Identity Developer Training Course

Claims-based identity is a simple but powerful way of handling identity and access for your web sites and web services, whether you work on-premises or you are targeting the cloud. The videos and hands-on labs in the Identity Developer Training Course will show you how to take advantage of technologies such as Windows Identity Foundation for easily solve authentication, authorization and identity-driven personalization challenges. As you go through the course you will soon discover that claims-based identity equips you with skills that can be reused for securing a wide range of application types, from ASP.NET websites to WCF web services.

The Id Element

In this page you will find all kinds of material on Identity and Access Control: weekly interviews with product team members, developer how-tos, news, aggregated resources and more. There will be content for identity experts and those just getting started with the topic; content for developers and for IT Pros; discussions at the architecture level and step-by-step code guides.

Microsoft Windows Identity Foundation

Microsoft Windows Identity Foundation landing page

Claims based access platform (CBA), code-named Geneva

Forum for discussion of ADFSv2, WIF and Windows CardSpace

Identity Roadmap for Software + Services

In this session find out how to use Microsoft's portfolio of identity software and services to advantage your connected applications. Learn about the future roadmap for Identity and the claims-based architecture underlying it all, from Windows Live ID to Active Directory, from on-premises software to the cloud, and anchored in industry standard protocols.

.NET Access Control Service

The Micosoft .NET Access Control Service provides an easy way to control web applications and services while integrating with standards-based identity providers, including enterprise directories and web identity systems such as Windows Live ID. Authorization decisions can be pulled out of the application and into a set of declarative rules that can transform incoming security claims into claims that applications understand.

.NET Services Forum on MSDN

This is the place for questions, suggestions and discussions with regard to using the services.

OpenID from Windows Live ID

You can now use your Windows Live ID to sign in to any OpenID-enabled Web site. OpenID eliminates the need for multiple user names across different Web sites, simplifying your online experience.

Windows Live ID for Developers

Create Identity-aware Applications. Windows Live ID is the identity and authentication system provided by Windows Live. Currently, more than 460 million users have credentials that work with Windows Live ID. Three software development kits (SDKs) now make it possible for developers like you to use this powerful service.

Windows Identity Foundation Team Blog

Microsoft Windows Identity Foundation team blog

Vibro.NET

Vittorio Bertocci's blog

Microsoft Code Name "Geneva" Framework Whitepaper for Developers

Get started building claims-aware applications using Microsoft code-named "Geneva" Framework. In this paper concepts and terminology are introduced to help developers understand the benefits and concepts behind the claims-based model of identity. Security expertise is not required but familiarity with ASP.NET or WCF programming is. A background in building web applications or services that care about authentication and authorization is expected. As such, the focus of the paper is on building relying parties using the framework. By Keith Brown

Identity Developer Training Course

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