Finding the Relying Party Trust Identifier for a SharePoint Web Application

You may need to find the Relying Party Trust identifier for your SharePoint Web Application when you create a Claims security provider.

To find the Relying Party Trust identifier for your SharePoint Web Application

1. Access AD FS 2.0 Management Console (Windows Start menu > All Programs > Administrative Tools > AD FS 2.0 Management).

2. In AD FS 2.0 Management Console, under Trust Relationships, select Relying Party Trusts.

3. In the Relying Party Trusts list:

   • For an on-premises SharePoint, find the line for SharePoint. The ADFS Relying Party Identifier will be the value in the Identifier column.

   • For SharePoint Online, the ADFS Relying Party Identifier is typically urn:federation:MicrosoftOnline, but you can validate it as follows:

     1. Right-click the Microsoft Office 365 Identity Platform line, and then select Properties.

     2. In the Microsoft Office 365 Identity Platform Properties dialog box, select the Identifiers tab.

     3. In the Relying party identifiers list, the ADFS Relying Party Identifier is the one starting with urn:, such as urn:federation:MicrosoftOnline.