Obtaining the Entity ID for the AD FS IdP Service

Complete the following steps to get the Entity ID for AD FS IdP service:
  1. Access the appropriate AD FS Management console:
    • On Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 Server platform, access the AD FS 2.0 Management Console and click to expand
      AD FS 2.0
      .
    • On Microsoft Windows 2012 and 2012 R2 Server platforms, access the AD FS 3.0 Management Console and click to expand
      AD FS
      .
  2. From the
    Action
    menu, select
    Edit Federation Service Properties
    (Federation Service Properties dialog box).
  3. Under the
    General
    tab, if the URL in the
    Federation Service Identifier
    field starts with http, change it to
    https
    .
  4. Copy and save the URL that displays in the
    Federation Service Identifier
    field. This is the Entity ID URL.