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How I Created a Free PFX Certificate on Windows Using OpenSSL and Cloudflare

How I Created a Free PFX Certificate on Windows Using OpenSSL and Cloudflare

by Stephen Thomas | Jan 7, 2026 | Azure Integration Thoughts, Videos

Setting up SSL certificates on Windows used to feel way more complicated than it needed to be—especially when all I wanted was a simple PFX file. In this walkthrough, I’m going to show you exactly how I create a PFX certificate on Windows using OpenSSL, powered by a...
How I Set Up a Custom Domain for Azure API Management Using Cloudflare

How I Set Up a Custom Domain for Azure API Management Using Cloudflare

by Stephen Thomas | Dec 23, 2025 | Azure Integration Thoughts, Videos

Using the default Azure API Management (APIM) hostname works fine from a technical standpoint — but it doesn’t look professional. Long, autogenerated URLs aren’t ideal for production APIs, documentation, or sharing endpoints with consumers. When I wanted a clean,...
How to Add Custom Domain Names and Free SSL to Azure App Services (Logic Apps, Web Apps & Functions)

How to Add Custom Domain Names and Free SSL to Azure App Services (Logic Apps, Web Apps & Functions)

by Stephen Thomas | Dec 7, 2025 | Azure Integration Thoughts, Videos

Does your test or production Azure application still use a default URL like my-app-v2-random-numbers.azurewebsites.net? While functional, these default domains can look unprofessional and make it harder for users (or client applications) to trust and remember your...
How I Used ChatGPT Agent Mode to Find Valid Local Coupons (and Saved Hours!)

How I Used ChatGPT Agent Mode to Find Valid Local Coupons (and Saved Hours!)

by Stephen Thomas | Nov 19, 2025 | Azure Integration Thoughts, Videos

Introduction: When AI Stops Chatting and Starts Doing If you are like me, you have spent hours digging through coupon sites — finding half of them expired and the other half of them fake. So I decided to see what would happen if I let ChatGPT’s new Agent Mode do the...
How to Use the New APIM Send-Service-Bus-Message Policy in Azure API Management (Step-by-Step Guide)

How to Use the New APIM Send-Service-Bus-Message Policy in Azure API Management (Step-by-Step Guide)

by Stephen Thomas | Nov 13, 2025 | Azure Integration Thoughts, Videos

The Azure API Management (APIM) team has released a new feature that makes integration with Azure Service Bus easier than ever — the Send-Service-Bus-Message policy. This powerful addition allows developers to send messages directly from an API call to a Service Bus...
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