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<h2 id="features">Features</h2> <p>ACS has the following features </p> <ul><li>Integration with <a href="/facts/Windows_Identity_Foundation/QkCgR5p3">Windows Identity Foundation</a> (WIF)</li> <li>Support for the <a href="/facts/SAML_1.1/Wy60PD9g">SAML 1.1</a>, <a href="/facts/SAML_2.0/SqVb9HtH">SAML 2.0</a>, Simple Web Token (SWT) and <a href="/facts/JSON_Web_Token/jfuUc1hv">JSON Web Token</a> (JWT) token formats (JWT still in beta)</li> <li>Integrated and customizable Home Realm Discovery that allows users to choose their identity provider</li> <li>A browser-based management portal that allows administrative access to the ACS configuration</li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Azure_Services_Platform/CCnIHTHd">Azure Services Platform</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Claims_based_identity/UexKl9tK">Claims based identity</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Microsoft (May 16, 2011). "ACS Overview". Microsoft. Retrieved 10 October 2016. <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg429788.aspx" target="_blank">http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg429788.aspx</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Rizzo, T.; van Otegem, M.; Tejada, Z.; Rais, R.; Bishop, D.; Durzi, G.; Mann, D. (2012). Programming Microsoft's Clouds: Windows Azure and Office 365. ITPro collection. Wiley. p. 12-PA76. ISBN 978-1-118-23655-0. Retrieved 2025-03-02. <a href="978-1-118-23655-0" target="_blank">978-1-118-23655-0</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Jennings, R. (2010). Cloud Computing with the Windows Azure Platform. Wiley. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-118-05875-6. Retrieved 2025-03-02. <a href="978-1-118-05875-6" target="_blank">978-1-118-05875-6</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Li, H. (2010). Introducing Windows Azure. Books for professionals by professionals (in Basque). Apress. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-4302-2470-9. Retrieved 2025-03-02. <a href="978-1-4302-2470-9" target="_blank">978-1-4302-2470-9</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Microsoft(Nov 20, 2017), "Time to migrate off Access Control Service" <a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/blog/time-to-migrate-off-access-control-service/" target="_blank">https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/blog/time-to-migrate-off-access-control-service/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>