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Overview

Enable more secure, identity-based access to applications on-premises and in the cloud from virtually any location or virtually any device.


The benefits of deploying Microsoft technologies for Identity & Access Management can be best viewed through three core principles:

  • Help Protect Virtually Everywhere and Access Virtually Anywhere

    • Help protect corporate assets from misuse through user provisioning.

    • Provide more secure, appropriate access to corporate assets through strong authentication.

    • Deliver more secure, seamless user and partner access to on-premise and cloud services.

  • Integrate and Extend Security Across the Enterprise

    • Enable collaboration with partners using standards-based , interoperable identity sharing.

    • Maximizes existing investments in identity infrastructure through support for heterogeneous environments.

  • Simplify the Security Experience and Manage Compliance

    • Simplify user account management through delegated self-service capabilities in Microsoft Office and Windows.

    • Help reduce costs with centralized, automated identity and access management via SharePoint Server.

Learn More

Use the resources below to learn more about the Identity & Access Management solution.

White Papers

Microsoft and CA - ADFS Interop

This white paper reviews how solutions from CA (CA SiteMinder, CA FederationManager) and Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (formerly Code Named "Geneva") provide this middleware software layer, while supporting standards based communication protocols that enable cross-technology access management and identity federation scenarios. Specific interoperability oriented uses cases are discussed in detail.

Microsoft Windows Identity Foundation (WIF) White Paper for Developers

Get started building claims-aware applications using Microsoft Windows Identity Foundation.

Windows Identity Foundation (WIF) An overview of changes between Beta 2 & Release Candidate

Highlights of the changes made between Beta 2, which was released during TechEd 2009 in May 2009, and Release Candidate, which was released in October 2009.

Geneva and Novell Access Manager

Learn about the need for standards-based identity federation, and the solutions that improved the interoperability for mixed technology directory environments.

Geneva and Sun Open SSO

Read how Sun and Microsoft are utilizing the SAML federation standard in both the Sun OpenSSO Enterprise federation solution and the forthcoming Microsoft "Geneva" Server federation solution.

Case Studies

Lake Washington School District (Video)
Lake Washington School District (Video)

Watch a video on how the Lake Washington School District benefits from Microsoft Forefront.

The Ministry of Defence
The Ministry of Defence

Self-Service Online HR to Save MOD Millions of Pounds Over 10 Years

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

Trade Association Enhances Security, Cuts Credential Management

Try It

Trial Software

Identity Lifecycle Manager

Beta Test the Next Version

Forefront Identity Manager 2010

Free for 120 days.

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Trial Software

Intelligent Application Gateway

Beta Test the Next Version

Forefront United Access Gateway 2010

Expires July 13, 2010.

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Trial Software

Windows Server 2008 R2

Active Directory Rights Management Services


Free for 180 days.

 

Evaluate the Current Product

Windows Identity Foundation

Windows Identity Foundation helps .NET developers build claims-aware applications that externalize user authentication from the application, improving developer productivity, enhancing application security, and enabling interoperability.

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Active Directory Federation Services 2.0 and Windows CardSpace 2.0

Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services 2.0 helps IT professionals 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. Windows CardSpace 2.0 helps users navigate access decisions and helps developers build customer authentication experiences for users.

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