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ADFS High Availability – Quick Reference Guide for Administrators. Implement Single sign-on for Office 365. - Unified Communications and Office 365 Talks. Step 2: Installing AD FS Role Services and Configuring Certificates. Updated: January 8, 2009 Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2 Now that you have configured the computers and joined them to the domain, you are ready to install Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) role services on each of the servers.

Step 2: Installing AD FS Role Services and Configuring Certificates

This step includes the following procedures: Administrative credentials To perform all the procedures in this step, log on to the adfsaccount computer and the adfsresource computer with the Administrator account for the domain. Use the following procedure to install the Federation Service component of AD FS on the adfsaccount computer and the adfsresource computer. This Federation Service installation procedure guides you through the process of creating a new trust policy file, self-signed Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates, and token-signing certificates for each federation server. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Server Manager. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Server Manager. Troubleshooting Federation Service startup and shutdown problems. Published: April 30, 2010 Updated: May 5, 2010 Applies To: Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) 2.0 The following table provides troubleshooting guidance for specific error event messages or other issues that you may encounter if you are having problems with starting or stopping the Federation Service.

Troubleshooting Federation Service startup and shutdown problems

Event ID 220 reports that the Federation Service configuration data could not be loaded correctly from the AD FS 2.0 configuration database. This event is always raised in connection with Event ID 102. The following table discusses the likely potential causes of this problem and their corresponding resolutions. VE Industries LLC. The single most important step when correctly configuring ADFS 2.0 (Active Directory Federated Services) is the SSL certificate.

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This is true if you are using it for Office 365 or for any other purpose. You should be installing ADFS on a Windows 2008 R2 server and it should be fully patched. How To Install ADFS 2012 R2 For Office 365 - 250 Hello. When discussing and reviewing Office 365 with customers, I wanted to have a series of posts to illustrate the steps involved when deploying Office 365.

How To Install ADFS 2012 R2 For Office 365 - 250 Hello

In the burgeoning drafts folder ADFS was at the top, so that got finished first! The act of deploying and configuring ADFS 2012 R2 for Office 365 will be broken down into three separate blog posts Install ADFS (this post) Identity, Identity, Identity The IT security landscape keeps evolving. ADFS lights up one of the three options for Office 365 identity management, which is option #3 in the below list: Cloud Identity – users are created, and managed, in Windows Azure Active Directory (WAAD). ADFS is the primary choice for customers who want to use federated identities with Office 365. Some customers will use these services as they do not wish to invest in a fault tolerant and geographically dispersed ADFS implementation. This is worthwhile to mention as there is still a perception that ADFS is a hard requirement to get SSO.

Certificate Requirements for Federation Servers. Published: February 24, 2012 Updated: February 24, 2012 Applies To: Windows Server 2012 In any Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) design, various certificates must be used to secure communication and facilitate user authentications between Internet clients and federation servers.

Certificate Requirements for Federation Servers

ADFS Configuration Wizard Fails with Error “The certificates with the CNG private key are not supported” - Premier Field Engineering. Want to allow ADFS to be installed correctly?

ADFS Configuration Wizard Fails with Error “The certificates with the CNG private key are not supported” - Premier Field Engineering

Our trusty Canadian PFE Gregg O’Brien shows us a recent issue he resolved at a customer’s site and how he quickly brought balance back to the force…. Upon installing a new ADFS infrastructure or upon renewal/replacement of the certificate on an existing ADFS infrastructure, you may receive an error stating, “The certificates with the CNG private key are not supported. Use a certificate based on a key pair generated by a legacy Cryptographic Service Provider.”

This problem occurs because the certificate used employs newer cryptographic technology known as Cryptographic Next Generation (CNG). CNG permits the use of a suite of newer public key providers which are not compatible with ADFS. To resolve the issue, use a certificate that does not use the CNG suite. Then make sure that the appropriate CSP is chosen: Once it’s exported you can import it into the wizard and complete the configuration. Active Directory Federation Services Overview. Published: February 24, 2012 Updated: November 1, 2013 Applies To: Windows Server 2012 R2 This topic provides an overview of Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) in Windows Server® 2012 and Windows Server® 2012 R2.

Active Directory Federation Services Overview

AD FS provides simplified, secured identity federation and Web single sign-on (SSO) capabilities for end users who want to access applications within an AD FS-secured enterprise, in federation partner organizations, or in the cloud. In Windows Server® 2012 R2, AD FS includes a federation service role service that acts as an identity provider (authenticates users to provide security tokens to applications that trust AD FS) or as a federation provider (consumes tokens from other identity providers and then provides security tokens to applications that trust AD FS). The function of providing extranet access to applications and services that are secured by AD FS is now performed by a new Remote Access role service called Web Application Proxy.

Checklist: Setting Up a Federation Server. Active Directory Federation Services Overview.