Topaz Weekly Pulse #7: Azure Cosmos DB, ROPC Authentication with HTTP Proxy, Key Vault Challenge Headers, and ACR Token Improvements
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This week in Topaz: Azure Cosmos DB arrives as a full resource-management service with Accounts, SQL Databases, and Containers. Entra ID adds Resource Owner Password Credential (ROPC) authentication with a built-in HTTP CONNECT proxy for non-Docker installs. Key Vault improves authentication challenges by reflecting request domains. Container Registry enhances token handling with improved authorization header validation.