Active Directory Federation Services
Federation Service
Overview
Developed byMicrosoft
Founded2003
LicenseProprietary
Use caseIdentity federation and single sign-on
Technical
Integrates with
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Knowledge graph stats
Claims15
Avg confidence92%
Avg freshness100%
Last updatedUpdated 11 days ago
WikidataQ4677436
Trust distribution
100% unverified
Active Directory Federation Services
product
Microsoft's web-based authentication service for federating identity across organizations
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| Value | Trust | Confidence | Freshness | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
maintained by
| Value | Trust | Confidence | Freshness | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
license type
| Value | Trust | Confidence | Freshness | Sources |
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| Proprietary | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
supports protocol
| Value | Trust | Confidence | Freshness | Sources |
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| SAML 2.0 | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| WS-Federation | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| OpenID Connect | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| OAuth 2.0 | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
integrates with
| Value | Trust | Confidence | Freshness | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Directory Domain Services | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| Microsoft Azure | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
| Office 365 | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
requires
| Value | Trust | Confidence | Freshness | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows Server | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
primary use case
| Value | Trust | Confidence | Freshness | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identity federation and single sign-on | ○Unverified | High | Fresh | 1 |
founded year
| Value | Trust | Confidence | Freshness | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | ○Unverified | Moderate | Fresh | 1 |
competes with
| Value | Trust | Confidence | Freshness | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ping Identity | ○Unverified | Moderate | Fresh | 1 |
| Okta | ○Unverified | Moderate | Fresh | 1 |
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