darrenjrobinson – Bespoke Identity and Access Management Solutions
Enterprise Microsoft and SailPoint Identity & Access Management Architect
It’s 2026 and somehow I keep finding myself back in 2016, integrating heritage applications into modern Identity & Access Management solutions. I’m still writing connectors that integrate the Microsoft Entra outbound provisioning service with SaaS and legacy on‑premises apps using ECMA connectors.… keep reading
If you’ve ever worked with the ECMA2Host for Entra Outbound Provisioning you’ll be immediately presented with a lack of visibility of the connectors. Especially if you’ve previously used Microsoft / Forefront Identity Manager.
You’ll want to be able to have a simple method to query connector caches (e.g… keep reading
For over a decade, the Granfeldt PowerShell Management Agent (PSMA) has been the bedrock for bespoke identity integration within Microsoft Identity Manager (MIM) and its predecessor, Forefront Identity Manager. It provides the essential bridge between the MIM Synchronisation Service and virtually any target system accessible via PowerShell.… keep reading
Recently under the experimental Azure Functions build Microsoft Developer Advocates have shown enabling Azure Functions as MCP Servers. I wondered if it was possible to use this to MCP enable a number of my PowerShell Identity Tools Modules. Yes, yes it is possible.… keep reading
Last month I had the pleasure of speaking at the Sydney event for Global Azure. My session was the title of this post, AI Inception: Building AI Solutions with AI for AI. One key component of my talk was on Recursive AI.… keep reading
Updated: July 2025 v1.0.2 Fixes issue setting D365SalesGlobals enabling session management for D365 Sales API calls
Hot on the heels of the post from earlier this week with my Dynamics 365 F&O IAM PowerShell Module here is another Dynamics 365 PowerShell Module.… keep reading
Over the years I’ve written many an integration with identity sources. Dynamics 365 F&O though is one that has come up a number of times. With that in mind I’ve written a PowerShell Module to expose and simplify integration with Dynamics 365 F&O for Users and Roles.… keep reading
A foundational Dayforce PowerShell Module to query Employee data. Cmdlets to update Dayforce for business email/contact info and manage federated Single Sign On.
In my last post I detailed how to configure the Granfeldt PowerShell Management Agent as an ECMA2 connector with the Entra ID Provisioning Service. This post details a few tips for configuring and developing solutions that use ECMA2 connectors.
First though here is a table of configuration items and a comparison between the MIM Sync Service, MIM Portal & Service and Entra ID Provisioning with ECMA connectors.… keep reading
This post feels a lot like I got in a time machine and went back in time. Historically I’ve designed, built and deployed a lot of custom Forefront / Microsoft Identity Manager Management Agents. A lot of them using the Granfeldt PowerShell Management Agent thanks to is flexibility and usability.… keep reading