Beyond web logs

SharePoint Server 2010 includes new model, strong and flexible authentication works with any corporate identity system, including Active Directory based, LDAP-application specific databases and new user models such as LiveID centric identity.

This model uses authentication and requires a new product, code-named Geneva. Claims based authentication implementation based on the concept of identity and standards WS-Federation, WS-Trust and Security protocols such Assertion Markup Language (SAML). An identity is a set of user information such as name, email, service, and so on. Geneva is actually three technologies: Active Directory Federation Services (formerly Geneva Server), Windows CardSpace (formerly known CardSpace Geneva) and Windows Identity Foundation (formerly known as the Geneva Convention is known). Because this new system? Identity readers very important aspects of the application, such as identification) is the user (authentication, what rights the user receives) (residence and that the request), interacts with the user (personalization. All applications run with the identity of today but usually their own way. Often, the integration of these applications can be a very difficult process.

Claims-based identity offers a common way for applications that require information on the identity of users within their organization to acquire, among other organizations, including the Internet. Identity information is contained in a security token, which often simply as a character. A token contains one or more claims for the user. Think of it as metadata to the user stays with them during the session.

Claims based authentication opens the door to great opportunities in SharePoint Server 2010th Greater flexibility to authenticate users over a number of repositories in the web application, even a more personalized experience based on claims or user information in the token.