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Modern Authentication with VFP

This was presented by John Ryan at Southwest Fox 2023: https://swfox.net While VFP developers traditionally carved their own user authentication systems, in 2023 vendors like Microsoft are urging customers to take much more interest in coordinated security including shared logins/single sign-in and centralized access management. Techniques like Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), Active Directory (AD) Integration, Lightweight Directory Access Control (LDAP), and Modern Authentication protocols like oAuth2 are widely promoted, increasingly seen as the norm rather than an optional extra. While some of these techniques may appear daunting, most can be implemented relatively easily by VFP developers. This presentation covers VFP versions of some of the more prevalent options including: AD integration via declared Microsoft API AD integration via LDAP or LDAP against Linux 2FA using Google or Microsoft Authenticator with an entirely VFP implementation: no phoning home Techniques to integrate Modern Authentication techniques like oAuth2 into your work Pros and cons of the various techniques The session concludes with principles you can use to start moving home-grown user privilege/access handling towards Active Directory or other centrally managed options. This can be surprisingly simple, or complex enough to satisfy any sysop. The session's source code includes a security class with hooks that allow functionality to be easily inserted into current VFP apps, then enabled via license or config settings when a customer asks.