ADFS Documentation Blog
Your source for news about current and upcoming ADFS documentation projects.
Find AD FS 2.0 content using the new "AD FS 2.0 Content Map"
Hey Everyone, Both Lu Zhao and I on the AD FS product team have been working on a new...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 04/21/2011
New AD FS 2.0 Deployment Topology topics are now published
Here's the list of new Deployment topics we just posted to the AD FS 2.0 Design Guide recently....
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 04/06/2011
AD FS 2.0 Capacity Planning content is now available!
We have recently posted new capacity planning topics for AD FS 2.0 in the Design Guide. Here are the...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 04/06/2011
Need help Troubleshooting ADFS? Check out the ADFS Diag Tool...
It's no secret, troubleshooting ADFS can be tough. That's why a few key members from our ADFS Test...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 03/03/2008
Updated content for troubleshooting AD FS in Windows Server 2008 is now live
Additional AD FS event driven troubleshooting content has just been added to the Windows Server 2008...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 02/28/2008
NEW - AD FS Design and Deployment Content for Windows Server 2008
We have updated the R2 version of the ADFS Design and Deployment Guides so that they now include...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 02/25/2008
Windows Server 2008 AD FS Design and Deployment Guides coming soon!
Just wanted to give you all a heads up that we are in the last stages of the web publishing cycle to...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 01/25/2008
AD FS Doc Schedule
A list of future AD FS documentation projects is coming soon.
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 01/25/2008
Published AD FS Docs
Updates for new published AD FS docs will be coming soon. Here is a list of all the published...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 01/25/2008
New AD FS V1 Content on MSDN!
Jason Wells has worked closely with the AD FS development team to produce some targeted enhancements...
Author: jim.causey Date: 10/31/2007
New RMS/ADFS Webcast
Just found out about a new ADFS Webcast that was released earlier this month. Check out the details...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 10/30/2007
New Windows Server 2008 Troubleshooting Content Now Available on the Web!
I know, I know. Windows Server 2008 hasn't even shipped yet and here we are releasing new AD FS...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 09/24/2007
More ADFS content now available! - ADFS/Oracle Step-by-Step Guide
You can now find documentation about how to set up and configure a test lab using ADFS and Oracle...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 07/30/2007
Introducing the ADFS/IBM Tivoli Step-by-Step Guide!
Here is yet another fine ADFS interop document authored by Dave Martinez. This new document titled...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 07/20/2007
AD FS V1 Content in July MSDN Update, and a new writer!
We've dropped the content update for July's MSDN update. We weren't able to touch all of the...
Author: jim.causey Date: 07/06/2007
New AD FS event-based troubleshooting content coming soon
Soon new event driven troubleshooting content will be available for those of you using AD FS in...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 06/20/2007
Coming in July: AD FS V1 SDK Content!
I've been away working on some other documentation, but am rolling back onto the Federated Identity...
Author: jim.causey Date: 05/31/2007
ADFS/SiteMinder Step-by-Step Guide now available!
Using this step-by-step guide, titled ADFS Step-by-Step Guide: Federation with CA SiteMinder...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 05/15/2007
AD FS LH Beta 3 content is now available!
The AD FS Longhorn TechCenter page is now live and contains links to all AD FS content associated...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 04/27/2007
New AD FS content coming soon for the upcoming LH Beta 3 release
Good news. The following new content will become available on the web sometime late next week: AD FS...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 04/20/2007
AD FS V1 SDK -- Priorities
As we've built up a list of topics that should be covered in the AD FS v1.x SDK, it rapidly became...
Author: jim.causey Date: 03/09/2007
ADFS vs. AD FS
Those of you who have been lucky enough to install ADFS in Longhorn Server have probably noticed...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 03/09/2007
Hello from the ADFS Programming Writer!
My name is Jim Causey, and I'm a Programming Writer working at Microsoft. One of my responsibilities...
Author: jim.causey Date: 03/05/2007
Now in doc format - The ADFS Design & Deployment Guide
The design and deployment guides have now been combined into a single Word document to improve your...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 02/21/2007
ADFS & SharePoint Server 2007 - New content available!
You can now find documentation about how to configure Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (also...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 02/16/2007
Introducing Jim Causey - ADFS Programming Writer
I wanted to formally introduce everyone to Jim Causey who is the new programming writer assigned to...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 01/31/2007
What's new for 2007
Here is a birds-eye view of what's new in the area of ADFS Documentation for 2007: More blogging -...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 01/19/2007
Now Available - ADFS Deployment & Design Guides!
I am happy to announce that both the revamped ADFS Design Guide and the new ADFS Deployment Guide...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 12/14/2006
ADFS Deployment & Design Guides - December 15th
I'm happy to announce that both guides are scheduled to go live on the web December 15th! I will...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 12/08/2006
Almost there...
All of the tech review feedback for the ADFS Deployment Guide and the ADFS Design Guide was...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 11/30/2006
ADFS Design & Deployment Guide Status
Great news! It looks like the majority of feedback from the ADFS product team will be complete by...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 11/22/2006
Upcoming ADFS Webcast
Just found out about a new ADFS Webcast that has not yet been publicized (You heard it here first,...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 10/31/2006
ADFS Deployment Guide - Sneak Peek #3 (Checklist: Installing a federation server)
You've heard me talk about checklists for awhile now so it's finally time for me to show you one...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 10/13/2006
ADFS Operations Guide - 1 updated topic
Only one update this week to the Operations Guide (see link below). It looks like the new...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 09/22/2006
Update - ADFS Step-by-Step Guide for Longhorn Beta 2 (September Version)
New version includes some minor UI updates as well as the removal of the sample Windows NT...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 09/15/2006
ADFS Operations Guide - Now includes Cache Settings
If you are interested, one of our developers came up with a nifty table that shows all of the...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 08/25/2006
Now Available - ADFS MOM Pack
It's actually been out for about a month but I'm just now getting a chance to make sure you know...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 08/18/2006
ADFS Deployment Guide - Sneak Peek #2 (Name resolution requirements for FSPs)
Detailed instructions for how to set up a federation server proxy (slated for the upcoming ADFS...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 08/11/2006
ADFS Step-by-Step Guide - How to Replace SharePoint with a Sample Windows NT Token-based Application
Based on customer feedback I recently received from the Active Directory newsgroups, I went ahead...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 08/04/2006
Using a Sample Windows NT Token-based Application as an Alternative to SharePoint
This article can be used as a supplement to the ADFS Step-by-Step Guide. It includes instructions...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 08/03/2006
ADFS Design Guide to Undergo Major Revamp - Include New Topics
The new version of the guide will provide more granular details than the one that exists today. So...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 07/28/2006
Now Available - ADFS Step-by-Step Guide for Longhorn Beta 2
You can now download the Longhorn version of the step-by-step guide from the connect.microsoft.com...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 07/14/2006
Update - ADFS Step-by-Step Guide for Longhorn Beta 2
This document is now editing complete. It is currently going through our internal test process to...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 07/07/2006
ADFS Deployment Guide - Sneak Peek #1 (Checklists)
I'm going to provide occasional sneak peeks at ADFS documentation under development so that you have...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 06/30/2006
Coming Soon - ADFS Step-by-Step Guide for Longhorn Beta 2
The writing for this guide has been completed. If everything goes as planned it should make it...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 06/23/2006
ADFS Operations Guide - 1 updated topic, 2 new topics
I'm going to try and keep everyone in the loop whenever I update or add new topics to existing...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 06/16/2006
More ADFS Docs are in the Pipeline...See What's on the Horizon
The current plan is to provide the vast majority of IT Pro-based ADFS documentation (for R2...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 05/26/2006
ADFS TechCenter Web Site
We just launched the ADFS TechCenter Web Site...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 05/16/2006
Welcome to the ADFS Documentation Blog!
My name is Nick Pierson and I'm the Technical Writer assigned to documenting the Active Directory...
Author: Nick Pierson [MSFT] Date: 05/10/2006