ADFS Implementation

ADFS 2.0 is Microsoft's Windows Server component that enables Single Sign On. It includes sufficient support for the SAML standards so as to be compatible with GFIPM. The contents of this article are not comprehensive for deploying ADFS 2.0 as a GFIPM Identity Provider, but it does cover a few of the areas where conforming to the GFIPM Web Browser User-to-System Profile varies from ADFS 2.0's defaults.

Federation Terminology

The terminology used by Microsoft varies from the terminology used within GFIPM standards. You may want to familiarize yourself with ADFS Terminology and GFIPM Terminology before you proceed. The two biggest terminology things to be aware of is that within ADFS what it calls claims are termed attributes within GFIPM, and ADFS's Relying Parties are GFIPM Service Providers. There are many other variations as well, but these two are fundamental in recognizing.

Attribute Names

One of the core things required to implement the