Publish Claims into Metadata

Applies To: Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) 2.0

You can use the following procedure to modify the publishing state of a claim description in Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) 2.0 by using the AD FS 2.0 snap-in.

To publish claims into metadata

  1. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click AD FS 2.0.

  2. Under AD FS 2.0\Service, click Claim Descriptions.

  3. In the details pane, right-click the claim description that you want to publish as part of the federation metadata for this Federation Service, and then click Properties.

  4. In <Claim> Properties, select either of the following check boxes, as appropriate, to publish the claim into metadata:

    • To publish this claim so that partners can be made aware that this server can accept this claim, click Publish this claim in federation metadata as a claim that this Federation Service can accept.

    • To publish this claim so that partners can be made aware that this server can issue this claim, click Publish this claim in federation metadata as a claim that this Federation Service can send.

  5. Click OK.

See Also

Other Resources

The Role of Claims