Federated identity management, or FIM, is just one of the latest networking buzzwords to hit mainstream. FIM involves a set of agreements for trusting repositories of accounts located in two or more ...

Web-based log-in and SharePoint-based sites create a need for a new system of trust, and ADFS could be the solution Here’s a common scenario: You have developed a Web site that requires a log-in.

Conventional access control and detection mechanisms alone are no longer sufficient to protect enterprise Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) environments against targeted attacks. With ...

At its TechEd conference, Microsoft is pushing Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) as the foundation for identity in cloud computing environments. At its TechEd conference this week, Microsoft ...