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Active Directory Federation Services 2.0 Release Candidate

Brief Description
Active Directory Federation Services 2.0 is a security token service (STS) for issuing and transforming claims, enabling federations, and managing user access.

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Quick Details
Version:RC
Date Published:12/18/2009
Language:English
Download Size:567 KB - 121.5 MB*
*Download size depends on selected download components.

Overview

Active Directory Federation Services 2.0 helps IT efficiently deploy and manage new applications by reducing custom implementation work, helping establish a consistent security model, and facilitating seamless collaboration between organizations with automated federation tools. The platform includes built-in interoperability via open industry standards and claims, and implements the industry Identity Metasystem vision for open and interoperable identity.

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System Requirements

  • Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2008; Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Windows Server 2008 SP2 or Windows Server 2008 R2
  • Internet Information Services (IIS) 7
  • .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
  • Optionally SQL Server 2005 Express Edition or SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition or SQL Server 2008 Express Edition or SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition

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