October 28, 2008
As just announced on the “Geneva†Team Blog (formerly known as the CardSpace Team Blog), beta releases of all three components of Microsoft’s “Geneva†identity platform are now available at the “Geneva†Connect site. The components are:
- “Geneva†Framework: Previously called “Zermatt“, the Geneva Framework helps developers build claims-aware .NET applications that externalize user authentication from the application and helps them build custom Security Token Services (STSs). It supports WS-Federation, WS-Trust, and SAML 2.0.
- “Geneva†Server: Geneva Server is an STS that issues and transforms security tokens and claims, manages user access, and enables easy federation. Based on the “Geneva†framework, it also supports WS-Federation, WS-Trust, and SAML 2.0.
- Windows CardSpace “Genevaâ€: CardSpace “Geneva†will be the next version of Windows CardSpace. It has a much smaller download footprint, starts fast, and has some innovative user interface improvements made in response to feedback from the first version.
All are early betas that are works in progress, but I highly encourage those of you who are interested in claims-based identity to download them and let us know what you think. Also, be sure to check out the “Introducing ‘Geneva’†whitepaper by David Chappell.
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