Integrations
What is ADFS authentication?
Active Directory Federation services offers single sign-on. Maximize security by integrating LastPass with ADFS .
Benefits of ADFS
Increased productivity
Reduce confusion and eliminate wasted time recovering or remembering credentials by streamlining employee logins.
Enhanced security
Protect sensitive data with zero‑knowledge security and unified identity visibility while ensuring information stays inside the organization.
High adoption rate
Simplify access management with ADFS deployment to reduce login friction and boost adoption.
Easy access
Connect employees to their tools with an app catalog of 1,200+ SSO integrations, web apps, Microsoft programs, and cloud solutions.
As an access control authorization model, Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) is a single sign-on (SSO) solution that was created by Microsoft. It is a component of Windows Server operating systems and offers authenticated access to web applications that cannot use Integrated Windows Authentication (IWA) through Active Directory (AD).
To manage authentication and grant access, ADFS uses a Federated Trust, which connects it and the target application. Federated Trust is designed to enable users to access multiple applications in a network with a single set of credentials. A federation server login builds a direct relationship between an application and a user directory. When a user logs in to the directory, the integration between the directory and the application allows the user to access both with only the corporate credentials.
With federated identity management, there is no need for users to authenticate their identity directly on each application.
When your IT solutions work together, everything works better. An integrated security infrastructure offers a single source of truth to manage identity and access management across your organization.
By adding LastPass to your ADFS environment, your organization can simplify identity and access management across your business while increasing security.
LastPass complements an existing ADFS single sign-on (SSO) solution by offering industry-leading password management. Password management provides coverage for all website and applications that are non-SSO compatible or that are outside IT’s knowledge. By combining LastPass and ADFS, you can provide secure access to all applications that your employees require to do their jobs, regardless if they are compatible with single sign-on or known to IT.
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Password sharing
Securely share credentials where employees and clients require access.
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MFA integrations
Configure, authenticate, and secure your on-site organization and remote Team.
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Single sign-on
Reduce password frustrations while increasing employee access and Admin control with SSO.
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Admin controls
Manage company-wide LastPass policies, accounts and password security.
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