Custom error messages for AD FS sign-in page

You can configure custom error messages that can be tailored to your organization. The following illustration shows a customized error page description and a generic error message. Use the following Windows PowerShell cmdlets to customize your error messages.

Customize the error page description

To customize the error page description, use the following Windows PowerShell cmdlet and syntax.

Set-AdfsGlobalWebContent -ErrorPageDescriptionText "This is Contoso's error page description"

Customize a generic error message

To customize the generic error message, use the following Windows PowerShell cmdlet and syntax.

Set-AdfsGlobalWebContent -ErrorPageGenericErrorMessage "This is a generic error message.  Contact Contoso IT for assistance."

Customize an authorization error message

To customize the authorization error message, use the following Windows PowerShell cmdlet and syntax.

Set-AdfsGlobalWebContent -ErrorPageAuthorizationErrorMessage "You have received an Authorization error.  Contact Contoso IT for assistance."

Customize a device authentication error message

To customize the device authentication error message, use the following Windows PowerShell cmdlet and syntax.

Set-AdfsGlobalWebContent -ErrorPageDeviceAuthenticationErrorMessage "Your device is not authorized.  Contact Contoso IT for assistance."

Customize a support email error message

You can configure a support email address in AD FS. If configured, AD FS automatically shows a link for end users to email the error details.

To customize the support email error message, use the following Windows PowerShell cmdlet and syntax.

Set-AdfsGlobalWebContent -ErrorPageSupportEmail  "admin@contoso.com"

Customize a relying party authorization message

You can configure a relying party authorization error message in AD FS.

To customize the relying party error message, use the following Windows PowerShell cmdlet and syntax.

Set-AdfsRelyingPartyWebContent -Name fedpassive -ErrorPageAuthorizationErrorMessage "<p> You need to be a member of Security Auditors to access this site. Click <A href='http://accessrequest/'>here</A> for more information.</p>"

Additional references

AD FS User Sign-in Customization