Hi all,

Is it possible to use ADFS for authentication on a native mobile app?  I was told it wasn't possible.  If it can be done, could someone point me to documentation on how to accomplish it.

Thanks.

Hi,

From what I know, mobile clients favor lighter-weight protocols (e.g. OAuth, REST endpoints, etc), which are not supported by ADFS, but we could try to add ACS (Windows Azure Active Directory) and have it as an intermediary that will do the protocol translation for us.

Regarding this point, the following article can be referred to for more information.

A Guide to Claims-Based Identity and Access Control (2nd Edition)

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff423674.aspx

Accessing REST Services from a Windows Phone Device

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh446533

In addition, for ADFS questions, in order to get better help, we can ask for suggestions in the following forum.

Claims based access platform (CBA), code-named Geneva

https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/home?forum=Geneva

Best regards,

Frank Shen