Logon request for CRM 2011 IFD is not redirected to CRM from the external Endpoint ADFS

Recently we were confronted with the following situation:

“Logon request for CRM 2011 IFD is not redirected to CRM from the external Endpoint ADFS.”

No further useful error messages.

This is because you are using an "-" or an "number" in the auth endpoint.

We could address this behavior, by creating a new DNS record named auth.yourcloud.de (and updating all host files):

Run through the IFD wizard in Deployment Manager and change the auth URL to auth.yourcloud.de
In ADFS, open the properties on the relying party for the external (IFD) CRM endpoint, then update the URL from auth-2.yourcloud.de (or auth2.yourcloud.de) to auth.yourcloud.de
Close the properties and right-click on the relying party and choose update federation metadata.

This information is also included in the new version of the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 and Claims-based Authentication.doc, that is available here: https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=9886ab96-3571-420f-83ad-246899482fb4

Note: Please always download the latest version of this document to be sure that you have all current know information.

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