Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) 2.0 is a claims-based identity management solution offered from Microsoft as part of their Identity and Access Management solutions stack.

In this chapter, we will take an in-depth look at various federated identity management scenarios involving AD FS 2.0 and the other elements that are part of Microsoft's Identity and Access Management stack. First, we will explore the steps to set up a federation server using AD FS 2.0 and then, we will cover a few scenarios showcasing the identity delegation concepts and demonstrating the ability to communicate with Windows Azure Access Control Service. In addition, we will also learn about the steps for troubleshooting in AD FS 2.0 with debug tracing.