Microsoft Entra External IDDirect Federation
In brief
Set up direct federation with SAML 2.0 or WS-Fed identity providers so users can sign in with work accounts. Understand attributes and claims for federation.
Documentation change
description: Set up direct federation with SAML 2.0 or WS-Fed identity providers so users can sign in with work accounts. Understand attributes and claims for federation. ms.topic: how-to ms.date: 04/08/2026
manager: dougeby
ms.collection: M365-identity-device-management ms.custom: it-pro, has-azure-ad-ps-ref, azure-ad-ref-level-one-done, seo-july-2024, sfi-image-nochange, msecd-doc-authoring-1012 #customer intent: As an IT admin setting up federation with SAML/WS-Fed identity providers, I want to configure the required attributes and claims for the SAML 2.0 or WS-Fed protocol, so that guest users can sign in to my Microsoft Entra tenant using their own organizational account.
diff --git a/docs/external-id/direct-federation.md b/docs/external-id/direct-federation.md index 254052dcc25..5722c688e7c 100644 --- a/docs/external-id/direct-federation.md +++ b/docs/external-id/direct-federation.md @@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ title: Add a SAML/WS-Fed identity provider description: Set up direct federation with SAML 2.0 or WS-Fed identity providers so users can sign in with work accounts. Understand attributes and claims for federation. ms.topic: how-to ms.date: 04/08/2026 -manager: dougeby ms.collection: M365-identity-device-management ms.custom: it-pro, has-azure-ad-ps-ref, azure-ad-ref-level-one-done, seo-july-2024, sfi-image-nochange, msecd-doc-authoring-1012 #customer intent: As an IT admin setting up federation with SAML/WS-Fed identity providers, I want to configure the required attributes and claims for the SAML 2.0 or WS-Fed protocol, so that guest users can sign in to my Microsoft Entra tenant using their own organizational account.