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Active Directory Federation Services

Office of the Chief Information Officer

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Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) is a technology that can provide external partners with single sign-on for B.C. government’s IM/IT systems.

Why should I use this

External partners

ADFS is an industry-standard Microsoft solution that allows clients to establish a trust between separate organizations.

Enterprise solution

Active Directory is a well-established and critical piece of B.C. government’s identity management infrastructure.

Integration

It supports various integration options for a partner’s Active Directory implementation, including Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML 2.0), OAuth2, Integrated Windows Sign-on or web services federation (WS-Federation).

About this component

Price

Free

Service level support

As a critical piece of B.C. government’s identity infrastructure, this service is highly supported.

Additional technical information

Refer to the iStore Quick Reference Guide for additional information, as well as How to Order Services.

Requirements and restrictions

Contact the Access and Directory Management Services (ADMS) team at the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) for further information.

Getting started

Ministry clients can order and obtain support for ADFS services via iStore using the following path:

Office Solutions -> Office Productivity -> Office Productivity -> Consulting-> Identity Management – Consulting -> Other

https://ssbc-client.gov.bc.ca/order/istore.htm

Support

The Office of the Chief Information Officer Service Desk is available to assist with ordering, including status of orders, and iStore ordering issues during regular business hours.