Migrate Connection from ADFS to Azure AD

This article describes how to migrate a connection from Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) to Azure Active Directory (Azure AD).

• Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS)
• Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)

1. Locate the WS-Federation metadata endpoint for the Azure AD application.

2. Ensure the endpoint URL follows this format:

   https://login.microsoftonline.com/<tenant-id>/federationmetadata/2007-06/federationmetadata.xml?appid=<application-id>

3. Verify the appid=<application-id> parameter is included in the URL.

   • NOTE: This parameter points to the specific app registration and enables Azure AD to include the signing certificate configured for that application in the metadata.

4. Update the ADFS URL setting with the new metadata endpoint.

   • NOTE: Verify that the correct metadata file is used to prevent connection issues.