Windows Identity Foundation (WIF)/Azure AppFabric Access Control Service (ACS) Survival Guide Published

I have just published Windows Identity Foundation (WIF) and Azure AppFabric Access Control (ACS) Service Survival Guide.

It has the following structure:

  • Problem Scope
    • What is it?
    • How does it fit?
    • How To Make It Work?
  • Case Studies
  • WIF/ACS Anatomy
    • Architecture
    • Identification (how a client identifies itself)
    • Authentication (how client's credentials validated)
    • Identity flow (how the token flows through the layers/tiers)
    • Authorization (how relying party - application or service - decides to grant or deny access)
    • Monitoring
    • Administration
  • Quality Attributes
    • Supportability
    • Testability
    • Interoperability
    • Performance
    • Security
    • Flexibility
  • Content Channels
    • MSDN/Technet
    • Codeplex
    • Code.MSDN
    • Blogs
    • Channel9
    • SDK
    • Books
    • Conventions
    • Forums
  • Content Types
    • Explained
    • Architecture scenarios
    • Guidelines
    • How-to's
    • Checklists
    • Troubleshooting cheat sheets
    • Code samples
    • Videos
    • Slides
    • Documents
  • Related Technology
  • Industry
  • Additional Q&A

Constructive feedback on how to improve much appreciated.