing hooks into the native platform via JavaScript. These hooks can be built directly into the app, or as standalone plugins to be reused and distributed to others.

Can I reuse existing web code and share new code with a web app?
Yes! One of the strengths of Capacitor is that it runs normal web apps natively. In many cases, teams have a single codebase for web and mobile using Capacitor.

Prerequisite –

1. An azure devops account.
2. Working Web app code
3. App center account for distribution