Azure AD Federated Services is a feature of Microsoft Azure Active Directory that allows users to authenticate with cloud-based resources using their existing on-premises credentials. It provides a way to establish trust between Azure AD and an on-premises identity provider, allowing users to sign in to Azure AD using their on-premises username and password.
Azure AD Federated Services supports a variety of identity providers, including Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS), PingFederate, and Okta. When configured, it allows users to authenticate to Azure AD and access cloud-based resources without having to create and manage separate credentials.
Azure AD Federated Services uses industry-standard security protocols such as SAML and WS-Federation to establish trust between Azure AD and the identity provider. It also provides support for advanced authentication scenarios such as multi-factor authentication and conditional access, allowing organizations to apply the same security policies to cloud-based resources as they do to on-premises resources.
Overall, Azure AD Federated Services is a key component of Azure AD’s hybrid identity capabilities, providing a way to extend on-premises identity and access management to the cloud while maintaining a high level of security and control.
