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Click to buy the book “I ‘m short on black shirts,” I said. “You always wear black,” Al said, “what about white trousers.” “Me- white pants- never!” I said, “Maybe you.” We were shopping in Milan, Italy with our mistresses from the nearby schools. I gave Athena a deserved break…

Click to buy the book The clan lacked the requisite patience to nurture legitimate businesses. Hence we disbanded; some continued with Al while I pursued different opportunities. “The Lord is the only way my child,” Father Albert said. “I don’t know about that, Father,” I said. “I ‘m not saying…

Click to buy the book Max almost murdered his uncle in self-defense. Unbeknownst to him, he was adopted by his mother’s master after his mother’s death, who turned out to be his biological father. Together with his alter ego, Alphonso, they started all the shenanigans — from merging their small-time…

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Configure database authentication and authorization Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance rely on Azure Active Directory instead of Windows Server Active Directory. Describe Active Directory and Azure Active Directory Active Directory uses a protocol called Kerberos to provide authentication using tickets, and it is queried by the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). Azure Active Directory uses HTTPS protocols like SAML…

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