Endpoints

Applies To: Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) 2.0, Windows Server 2012

The following table describes the columns in the list view.

Note

Endpoints appear in the console according to their functional classification. The following are the supported functionality types: Token Issuance or Metadata.

Item Details

Type

Specifies the type of endpoint. The following are supported endpoint types: WS-Trust, WS-Federation Passive, SAML WebSSO, SAML Metadata, WSDL.

Authentication Type

Specifies the authentication type for the endpoint. The following are supported authentication types: Anonymous, Clear Password, Digest Password, Client Certificate, Windows, Kerberos, SAML Token.

Security Mode

Specifies the security mode of the endpoint. The following are used to describe the security mode: Transport, Mixed, and Message.

URL Path

Specifies the URL for an endpoint. This typically appears as a /folder path.

Enabled

Indicates either a value of Yes or No, depending on whether the endpoint can be disabled or not.

Proxy Enabled

Indicates either a value of Yes or No, depending on whether the endpoint is published on the proxy or not.

The options in the following table are available on this node.

Item Details

Enable

Enables the selected endpoint.

Disable

Disables the selected endpoint.

Enable on Proxy

Enables the selected endpoint for use on the federation server proxy. This setting has no effect if a federation server proxy is not installed.

Disable on Proxy

Disables the selected endpoint for use on the federation server proxy. This setting has no effect if a federation server proxy is not installed.

See Also

Concepts

Endpoints