Federated Authentication Service 2206
Federated Authentication Service (FAS) is a privileged component designed to integrate with Active Directory Certificate Services. It dynamically issues certificates for users, allowing them to log on to an Active Directory environment as if they had a smart card. This allows StoreFront to use a broader range of authentication options, such as SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language) assertions. SAML is commonly used as an alternative to traditional Windows user accounts on the Internet.
Federated Authentication Service 2206 is the latest Current Release version of FAS. This documentation reflects features and configurations in this latest release.
Earlier releases
For documentation of earlier FAS releases, see:
- Federated Authentication Service 2203
- Federated Authentication Service 2112
- Federated Authentication Service 2109
- Federated Authentication Service 2106
- Federated Authentication Service 2103
- Federated Authentication Service 2012
- XenApp and XenDesktop 7.15 Long Term Service Release
The product lifecycle strategy for Current Releases (CR) and Long Term Service Releases (LTSR) is described in Lifecycle Milestones.
References
- Active Directory Certificate Services Overview https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2012-R2-and-2012/hh831740(v=ws.11)
- Configuring Windows for Certificate Logon http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX206156