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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.
Use the resources below to learn more about the Identity & Access Management solution.
Webcasts
Datasheet
Identity and Access Management Solution
Technet Webcast, Level 200Available on demand now
White Papers
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.
Get started building claims-aware applications using Microsoft Windows Identity Foundation.
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.
Learn about the need for standards-based identity federation, and the solutions that improved the interoperability for mixed technology directory environments.
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
“Over the lifetime of each application, we expect to save an average of three months of development time with Windows Identity Foundation.”
Jason Shantz Senior Software Developer, Thomson Reuters
“Without Windows Identity Foundation and Active Directory Federation Services, it would have been difficult to provide this level of customer data security.”
Dmitry Sotniko New Product Research Manager, Quest Software
Watch a video on how the Lake Washington School District benefits from Microsoft Forefront.
Self-Service Online HR to Save MOD Millions of Pounds Over 10 Years
Trade Association Enhances Security, Cuts Credential Management
Trial Software
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Free for 120 days.
System Requirements
Evaluate the Current Product
Active Directory Rights Management Services
Free for 180 days.
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.
Download the beta now
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.
Use the links to find technical resources for products in the Identity & Access Management solution
Build your identity and access-management deployment plan to unlock the value of solutions built with Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager 2010 and Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 to enable more secure, identity-based access to applications on-premises and in the cloud.
Microsoft has partners available to help you move forward in planning a successful deployment and can provide support to your organization by:
Leading an architectural design session in order to tailor a deployment plan to meet the needs of your business.
Building a proof of concept or pilot to show Forefront solutions working to meet specific security requirements.
Helping you complete deployment to increase protection of your IT assets and intellectual property.
Find experienced partners ready to support your deployment efforts.
IT pros can access a wealth of resources on TechNet, including extensive Microsoft content and guidance created to support the deployment of Forefront solutions. Deployment resources for identity and access management are listed in the next section. You can find deployment resources for other Forefront products under Deployment Resources.
Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007 (ILM)
Forefront Identity Manager 2010 (FIM)
Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS)
Intelligent Application Gateway 2007 (IAG)
Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2007 (UAG)
Management
Protection & Access
Protection
Identity Based Access
Platform Technologies
