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 Active Directory Federation

• Active Directory Federation services (AD FS) is a software developed by Microsoft

to run on window server operating systems.
 AD FS is a feature that allows sharing of sensitive data outside a company network.
• Active Directory Federation services mainly focuses on enabling access to
frameworks and applications that utilizes CBA(claim based access) authorization to
maintain application.
• Active Directory Federation also supports Web single-sign-on that aids in the
advancement of data innovation(IT) associations groups over organization limits.
• Active Directory FS. 2.0 is a downloadable Windows Server that is a successor of
ADFS 1.0, and which was a server part in the Windows Server 2008.
 Other Benefits of AFDS

• Secure Account Provisioning - ADFS empowers the association to acknowledge

digitally signed claim from partner association.

• Successful Change Management - ADFS empowered identity federation permits

ventures that are mainly utilized in sharing characters in a standardized way.

• Simple Account Management - ADFS permits us to utilize the accomplice's claim in

controlling the access to our applications and the employee access updates.

• Proper Management of Account Credentials- Using ADFS you no longer require to

cancel reset or change the account credentials since they are managed by the partner
organization.
 Active Directory Rights Management

 Active Directory Rights Management service (AD RMS) is a Microsoft security tool
that secures data by enforcing data access policies.
 ADRMS has clients components and a server. The clients components can run on a
server operating system and the server is composed of web services that can run on
the Microsoft Server.
 AD RMS usually works with the AD RMS client to secure sensitive data and
information. The data is secured by the AD RMS server role.
 Active Directory Rights Management service(AD RMS) and the AD RMS clients can
secure and strengthen the associations security by keeping the data in constant
utilization strategies which stay with the data, despite where its is moved.
 AD RMS could be used to anticipate crucial data such as clients information and secret
emails from being accessed with unauthorized people
 Other Benefits of ADRS

• Safeguard sensitive data – Applications such as MS Access and business applications could be greatly
improved to be AD RMS empowered so ass to secure sensitive data of the clients. The clients may
characterize who may access, format or bring different activities with the data.
• Persistent protection – AD RMS mainly secures and strengths existing data security parameters such as the
firewalls and access Control List(ACLs) . This enables better data insurance and controls how data is
utilized by the authorized beneficiaries.
• Flexible and adjustable innovation - Independent software vendors and developers could empower
applications, different servers, such as entrance servers running on Windows or other operating system, to
work with AD RMS to help sensitive data. Independent software vendors are enabled to manage data
assurance into server-based solutions.
 References
Brigham, F.. & Houston, J. F. (2016). 5 Must-Know Benefits of Microsoft Active
Directory Federation Services . Boston, Ma: Cengage Learning.

Cisneros, S. (2007). Active Directory Federation Services . New York: Vintage Books.

Edwards, J. (2011). Benefits of Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services. Oxford:

Oxford University Press..

Williams, N. (2006). Active Directory Rights Management Services. Vintage express