Upgrading an Existing Extranet Solution from SharePoint 2007

When an existing SharePoint 2007 extranet web application is upgraded, it will initially use classic mode authentication. To upgrade it to claims-based authentication, perform the following steps:

  1. Verify that the upgraded web application works as is in classic mode authentication.
  2. Open a SharePoint 2010 Management PowerShell console.
  3. Use the following command to convert the web application to use claims-based authentication:

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