Certified: 03/26/2025

Solution Summary

This article describes the configuration steps involved in integrating Microsoft AD FS with RSA Cloud Authentication service using SAML 2.0 to authenticate any third-party application.

Integration Types

My Page SSO provides Single-Sign-On (SSO) to Microsoft AD FS users leveraging RSA self-service portal My Page. When integrated, users must authenticate with RSA to sign in Microsoft AD FS. SP-initiated SSO is supported.

Modern Cloud-hosted SSO with My Page replaces the existing SAML SSO support with the IDR. Existing SSO integrations using IDR My Applications continue to be supported and will be listed in this document as applicable.

Note: RSA will continue to maintain existing SAML SSO integrations using IDR My Applications. At a to-be-determined future date, RSA will announce the end-of-life (EOL) date for the SAML SSO support with the IDR. For more information Available Now: My Page SSO Enhancements - RSA Community - 680715

Relying Party integration allows Microsoft AD FS users’ web browsers to be automatically redirected to RSA Cloud Authentication Service for authentication. With Relying Party integration, Cloud Authentication Service can manage only additional authentication or both primary authentication (for example, user ID and password) and additional authentication.

Supported Features

This section shows when integrated with RSA Cloud Authentication Service using SAML 2.0, Microsoft AD FS users can authenticate with any of the following multi-factor authentications.

Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services Integration with RSA Cloud Authentication Service

Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services Integration with RSA Authentication Manager

Configuration Summary

This section contains instruction steps that show how to integrate Microsoft AD FS with RSA Cloud Authentication Service using all supported integration types. This document is not intended to suggest optimum installations or configurations. It is assumed that the reader has both working knowledge of all products involved, and the ability to perform the tasks outlined in this section. Administrators should have access to the product documentation for all products in order to install the required components.

All RSA and Microsoft AD FS components must be installed and working prior to the integration.

Integration Configuration

• SAML Relying Party
• My Page SSO

Certification Details

Date of testing: 08/28/2021

RSA Cloud Authentication Service

Microsoft Windows Server 2016

Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services management console version 10.0.0.0

Known Issues

IdP-initiated SSO isn’t supported yet.