ADFS / SharePoint 2010
Renewing an ADFS token signing certificate for SharePoint
A certificate renewal is a short task with a long blast radius. The preparation decides whether anyone notices.
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ADFS
Identity federation, certificate rotation and the plumbing that lets people sign in without thinking about it.
Federation work sits where directory services, certificates and SharePoint meet. These notes cover the handoffs that most often go wrong and the checks that make a renewal uneventful.
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Outside reading
Useful references
Keep the current product documentation close when applying advice from an older entry.
- Microsoft Learn: Microsoft Entra documentation (opens in a new tab)Identity platform guidance covering federation, certificates and access policy.
- Microsoft Learn: SharePoint administration (opens in a new tab)Operational guidance for service settings, site management and the modern admin experience.
- Microsoft Support (opens in a new tab)Support articles, troubleshooting steps and product help from Microsoft.
- Microsoft Security blog (opens in a new tab)Microsoft guidance on security research, response and platform protection.
- Microsoft Learn: SharePoint documentation (opens in a new tab)The starting point for current SharePoint administration, development and hybrid guidance.
- Microsoft Learn: SharePoint search (opens in a new tab)Documentation for search architecture, crawling and result management.
- Microsoft Learn: PowerShell documentation (opens in a new tab)Language reference, cmdlet documentation and guidance for repeatable automation.
- PowerShell Gallery (opens in a new tab)A public repository for PowerShell modules and scripts. Review package provenance before use.