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SvnBridge and TFS2010
Today I was asked to configure my customers TFS 2010 server to allow access to TFS projects through a subversion client. Unfortunately you will discover that the current version of SvnBridge-Server (V5) isn’t completely compatible with TFS 2010. Captured here are changes made to get everything working.
Continue reading...Web Server Identification Page
7. July 2010
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For some time I have been using a simple but effective self created web page (identify.aspx) to identify which web server I connected to even if the server is behind a load balancing solution. Perhaps someone else is in need of such an informative web page?
Continue reading...Handling SAML 2 Claims in ADFS 2.0
30. June 2010
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One of the reasons for moving to ADFS 2.0 is to take advantage of the newly added SAML 2 support. Previous ADFS versions supported WS-Federation and SAML 1.1 security tokens but didn’t support the SAML protocol or SAML 2 security tokens. This post outlines my experience in configuring ADFS to accept a SAML 2 security token from a SAML 2 Claim Provider and then send a SAML 1.1 security token to a WS-Federation Relying Party.
Continue reading...HTTP Modules and Clients with Certificates
29. June 2010
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Suppose you want to restrict access to certificates from a specific certificate authority, but only certain types of certificates like those found on SmartCards. The following code is an example of how to use a HTTP Module to restrict web client access to a website to only specific types of certificates.
Continue reading...Living in an ADFS 2.0 World
29. June 2010
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Recently my customer had asked me to build a proof of concept lab to support a federated trust with an Oracle federation server. This request was the perfect opportunity for me to get up to speed with the latest and greatest in Active Directory Federation Services. In the next couple of posts I will go over some interesting and sometimes frustrating things I learned while getting everything working.
Continue reading...Chris Blankenship’s Ramblings
I am an Infrastructure Consultant with Microsoft 
focused on Directory Services, Identity, and Security technologies.
This is my personal blog where the information provided comes from my own personal experiences.
The opinions expressed herein are my own personal opinions and do not represent my employer's view in any way.
8. July 2010
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