Retire ADFS for Good — Move Authentication to the Cloud, Safely
We migrate your sign-in from on-premises ADFS to Microsoft Entra ID with zero user disruption, then decommission the servers — so you shed the on-prem risk, the patching, and the single point of failure standing between your people and their apps.
ADFS is a server farm your entire business logs in through — and it’s holding you back.
Every authentication runs through aging on-prem servers you have to patch, certificate-manage, and keep highly available. If ADFS goes down, nobody signs in to anything. And it sits outside the modern protections — Conditional Access, risk-based policies, passwordless — that live natively in Entra.
The old way was federating to the cloud through on-prem infrastructure you babysit. The better way is letting Entra ID handle authentication directly — and turning ADFS off.
Introducing the Retire-ADFS Migration Sprint
A done-for-you migration from ADFS federation to cloud authentication in Entra ID. We move your sign-in method, migrate your federated apps, validate everything in stages, and decommission ADFS — unlocking Conditional Access, risk-based policies, and a path to passwordless along the way.
What you get
- Cloud-native authentication — sign-in handled directly by Entra ID, no on-prem dependency.
- No more ADFS to babysit — the server farm, its certificates, and its patching burden retired.
- Modern security unlocked — Conditional Access, sign-in risk policies, and a clear road to passwordless.
- A staged, reversible cutover — migrate by groups with validation at each step; no big-bang risk.
- Apps brought along — federated and SAML apps re-pointed to Entra and tested.
How it works
- Assess. We inventory your ADFS relying parties, claim rules, and sign-in method, and plan the migration.
- Migrate. We move the authentication method and re-point apps to Entra ID, validating in staged groups.
- Decommission. Once everything’s verified, we cut over fully and retire the ADFS servers.
Typically completed in 30 to 60 days, depending on app count.
What’s included
- Full ADFS inventory & migration plan
- Authentication method migration to Entra ID cloud auth
- Federated & SAML app migration and testing
- Staged cutover with validation, then ADFS decommission
- Conditional Access enablement, documentation & knowledge transfer
Your investment: a fixed-scope, fixed-price quote sized to your app estate. Risk reversal: staged and reversible at each step, fixed price, no lock-in.
Why YourIntunePartner
- We’ve retired the legacy stack before — careful, staged, no-drama migrations. Backed by Cloud2Networks.
- Senior-only delivery with roughly two decades in identity.
- Built in your tenant, owned by your team.
Frequently asked questions
Will users have to reset passwords or re-enroll?
No. We migrate the sign-in method behind the scenes; users keep the same credentials and the change is designed to be seamless.
What if something goes wrong mid-migration?
The migration is staged and reversible. We move users in groups and validate each one, so we can pause or roll back without affecting everyone.
Which cloud authentication method will we use?
We assess your environment and recommend the right method (such as password hash sync or pass-through authentication) based on your security and infrastructure needs.
What happens to our apps that use ADFS today?
We inventory every relying party and re-point federated and SAML apps to Entra ID, testing each before cutover.
Turn ADFS off — for good
Move authentication to the cloud, unlock modern security, and stop maintaining servers your business can’t log in without.
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