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How to Configure ADFS Web Application Proxy for ADSF

Published by lazy-admin on Apr 17, 2018

How to Configure ADFS Web Application Proxy for ADFS

This post will cover the steps needed to configure the ADFS Web Application proxy.

What is an ADFS Web Application Proxy?

WAP provides reverse proxy functionality for web applications in the corporate network which allows users on most devices to access internal web applications from external networks.

The WAP should not be part of the domain and should be used as an standalone server.

To start the configuration, the SSL certificate used on the ADFS server needs to be installed on the WAP Server.

Open run, then type mmc

Once the mmc console is open , click on File >> Add /Remove Snap-In

Select Certificates from the list and then click on Add.

Select Computer account from the list, then click Next

Select Local computer, then click Next

To close the Snap-in , Click on Ok

Expand Certificate, then expand Personal and click on Certificates.

Right Click on Personal Certificates, then All Tasks and click on Import.

Follow the Import Wizard, then complete the Certificate import process.

The next step is to edit the Host File and add and entry for the ADFS server. To open the Host file, Run Notepad as Administrator.

Location: C:\Windows\System32\drives\etc

Then navigate to the Host File location.

Modify the Host File, by adding the entry for the ADFS server with the associated IP.

Example: 10.2.0.14 fs.o365cloudlab.co.za

Click on File and then Save , to save the changes.

Lastly, lets ping the new entry from the WAP server, you should receive a response.

From a PowerShell session, run the following to start the installation process of the Web Application Proxy role.