* azure: fix Azure Container Registry integration ([#40142](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/40142), [@colemickens](https://github.com/colemickens))
* azure disk: restrict name length for Azure specifications ([#40030](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/40030), [@colemickens](https://github.com/colemickens))

- Fix: skip case sensitivity when checking Azure NSG rules
  fix: ensure InstanceShutdownByProviderID return false for creating Azure VMs ([#104447](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/104447), [@feiskyer](https://github.com/feiskyer)) [SIG Cloud Provider]

     * @return The SSO authenticator instance, or null if not found
     */
    protected SsoAuthenticator getAuthenticator() {
        String ssoType = getSsoType();
        // Backward compatibility: map legacy "aad" (Azure AD) to "entraid" (Entra ID)
        if ("aad".equals(ssoType)) {
            ssoType = "entraid";
        }
        final String name = ssoType + "Authenticator";
        if (ComponentUtil.hasComponent(name)) {

- github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go: [v55.0.0+incompatible → v68.0.0+incompatible](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/compare/v55.0.0...v68.0.0)
- github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest/adal: [v0.9.20 → v0.9.23](https://github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest/adal/compare/v0.9.20...v0.9.23)

* azure: add PrimaryAvailabilitySet to config, only use nodes in that set in the loadbalancer pool ([#34526](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/34526), [@colemickens](https://github.com/colemickens))

3. **Reliability**: 
   - Persistent handles survive 99% of network interruptions
   - Witness protocol achieves <5 second failover time
4. **Compatibility**: Works with Windows Server 2016+ and Azure Files

## Next Steps

1. **Immediate Actions**:
   - Set up Windows Server test environment
   - Create detailed technical specifications for Phase 1
   - Identify and evaluate Java RDMA libraries

import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpSession;

/**
 * Authenticator for SAML 2.0.
 *
 * <p>This authenticator enables Single Sign-On (SSO) using SAML 2.0 protocol
 * with Identity Providers such as Okta, Azure AD, OneLogin, etc.</p>
 *
 * <h2>Required Configuration</h2>
 * <p>Add the following properties to {@code system.properties}:</p>
 * <pre>
 * # Enable SAML SSO
 * sso.type=saml
 *

  * New Azure File Service Volume Plugin enables mounting Microsoft Azure File
Volumes (SMB 2.1 and 3.0) into a Pod. See [example](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/release-1.2/examples/azure_file/README.md) for details.

- cloud.google.com/go: v0.81.0 → v0.97.0
- github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest/adal: [v0.9.13 → v0.9.20](https://github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest/adal/compare/v0.9.13...v0.9.20)
- github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest/mocks: [v0.4.1 → v0.4.2](https://github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest/mocks/compare/v0.4.1...v0.4.2)
- github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest: [v0.11.18 → v0.11.27](https://github.com/Azure/go-autorest/autorest/compare/v0.11.18...v0.11.27)

- Fix: ignore the case when comparing azure tags in service annotation ([#104705](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/104705), [@nilo19](https://github.com/nilo19)) [SIG Cloud Provider]