During the upgrade process it is expected that there will be multiple versions of AD FS and WAP servers operating in a farm at a given time. This is actually a good option as it allows us to easily upgrade …
When deploying AD FS and Web Application Proxy it is common to run into some networking issues. Normally this is due to firewall rules not being set correctly.
However we need to be aware of the default behaviour of WAP …
The below is an issue which caused this week’s customer a little stress. They wanted to review the current AD FS configuration, but were not able to successfully run the Get-AdfsPropeties cmdlet.
The Get-AdfsProperties cmdlet would generate the error below.…
As part of troubleshooting a recent Windows Server 2016 AD FS issue, I wanted to take a look at the database using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). In order to successfully connect there are a couple of gotchas to note …
Since many certificate operations involve knowing the certificate’s thumbprint, it is always useful to to have an easy way to get this information. In some of the online documentation it mentions you can copy the thumbprint out of the Certificate …
TLS certificates come and go. By their nature they have a set life span and then they must be renewed. While this is nothing new, I’ve being doing this since the 1990s, the process may become a little more frequent …
A base Web Application Proxy (WAP) provides AD FS proxy capability in addition to also publishing on-premises web applications to the Internet. This can be used to publish services such as Exchange OWA and Autodiscover.
Imagine the situation. You just finished deploying AD FS 2016 and Web Application Proxy (WAP) servers in a highly available environment with the AD FS namespace load balanced internally and externally. There are multiple AD FS servers and WAP servers. …
One of the deployment validation and testing tools which was also present in earlier AD FS releases is the /IdpInitiatedSignon.htm page. This page is available by default in the AD FS 2012 R2 and earlier versions. Though it should be …
When configuring AD FS for Office 365, one of the final steps is to link Azure AD with the on-premises AD FS deployment. This should occur only after AD FS and WAP servers have been fully deployed, verified and tested.…