The majority of enterprise-scale applications in today's world are claims-enabled. A common real world scenario is where you engage with a client to unlock the potential locked in their enterprise database, for example, Oracle E-Business Suite, where they want the relevant analytical data to be retrieved and displayed as the appropriate dashboards in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, allowing the stakeholders to gain a better understanding of their Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). In this scenario, the data has to travel across the applications in different trust realms, thereby requiring the Single Sign-On support.

In this chapter, we will explore the recipes showcasing the steps to implement a claims-based identity on the interoperable enterprise servers such as Microsoft Dynamics CRM Server 2011, Microsoft SharePoint Server 2011, and Salesforce. It will help us find out how users can experience a seamless Single Sign-On behavior on hosted instances of these enterprise servers with trusted identity providers such as AD FS 2.0 and Windows Azure ACS 2.0. In addition, you will also learn the steps to integrate AD FS 2.0 with Office 365 and the applications hosted on Windows Azure.