Identity Access

Today we are announcing the general availability of Active Directory Federation Services 2.0 (ADFS 2.0). In this lightning-fast video, Stuart Kwan, Group Program Manager for the Identity and Security Division, lists the essential facts about this new, exciting release.Tune in!

In this third and last IdElement installment on the U-Prove CTP series, we once again feature Dr. Stefan Brands, who spends an hour describing the crypto behind U-Prove. Wrapping your head around all the mathematical details may require some effort, but if you are interested in this space it is…

How do you test a world-class product like ADFS 2.0? Performance, stress testing, security, and the classic aspects of server testing need to be compounded with all supported topologies and platforms, as well as the 18 languages in which the product is available.Summarizing in 30 minutes what…

The Demystified Series is pleased to present a collection of screencasts on Windows Authorization Manager (AzMan). Keith Brown, a contributing editor for MSDN Magazine and co-founder of PluralSight, states that this series provides, “…what may be your first look at Authorization Manager – a…

In basic terms, minimal disclosure is a solution that discloses the least amount of identifying information while best limiting and constraining the use of identity-related information. In this episode of the IdElement, Dr. Stefan Brands, Principal Architect, shares the details of the highly…

In yesterday’s episode we very briefly touched the identity and authentication part of the demo where, on the self-service site, the attendee registers using Windows Live ID.   In this episode we go a lot deeper. Identity and authentication is hard.  Simple, scalable and secure…

In this second episode of the IdElement special on the U-Prove CTP, you get to know Christian Paquin and Greg Thompson, the team behind the U-Prove implementation since the Credentica times. Christian positions U-Prove in the context of the identity metasystem, and Greg goes into the details of…

Windows CardSpace is a new feature of Microsoft Windows that helps you better manage and control your personal information and helps shield you from many forms of phishing attack as well as some common malware attacks. To explain how CardSpace works and what it takes to add CardSpace…

This session provides a light introduction to claims-based identity: the problems it solves, the canonical authentication scenario, key concepts and terminology.The main Windows Identity Foundation API surface for non-security developers is introduced.

If you want to understand what the Access Control Service is really about, look no further: this is the interview you want to watch. Justin Smith, Principal Program Manager Lead for the Windows Azure AppFabric Access Control Service, worked on ACS from its very first version.  From that…