I you are trying to learn Claims-Based Identity, the Official Home Page contains a lot of information.
On Windows, Claims-Based Identity basically consist of 3 concepts:
– Active Directory Federation Services 2.0 (AD FS 2.0 – Security Token Service – STS)
– CardSpace 2.0 (Identity Selector)
– Windows Identity Foundation (.NET API for creating claims aware applications)
The resources below should get you started:
Whitepapers & docs
High level introduction
Claims-Based Identity for windows
WIF API walkthrough
Microsoft Windows Identity Foundation (WIF) Whitepaper for Developers
WIF MSDN doc
Windows Identity Foundation on MSDN
A Guide to Claims–Based Identity and Access Control
A Guide to Claims-Based Identity and Access Control
Sample walkthrough
Building Claims-Based WPF Applications Whitepaper
Understanding WS-Federation
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb498017.aspx
MSDN Magazine articles
Exploring Claims-Based Identity
Claims-Based Authorization with WIF
Building A Custom Security Token Service
Videos
Windows Identity Foundation Overview
Identity Roadmap for Software + Services
The Id Element
Securing Your Apps and Services with the Microsoft Geneva Framework Part 1
Securing Your Apps and Services with the Microsoft Geneva Framework Part 2
Securing Your Apps and Services with the Microsoft Geneva Framework Part 3
Securing Your Apps and Services with the Microsoft Geneva Framework Part 4
Securing Your Apps and Services with the Microsoft Geneva Framework Part 5
Securing Your Apps and Services with the Microsoft Geneva Framework Part 6
Software
Windows Identity Foundation Runtime
Windows Identity Foundation SDK
Active Directory Federation Services 2.0 Release Candidate
Windows CardSpace 2.0 Beta 2
AD FS 2.0 setup
Checklist: Setting Up a Federation Server
Configuring Active Directory Federation Services 2.0
Enabling SSL on IIS 7.0 Using Self-Signed Certificates
Add a Relying Party Trust
Blogs
vbertocci
leastprivilege
weyer
Keith Brown
Books
Understanding Windows CardSpace
Programming Windows Identity Foundation
Code Samples
Identity Developer Training Course
Identity Developer Training Kit
Fabrikam Shipping
Starter STS
Identitymodel
wpf and Cardspace
Claims-Based WPF Reference Samples
Going forward I will blog more about Claims-Based Identity and give concrete code samples.