Set-FederationTrust

This cmdlet is available only in on-premises Exchange.

Use the Set-FederationTrust cmdlet to modify an existing federation trust.

For information about the parameter sets in the Syntax section below, see Exchange cmdlet syntax.

Syntax

Set-FederationTrust
   [-Identity] <FederationTrustIdParameter>
   -ApplicationUri <String>
   [-Confirm]
   [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
   [-Name <String>]
   [-WhatIf]
   [-PublishFederationCertificate]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Set-FederationTrust
   [-Identity] <FederationTrustIdParameter>
   [-PublishFederationCertificate]
   [-Confirm]
   [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
   [-Name <String>]
   [-WhatIf]
   [<CommonParameters>]
Set-FederationTrust
   [-Identity] <FederationTrustIdParameter>
   [-Confirm]
   [-DomainController <Fqdn>]
   [-MetadataUrl <Uri>]
   [-Name <String>]
   [-RefreshMetadata]
   [-Thumbprint <String>]
   [-WhatIf]
   [<CommonParameters>]

Description

You can use the Set-FederationTrust cmdlet to manage the certificates used for the federation trust. You can also use the Set-FederationTrust cmdlet to refresh the metadata document from the Microsoft Federation Gateway and download its certificate.

You need to be assigned permissions before you can run this cmdlet. Although this topic lists all parameters for the cmdlet, you may not have access to some parameters if they're not included in the permissions assigned to you. To find the permissions required to run any cmdlet or parameter in your organization, see Find the permissions required to run any Exchange cmdlet.

Examples

Example 1

Set-FederationTrust -Identity "Azure AD Authentication" -Thumbprint AC00F35CBA8359953F4126E0984B5CCAFA2F4F17

This example configures the federation trust Microsoft Federation Gateway to use the certificate with the thumbprint AC00F35CBA8359953F4126E0984B5CCAFA2F4F17 as the next certificate.

Example 2

Set-FederationTrust -Identity "Azure AD Authentication" -PublishFederationCertificate

This example configures the federation trust Microsoft Federation Gateway to use the next certificate as the current certificate.

Example 3

Set-FederationTrust -Identity "Azure AD Authentication" -MetadataUrl https://nexus.microsoftonline-p.com/federationmetadata/2006-12/federationmetadata.xml

This example updates the configuration if the tenant is hosted in Microsoft 365 U.S. Government GCC High or DoD environment.

Before you configure a federation trust to use the next certificate as the current certificate, you need to use the Test-FederationTrust cmdlet to verify that the certificate is available on all Exchange servers.

Parameters

-ApplicationUri

The ApplicationUri parameter specifies the primary domain used for the federation organization identifier.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019

-Confirm

The Confirm switch specifies whether to show or hide the confirmation prompt. How this switch affects the cmdlet depends on if the cmdlet requires confirmation before proceeding.

  • Destructive cmdlets (for example, Remove-* cmdlets) have a built-in pause that forces you to acknowledge the command before proceeding. For these cmdlets, you can skip the confirmation prompt by using this exact syntax: -Confirm:$false.
  • Most other cmdlets (for example, New-* and Set-* cmdlets) don't have a built-in pause. For these cmdlets, specifying the Confirm switch without a value introduces a pause that forces you acknowledge the command before proceeding.
Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:cf
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019

-DomainController

The DomainController parameter specifies the domain controller that's used by this cmdlet to read data from or write data to Active Directory. You identify the domain controller by its fully qualified domain name (FQDN). For example, dc01.contoso.com.

Type:Fqdn
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019

-Identity

The Identity parameter specifies the name of the federation trust being modified.

Note: For Exchange Online organizations, use the value "Microsoft Entra authentication".

Type:FederationTrustIdParameter
Position:1
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019

-MetadataUrl

The MetadataUrl parameter specifies the URL where WS-FederationMetadata is published by the Microsoft Federation Gateway.

Type:Uri
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019

-Name

The Name parameter specifies a name for the federation trust.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019

-PublishFederationCertificate

The PublishFederationCertificate switch specifies the next certificate as the current certificate for the federation trust and publishes it to the Microsoft Federation Gateway. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

The certificate is used to encrypt tokens with the Microsoft Federation Gateway.

Before setting the next certificate to be used as the current certificate, ensure that the certificate is deployed on all Exchange servers. Use the Test-FederationCertificate cmdlet to check the deployment status of the certificate.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019

-RefreshMetadata

The RefreshMetadata switch specifies that the metadata document and certificate is retrieved again from the Microsoft Federation Gateway. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019

-Thumbprint

The Thumbprint parameter specifies the thumbprint of the X.509 certificate to be configured as the next certificate for the federation trust. After the certificate is deployed on all Exchange servers in the organization, you can use the PublishFederationCertificate switch to configure the trust to use this certificate.

Type:String
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019

-WhatIf

The WhatIf switch simulates the actions of the command. You can use this switch to view the changes that would occur without actually applying those changes. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:wi
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False
Applies to:Exchange Server 2010, Exchange Server 2013, Exchange Server 2016, Exchange Server 2019

Inputs

Input types

To see the input types that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Input Type field for a cmdlet is blank, the cmdlet doesn't accept input data.

Outputs

Output types

To see the return types, which are also known as output types, that this cmdlet accepts, see Cmdlet Input and Output Types. If the Output Type field is blank, the cmdlet doesn't return data.