Category Archives: News

Update Rollup 2 for Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) 2.0

Yesterday Microsoft released Update Rollup 2 for Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) 2.0. This update rollup includes hotfixes and updates that fix four (4) product issues and add one (1) new capability to the product.  Summarised, the changes are … Continue reading

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Forefront Identity Manager 2010 Update Rollup 2 (build 4.0.3606.2) is available

On the 28th February 2012 Microsoft will make Update Rollup 2 (build 4.0.3606.2) of Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) 2010 available for download.  The official documentation for this build can be found on the Microsoft support website under KB article kb2635086. … Continue reading

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Self-service password reset (SSPR) question and answer (QA) gate complexity criteria in FIM 2010 R2

In Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) 2010 it is possible for a user to provide the same answer for each question when registering for SSPR.  There is also no control on the minimum length of an answer, whether it must have … Continue reading

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Lotus Domino 8.x Connector (Management Agent) beta

Yesterday (Wednesday 23rd November 2011), in addition to releasing the release candidate of FIM 2010 R2 Microsoft also released the Lotus Domino 8.x beta MA.  Interestingly the term management agent or MA has been dropped in favour of Connector.  The … Continue reading

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Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 Release Candidate Available for download

On the 23rd November 2011 Microsoft announced the availability of Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 Release Candidate via Microsoft Connect. The release candidate (RC) includes new and updated features for FIM 2010 R2: Historical reporting using integration to the System … Continue reading

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Filtering objects before they are imported into the AD MA connector space

Forefront Identity Manager 2010 (FIM 2010) build 4.0.3594.2 (kb2520954) introduces several new features across the product.  The KB text defines feature 3 for the Synchronization Engine as follows: Adds the ability to filter objects before they are imported into the … Continue reading

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Extensible Connectivity Management Agent (ECMA) 2.0 Beta Refresh available

On Monday 31st October Microsoft posted the final beta release of the Extensible Connectivity Management Agent (ECMA) codenamed “EZMA” on the connect web site.  This is the last pre-release version of the product before the product ships and has the … Continue reading

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Update Rollup 1 for Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) 2.0

Yesterday Microsoft released Update Rollup 1 for Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) 2.0. The update includes hotfixes and updates that fix seven (7) product issues and add four (4) new capabilities to the product. Summarised, the changes are: Issue … Continue reading

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Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) 2010 R2 Community Evaluation Program (CEP)

I just fielded three very similar questions from three different customers that I’ve been involved with regarding the design and/or deployment of FIM 2010. The questions, paraphrased, were when will FIM 2010 R2 release and when will there be a … Continue reading

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