Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) Step-by-Step Guide

Step-by-Step Guide for Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS).

Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) is a Microsoft service that enables organizations to take advantage of user single sign-on (SSO) technologies to authenticate a user to multiple, related Web applications over the life of a single online session. ADFS accomplishes this by securely sharing digital identity and entitlement rights, or “claims,” across security and enterprise boundaries.

ADFS includes the following features:

• Web SSO.
• WS interoperability.
• Passive and smart client support.
• Extensible architecture.

This guide walks you through setup of a claims-aware application and a Windows NT token-based application (either Microsoft® Windows® SharePoint® Services or Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Portal Server 2003) on an ADFS-enabled Web server.

Get ADFS Step-by-Step Guide.

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Top 10 Web sites for students

Teach your children how to surf for credible sources on the Internet.

• MSN Encarta
• Refdesk
• HowStuffWorks
• Canada's SchoolNet
• Download.com
• Novelguide.com
• Math.com
• FreeTranslation
• Shakespeare Online
• Science Made Simple

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Visual Studio Team System Code Name "Rosario"

Microsoft® Visual Studio® Team System code name “Rosario” is an integrated Application Life-cycle Management (ALM) solution comprising tools, processes, and guidance. It enables members of your team to:

• Collaborate and communicate
• Ensure software quality
• Gain visibility

This Community Technology Preview (CTP) release covers several different customer experiences that align with the following scenarios:

• Development Scheduling and Tracking
• Requirements Test Coverage and Manual Testing
• Dependency Management

Download for:
- Visual Studio Team System Code Name "Rosario" August CTP (VPC Image)
- White Paper: An Overview of Visual Studio Team System Code Name "Rosario" August CTP
- Visual Studio Team System Code Name "Rosario" August CTP Documentation

Happy Programming!

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Writing Scripts with Windows PowerShell - Virtual Labs

Use Windows PowerShell to write system administration scripts.

This virtual lab is designed to introduce you to script writing in Windows
PowerShell. In this lab you will write a script that, using a folder name as a
command-line argument, connects to that folder and uses the .NET Framework to
return file version information for all the .DLL files found in the folder. And many more. Get and try Virtual Labs.

Enter Virtual Labs Signin with your Live ID account.

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Microsoft product and technology tutorials

Tutorials have been developed for a variety of Microsoft Office, Windows, the Microsoft Office Outlook messaging and collaboration client, and Microsoft Exchange products and technologies. Also see our special guides just for educators.

Through its products, solutions, and partners, Microsoft helps foster education environments where students and faculty use technology to develop skills, communicate, collaborate, and prepare for the changing demands of the 21st century.

More at Microsoft Education website.

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Technical Requirements for Bidding online

Q: What will I need to bid online? A: A modern browser with Flash 8. Internet Explorer 6 (or above) Or Firefox. We will be streaming information that is live and constantly updating to the live...

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Is open source more secure than Windows? Study says 'no.'

There is a commonly-held belief that open source technology is more secure than Windows.
Find out how a study on data vulnerability questions this perception and proves Microsoft Windows Server 2003 to be a lower risk than two leading Linux enterprise distributions.

The study found that Windows Server 2003 is consistently lower risk than Red Hat ES 3 or Red Hat ES 4. Windows Server 2003 has fewer total vulnerabilities, which means users have fewer patching events to respond to, the first high criticality vulnerability was not identified until over two years after release, and on average Windows Server 2003 has fewer unpatched vulnerabilities per day.

Download the whitepaper:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/c/f/3/cf33326d-58fb-4f57-bfe6-70b943d04b3d/Secunia Vulnerability Study - Summary and Analysis.pdf

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