- What is AD FS?
- It stands for Active Directory Federation Services offered by Microsoft
- It works on Claim-based Authentication model – meaning, a claim of identity and access privileges made by a trusted party is analysed, verified of the origin and trusted by the receiver to give access to the original requestor.
- References:
- Active Directory Federation Services by Microsoft – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/active-directory-federation-services
- Overview of AD FS: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-fs/technical-reference/understanding-key-ad-fs-concepts#overview-of-ad-fs