Working with the Windows Live ID Feature

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The Windows Live ID feature lets shoppers associate their Windows Live IDs with their Commerce Server 9.0 user logins. This feature modifies the SharePoint Login Page by adding a Sign In link. This feature also modifies the Registration Wizard and the My Profile Web Parts by adding an Associate with my Live ID account checkbox.

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See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=136800 for Windows Live ID documentation.

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See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=136780 for more information about implementing Web Authentication.

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See How To Set Up Windows Live ID in the Solution Storefront for more information about integrating Microsoft Windows Live ID with the Solution Storefront.

To set up Windows Live ID

  1. Go to the Microsoft Services Manager homepage at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=191339 and follow the instructions to register your site.

  2. Configure trust between Windows Live ID and SharePoint 2010. See the SharePoint 2010 documentation for detailed instructions.

    After you configure the trust between Windows Live ID and SharePoint 2010, you can configure Windows Live ID as an authentication provider.

  3. Change the alternate access mapping of your shopping site via the SharePoint 2010 Central Administration application.

  4. Activate the Commerce Claim Provider feature by doing the following:

    1. From the Central Administration home page, click Manage farm features (under System Settings).

    2. Locate the Commerce Claim Provider, and verify that the feature is active.

  5. Activate the Commerce Live ID Module feature by doing the following:

    1. From the Central Administration home page, click Manage web applications (under Application Management).

    2. Select your site's Web application, and click Manage features on the toolbar.

    3. In the Manage Web application features dialog box, locate the Commerce Live ID Module Feature and click Activate.

    4. Click OK.

  6. Enable Windows Live ID by doing the following:

    1. From the Central Administration home page, click Manage web applications (under Application Management).

    2. On the Web Applications tab, select your site's Web application from the list and click Authentication Providers on the toolbar.

    3. In the Authentication Providers dialog box, click the Internet zone.

    4. In the Edit Authentication dialog box, scroll to the Claims Authentication Types section and select the Trusted Identity Provider option and the LiveIDSTS option.

    5. Scroll to the Sign In Page URL section, select the Custom Sign In Page option, and specify the URL for your custom login page.

    6. Click Save.

See Also

Other Resources

Working with the Registration Web Part

Working with the My Profile Web Part

Developing with Profiles System Web Parts

Windows Live ID Feature