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SharePoint 2010: Enable Claims Authentication using PowerShell

Have you ever created a Web Application using Windows Authentication then later you decided you want to use Claims Authentication.  No need to create new Web Application. You can convert your existing Web Application to use Claims Authentication through a PowerShell Command!

$w = Get-SPWebApplication http://servername:port             
$w.UseClaimsAuthentication = "True";             
$w.Update();

Before executing this PowerShell command, go to Central Administration > Manage Web Applications > select your web application and from ribbon > click Authentication Provider. The other authentication types are unavailable.

 After executing the PowerShell command, the authentication provider now offers options to configure Windows Authentication, FBA (forms based authentication), or Trusted Identity Providers.

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