What's the difference between ADFS, WIF, WS Federation, SAML, and STS?
问题 These are numerous technologies and buzzwords used for single sign-on with Microsoft services. Can someone explain ADFS, WIF, WS Federation, SAML, and STS (Security token service), including where and when each is being used. 回答1: From a big picture viewpoint: Assume an ASP.NET browser-based application that requires authentication and authorization. The application can roll its own or it can outsource it. WIF is a .NET library that allows ASP.NET to implement this outsourcing. It talks to an