10.0 Configuring Active Directory Federation Services with SAML 2.0

This section describes step-by-step instructions for configuring a basic identity federation deployment between Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services 2.0 (AD FS 2.0) and Access Manager by using the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) 2.0 protocol, specifically its Web Browser SSO Profile and HTTP POST binding.

You can configure AD FS 2.0 as the claims provider and Access Manager as the relying party, or you can configure Access Manager as the claims provider and AD FS 2.0 as the relying party or service provider.