Create a Rule to Send Group Membership as a Claim

Using the Send Group Membership as a Claim rule template in Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS), you can create a rule that will make it possible for you to select an Active Directory security group to send as a claim. Only a single claim will be emitted from this rule, based on the group that you select. For example, you can use this rule template to create a rule that will send a group claim with a value of Admin if the user is a member of the Domain Admins security group. This rule should be used only for users in the local Active Directory domain.

You can use the following procedure to create a claim rule with the AD FS Management snap-in.

Membership in Administrators, or equivalent, on the local computer is the minimum required to complete this procedure. Review details about using the appropriate accounts and group memberships at Local and Domain Default Groups.

To create a rule to send group membership as a claim on a Relying Party Trust in Windows Server 2016

  1. In Server Manager, click Tools, and then select AD FS Management.

  2. In the console tree, under AD FS, click Relying Party Trusts. Screenshot that shows where to select Relying Party Trusts when you create a rule to send group membership as a claim on a Relying Party Trust in Windows Server 2016.

  3. Right-click the selected trust, and then click Edit Claim Issuance Policy. Screenshot that shows where to select Edit Claim Issuance Policy when you create a rule to send group membership as a claim on a Relying Party Trust in Windows Server 2016.

  4. In the Edit Claim Issuance Policy dialog box, under Issuance Transform Rules click Add Rule to start the rule wizard. Screenshot that shows where to select Add Rule when you create a rule to send group membership as a claim on a Relying Party Trust in Windows Server 2016.

  5. On the Select Rule Template page, under Claim rule template, select Send Group Membership as Claim from the list, and then click Next. Screenshot that shows where to select the Send Group Membership as Claim template when you create a rule to send group membership as a claim on a Relying Party Trust in Windows Server 2016.

  6. On the Configure Rule page under Claim rule name type the display name for this rule, in User's group click Browse and select a group, under Outgoing claim type select the desired claim type, and then under Outgoing Claim Type type a value. Screenshot that shows where to type the claim rule name when you create a rule to send group membership as a claim on a Relying Party Trust in Windows Server 2016.

  7. Click the Finish button.

  8. In the Edit Claim Rules dialog box, click OK to save the rule.

To create a rule to send group membership as a claim on a Claims Provider Trust in Windows Server 2016

  1. In Server Manager, click Tools, and then select AD FS Management.

  2. In the console tree, under AD FS, click Claims Provider Trusts. Screenshot that shows where to select Claims Provider Trusts when you create a rule to send group membership as a claim on a Claims Provider Trust in Windows Server 2016.

  3. Right-click the selected trust, and then click Edit Claim Rules. Screenshot that shows where to select Edit Claim Rules when you create a rule to send group membership as a claim on a Claims Provider Trust in Windows Server 2016.

  4. In the Edit Claim Rules dialog box, under Acceptance Transform Rules click Add Rule to start the rule wizard. Screenshot that shows where to select Add Rule when you create a rule to send group membership as a claim on a Claims Provider Trust in Windows Server 2016.

  5. On the Select Rule Template page, under Claim rule template, select Send Group Membership as Claim from the list, and then click Next. Screenshot that shows where to select the Send Group Membership as Claim template when you create a rule to send group membership as a claim on a Claims Provider Trust in Windows Server 2016.

  6. On the Configure Rule page under Claim rule name type the display name for this rule, in User's group click Browse and select a group, under Outgoing claim type select the desired claim type, and then under Outgoing Claim Type type a value. Screenshot that shows where to type the claim rule name when you create a rule to send group membership as a claim on a Claims Provider Trust in Windows Server 2016.

  7. Click the Finish button.

  8. In the Edit Claim Rules dialog box, click OK to save the rule.

To create a rule to send group membership as a claim in Windows Server 2012 R2

  1. In Server Manager, click Tools, and then select AD FS Management.

  2. In the console tree, under AD FS\Trust Relationships, click either Claims Provider Trusts or Relying Party Trusts, and then click a specific trust in the list where you want to create this rule.

  3. Right-click the selected trust, and then click Edit Claim Rules. Screenshot that shows where to select Edit Claim Rules when you create a rule to send group membership as a claim in Windows Server 2012 R2.

  4. In the Edit Claim Rules dialog box, select one the following tabs, depending on the trust that you are editing and which rule set you want to create this rule in, and then click Add Rule to start the rule wizard that is associated with that rule set:

    • Acceptance Transform Rules

    • Issuance Transform Rules

    • Issuance Authorization Rules

    • Delegation Authorization Rules create rule

  5. On the Select Rule Template page, under Claim rule template, select Send Group Membership as a Claim from the list, and then click Next. Screenshot that shows where to select the Send Group Membership as a Claim template when you create a rule to send group membership as a claim in Windows Server 2012 R2.

  6. On the Configure Rule page under Claim rule name type the display name for this rule, in User's group click Browse and select a group, under Outgoing claim type select the desired claim type, and then under Outgoing Claim Type type a value. Screenshot that shows where to type the claim rule name when you create a rule to send group membership as a claim in Windows Server 2012 R2.

  7. Click Finish.

  8. In the Edit Claim Rules dialog box, click OK to save the rule.

Additional references

Configure Claim Rules

Checklist: Creating Claim Rules for a Relying Party Trust

Checklist: Creating Claim Rules for a Claims Provider Trust

When to Use an Authorization Claim Rule

The Role of Claims

The Role of Claim Rules