We’re thrilled to roll out full support for Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS). This means your app can now easily extent it to customers who have it as their identity provider.
Why AD FS?
AD FS is widely used by enterprises—especially in regulated sectors like finance and healthcare—that rely on on-premise Active Directory. It bridges the gap between legacy identity infrastructure and modern cloud-based applications.
Here’s why it matters:
- Built for Enterprises: Designed for organizations with complex and high-security identity needs
- Total Infrastructure Control: Companies keep their identity systems in-house—no need to move to the cloud
- Claims-Based Access: Easily tap into rich user data (like email, role, department) via claims from Active Directory
How the Integration Works
Our integration leverages standard SAML 2.0 protocols to create a trust relationship between AD FS and your app. The authentication process is fully automated—users are redirected to AD FS for login and then returned with identity claims that Scalekit processes and simplifies.
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What You Get
- No-Code Authentication: SSO without having to write any custom auth logic
- Easy Attribute Mapping: Automatically map standard attributes like name, email etc., as well as custom attributes you need
- Admin Portal Support: Like all our IdP integrations, you can enable your customers to configure AD FS by themeselves
- Centralized Control: Your customers can use their existing AD group policies to manage who can access what
Supports
- Both SP-initiated and IdP-initiated login flows.
- Built-in certificate management for secure SAML communication.
Getting started
There’s nothing you need to do—the IdP is already available in the list of those supported. Your customers can start using it right away. For reference, we’ve created a detailed guide with the entire setup workflow.
