Mastering Active Directory - Second Edition

AD FS 2.0

This version was released after Windows Server 2008 R2 but as a separate installation (download this via the web: https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=10909). All other versions came as part of the OS. Before version 2.0, it was supported to use AD LDS as the authentication store. This means users can authenticate with AD LDS, similar to AD. With version 2.0, it no longer supports LDS as the account store. It can work as the attribute store, which can store AD FS data but cannot be used for authentication. AD FS 2.0 also supports a parent-child domain environment, so users in a child domain can use AD FS in another domain for the federation. It reduces the management overhead. It also improved support for federation ...