Windows Identity Foundation (WIF) Fast Track

I want to taste from WIF. Sell me on it. Not too broad and not too deep. Just enough. What would you give me as a half page to hook me?

Hmm… would this one work for you? What’s missing? What’s off?

• Getting Started (what is it, can I touch it? )
  • Windows Identity Foundation Overview - Video slides
  • Download Windows Identity Foundation SDK
  • How to: Build an ASP.NET Relying Party Application
  • How to: Build a WCF Relying Party Application
  • WIF SDK Help
• Scenarios and Solutions (does it solve my problem?)
  • Integrating WIF with Web Applications
  • Integrating WIF with WCF Services
  • Integrating WIF with Azure AppFabric Access Control Service
  • Building my own Security Token Service
• Training and Media (Help me deep dive)
  • p&p’s Claims Guide
  • Identity Training kit
  • Identity Workshop Videos
• Community (help me connect with like-minded)
  • Blogs
  • Forums
  • Events
• Related Tech (does it blend? )
  • Azure AppFabric Access Control Service (ACS)
  • Sharepoint
  • Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) 2.0
  • Access OWA with ADFS
  • Interop (Google, Facebook, IBM, Oracle, Java, PHP, and more)

Related Books

• Programming Windows Identity Foundation (Dev - Pro)
• A Guide to Claims-Based Identity and Access Control (Patterns & Practices) – free online version
• Developing More-Secure Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 Applications (Pro Developer)
• Ultra-Fast ASP.NET: Build Ultra-Fast and Ultra-Scalable web sites using ASP.NET and SQL Server
• Advanced .NET Debugging
• Debugging Microsoft .NET 2.0 Applications

Related Info

• Windows Identity Foundation (WIF) SDK Help Overhaul
• Windows Identity Foundation (WIF) and Azure AppFabric Access Control (ACS) Service Survival Guide