How is it implemented?
The claims-based authentication implementation has a number of components. In simplified terms here’s how the pieces of technology fit together.
From a developer’s point of view, the platform that Microsoft is providing is called the Windows Identity Foundation. This used to be called the Geneva framework. It provides a programming library suitable for building claims-aware applications. This library is also used by SharePoint 2010.
Active Directory Federation Services implements services to create, accept, and transform tokens that contain claims.
Cardspace provides a user interface for users to select which “identity card” they wish to use for a particular system
The claims-based authentication implementation has a number of components. In simplified terms here’s how the pieces of technology fit together.
From a developer’s point of view, the platform that Microsoft is providing is called the Windows Identity Foundation. This used to be called the Geneva framework. It provides a programming library suitable for building claims-aware applications. This library is also used by SharePoint 2010.
Active Directory Federation Services implements services to create, accept, and transform tokens that contain claims.
Cardspace provides a user interface for users to select which “identity card” they wish to use for a particular system
