How to Configure Microsoft ADFS with Azure MFA as Primary Authentication

In order to setup Azure MFA as Primary Authentication with AD FS, this does require you to move to Azure MFA (cloud-based version). I have not deployed Azure Multi-Factor Authentication Server (on-prem/hybrid version) in a few years for anyone as … Continue reading →

ADFS 4.0 Step by Step Guide: Federating with Splunk Cloud

To integrate On-Premises SSO with Splunk Cloud, you need the following items: On-premises Active Directory On-premises ADFS 2016 A Splunk Cloud tenant Splunk cloud Sign-on URL https://yourinstance.splunkcloud.com/saml/acs Splunk cloud Sign-on URL https://yourinstance.splunkcloud.com/saml/logout ADFS Sign-on URL https://sts.domain.com/adfs/services/trust ADFS Sign-Out URL  https://sts.domain.com/adfs/ls/?wa=wsignout1.0 … Continue reading →

ADFS 4.0 Step by Step Guide: Federating With Google Apps

To integrate On-Premises SSO with Google Apps, you need the following items: On-premises Active Directory On-premises ADFS 2016 A Google Apps single sign-on enabled subscription Google Apps Sign-on URL https://mail.google.com/a/domain.com ADFS Sign-on URL https://sts.domain.com/adfs/ls/ ADFS Password Change URL https://sts.domain.com/adfs/portal/updatepassword/ ADFS … Continue reading →

ADFS 4.0 Step by Step Guide: Federating with ServiceNow

Prerequisites: Windows Active Directory Windows Server 2016 with ADFS Role installed ServiceNow Tenant ADFS Signing certificate from ADFS Server ADFS Service Identifier: http://sts.domain.com/adfs/services/trust ServiceNow Sign On URL: https://company.service-now.com/navigate.do ServiceNow Identifier: https://company.service-now.com ADFS Signout URL: https://sts.domain.com/adfs/ls/?wa=wsignout1.0 Step1: Export Token Signing Certificate … Continue reading →

Building Multiple ADFS Farms in a Single Forest

Let’s paint a picture, you have an unique requirement to build multiple ADFS farms. you have a fully functional hybrid environment with EXO. you do not want to modify AAD connect and existing ADFS servers. But you want several SaaS applications use different ADFS farm with MFA but their identity is managed by the same Active Directory forest used by existing ADFS farm.

Here is the existing infrastructure:

• 1 single forest with multiple hybrid UPNs (domainA.com, domainB.com, domainC.com and many…)
• 2x ADFS servers (sts1.domainA.com)
• 2X WAP 2012 R2 cluster
• 1x AAD Connect
• 1X Office 365 Tenant with several federated domains (domainA.com, domainB.com, domainC.com and many….)
• 1x public CNAME sts1.domainA.com

Above configuration is working perfectly.

Now you would like to build a separate ADFS 2016 farm with WAP 2016 cluster for SaaS applications. This ADFS 2016 farm will be dedicated to authenticate these SaaS applications. you would also like to turn on MFA on ADFS 2016. Add new public authentication endpoint such as sts2.domainA.com for ADFS 2016 farm.

End goal is that once user hit https://tenant.SaaSApp.com/ it will redirect them to sts2.domain.com and prompt for on-prem AD credentials and MFA if they are accessing from public network.

New ADFS 2016 infrastructure in the same forest and domain:

• 2X ADFS 2016 Servers (sts2.domainA.com)
  
• 2X WAP 2016 Servers
• 1 X separate public IP for sts2.domainA.com
• 1X public CNAME for sts2.domainA.com
• 1X Private CNAME for sts2.domainA.com

Important Note: You have to prepare Active Directory schema to use ADFS 2016 functional level. No action/tasks necessary in existing ADFS 2012 R2 environment.

Guidelines and referrals to build new environment.

Upgrading AD FS to Windows Server 2016 FBL

ADFS 4.0 Step by Step Guide: Federating with Workday

Branding and Customizing the ADFS Sign-in Pages

Deploy Web Application Proxy Role in Windows Server 2012 R2 –Part I

Deploy Web Application Proxy Role in Windows Server 2012 R2 –Part II

Upgrading AD FS to Windows Server 2016 FBL

This article will describe how to install new ADFS 2016 farm or upgrade existing AD FS Windows Server 2012 R2 farm to AD FS in Windows Server 2016. Prerequisites: ADFS Role in Windows Server 2016 Administrative privilege in both ADFS … Continue reading →

ADFS 4.0 Step by Step Guide: Federating with Workday

This article provides step by step guidelines to implement single sign on using ADFS 4.0 as the identity provider and Workday as the identifier and service provider. Important Note: Workday does not provide a service provider metadata XML file to … Continue reading →

Login to Exchange Online PowerShell using MFA

Once you enable MFA on Admin account, you will be denied access to EXO using PowerShell until you update Azure PowerShell version to latest. Download and install Microsoft Online Services Sign-In Assistant and Azure Active Directory Connection preview Use Connect-MsOlService … Continue reading →

Enable multi-factor authentication for office 365 users using PowerShell

The script enables strong authentication for Office 365 users from a CSV input. Before you turn on strong auth or multi-factor auth, take necessary measure to communicate with users to notify them that they will have to register their mobile … Continue reading →