Category Archives: Active Directory Federation Services
From the Field: The case of the unreachable forest on a domain-joined Azure AD Connect installation
Troubleshooting stories from the field are the best. That’s why I like writing them down. Although, sometimes they might appear as straight cases of schadenfreude, I feel there are lessons to be learned for anyone, if you’re willing to look closely and listen carefully. Last week I experienced an issue with Azure AD Connect at […]
On-premises Identity updates & fixes for September 2019
Even though Microsoft’s Identity focus moves towards the cloud, they are not forgetting their on-premises roots. Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2019 still receive updates. These are the updates and fixes we saw for September 2019: Windows Server 2016 We observed the following updates for Windows Server 2016: KB4516044 September 10, 2019 The […]
HOWTO: Enable Extranet Smart Account Lockout on the AD FS Farm
Most Microsoft-based Hybrid Identity implementations use Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) Servers, Web Application Proxies and Azure AD Connect installations. In this series, labeled Hardening Hybrid Identity, we’re looking at hardening these implementations, using recommended practices. In this part of the series, we look at a new feature of Active Directory Federation Services (AD […]
HOWTO: Install VASCO’s DIGIPASS Authentication for AD FS
Today, I had the pleasure of installing and configuring OneSpan’s (formerly Vasco’s) DIGIPASS Authentication for Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS). Microsoft Docs offers links to documentation for 3rd-party providers with MFA offerings currently available for AD FS, but just like CensorNet’s SMS PASSCODE AD FS Agent, OneSpan’s installation and configuration manual is not […]
HOWTO: Enable Auditing and Logging for AD FS Servers and the AD FS Farm
Most Microsoft-based Hybrid Identity implementations use Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) Servers, Web Application Proxies and Azure AD Connect installations. In this series, labeled Hardening Hybrid Identity, we’re looking at hardening these implementations, using recommended practices. In this part of the series, we’ll look at auditing and logging settings on AD FS Servers. Note: […]
HOWTO: Disable unnecessary AD FS endpoints
Most Microsoft-based Hybrid Identity implementations use Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) Servers, Web Application Proxies and Azure AD Connect installations. In this series, labeled Hardening Hybrid Identity, we’re looking at hardening these implementations, using recommended practices. In this part of the series, we’ll harden the AD FS Server installations, by disabling unnecessary endpoints they […]
Creating the ‘Microsoft Office 365 Identity Platform’ Relying Party Trust manually
There are several methods to create the Relying Party Trust (RPT) between Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) and Azure Active Directory automatically: Using Azure AD Connect with the Use an existing AD FS farm option or the Configure a new AD FS farm option, when configuring Federation with AD FS as the authentication method. […]
Windows Server 2016’s February 2019 Quality Update fixes two Hybrid Identity issues
Windows Server 2016’s February 2019 Cumulative Quality Update, bringing the OS version to 14393.2828 , offers a fix for two authentication issues. About Windows Server 2016 Updates Microsoft issues two major updates each month for Windows Server 2016, as outlined in the Patching with Windows Server 2016 blogpost. On the second Tuesday of each […]
HOWTO: Install CensorNet’s SMS PASSCODE AD FS Agent
Today, I had the pleasure of installing and configuring the AD FS Agent that is part of CensorNet’s SMS PASSCODE product., version 2018 (version 10). Here’s how to perform this task yourself. About the Extensible Authentication Framework Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) offers the Extensible Authentication Framework (EAF). Leveraging this functionality, multi-factor authentication […]
Windows Server 2016’s October 2018 Quality Update brings several Active Directory fixes
Windows Server 2016’s October 2018’s Cumulative Quality Update, bringing the OS version to 14393.2580, offers a total of three fixes for issues you might be experiencing on your Windows Server 2016-based Domain Controllers and Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) Servers. About Windows Server 2016 Updates Microsoft issues two major updates each month for […]
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