Decision tree

Use this decision tree to determine the multilateral federation solution that's best suited for your environment.

Migration resources

The following resources can help with your migration to the solutions covered in this content.

Migration resource	Description	Relevant for migrating to...
Resources for migrating applications to Microsoft Entra ID	List of resources to help you migrate application access and authentication to Microsoft Entra ID	Solution 1, Solution 2, and Solution 3
Microsoft Entra custom claims provider	Overview of the Microsoft Entra custom claims provider	Solution 1
Custom security attributes	Steps for managing access to custom security attributes	Solution 1
Microsoft Entra single sign-on (SSO) integration with Cirrus Bridge	Tutorial to integrate Cirrus Bridge with Microsoft Entra ID	Solution 1
Cirrus Bridge overview	Cirrus Identity documentation for configuring Cirrus Bridge with Microsoft Entra ID	Solution 1
Configuring Shibboleth as a Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) proxy	Shibboleth article that describes how to use the SAML proxying feature to connect the Shibboleth identity provider (IdP) to Microsoft Entra ID	Solution 2
Microsoft Entra multifactor authentication deployment considerations	Guidance for configuring Microsoft Entra multifactor authentication	Solution 1 and Solution 2

Next steps

See these related articles about multilateral federation:

Multilateral federation introduction

Multilateral federation baseline design

Multilateral federation Solution 1: Microsoft Entra ID with Cirrus Bridge

Multilateral federation Solution 2: Microsoft Entra ID with Shibboleth as a SAML proxy

Multilateral federation Solution 3: Microsoft Entra ID with AD FS and Shibboleth