Applies ToWindows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation

This article describes an update that support the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) sender-vouches token in the security token service (STS) on a Windows Server 2012 R2-based Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) 3.0 server.  

How to obtain this update or hotfix

To resolve this issue, we have released hotfixes for Windows Server 2012 R2 that have a restart requirement, and we have released updates for Windows Server 2012 R2.Before you install this hotfix, check the prerequisite of the hotfix.The update rollup fixes many other issues in addition to the issue that the hotfix fixes. We recommend that you use the update rollup. The update rollup is larger than the hotfix. Therefore, the update rollup takes longer to download.

Update for Windows Server 2012 R2

The following update rollup is available.

For Windows Server 2012 R2

Get update rollup 2975719

Hotfix for Windows Server 2012 R2

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix Download Available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix. Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft website:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=supportNote The "Hotfix Download Available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, you must first install the update 2919355 on Windows 8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

2919355 Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 Update April, 2014

Registry information

To use the hotfix in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

Restart requirement

You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.

More Information

To trigger the STS to issue a SAML sender-vouches token, add the following rule to the claim issuance rules of the relying party:

Type = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/2014/04/behavior/subjectconfirmationmethod", Value = "sender-vouches" 

For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates.

The global version of this hotfix installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and the times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and the times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

Windows Server 2012 R2 file information and notesImportant Windows 8.1 hotfixes and Windows Server 2012 R2 hotfixes are included in the same packages. However, hotfixes on the Hotfix Request page are listed under both operating systems. To request the hotfix package that applies to one or both operating systems, select the hotfix that is listed under "Windows 8.1/Windows Server 2012 R2" on the page. Always refer to the "Applies To" section in articles to determine the actual operating system that each hotfix applies to.

  • The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (RTM,SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:

    Version

    Product

    Milestone

    Service branch

    6.3.960 0.17xxx

    Windows Server 2012 R2

    RTM

    GDR

  • The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and the MUM files (.mum) that are installed for each environment are listed separately in the "Additional file information" section. MUM, MANIFEST, and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are very important to maintain the state of the updated components. The security catalog files, for which the attributes are not listed, are signed with a Microsoft digital signature.

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2012 R2

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Microsoft.identityserver.proxyservice.exe

6.3.9600.17231

73,216

12-Jul-2014

09:21

x86

Microsoft.identityserver.proxyservice.exe.config

Not applicable

1,067

15-Mar-2014

00:10

Not applicable

Microsoft.identityserver.service.dll

6.3.9600.17231

695,296

12-Jul-2014

09:21

x86

Microsoft.identityserver.webhost.dll

6.3.9600.17231

173,056

12-Jul-2014

09:21

x86

Microsoft.identityserver.web.dll

6.3.9600.17231

809,984

12-Jul-2014

09:21

x86

Microsoft.identityserver.dll

6.3.9600.17231

653,312

12-Jul-2014

09:21

x86

Additional file information

Additional file information for Windows Server 2012 R2

Additional files for all supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2012 R2

File property

Value

File name

Amd64_91b1fa2babf084a9d97027d794bbee94_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17231_none_2ef383b8efb6918e.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

1,734

Date (UTC)

12-Jul-2014

Time (UTC)

16:59

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_c7e6e0ac8a1009311b06dc5b920686a4_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17231_none_1f231ef2a60e255d.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

710

Date (UTC)

12-Jul-2014

Time (UTC)

16:59

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Msil_microsoft.identityserver.proxyservice_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17231_none_47135091e915a63a.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

4,764

Date (UTC)

12-Jul-2014

Time (UTC)

10:55

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Msil_microsoft.identityserver.service_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17231_none_5d2e7e0f00000558.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

3,331

Date (UTC)

12-Jul-2014

Time (UTC)

10:55

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Msil_microsoft.identityserver.webhost_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17231_none_794bf039e16c1ac7.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

3,331

Date (UTC)

12-Jul-2014

Time (UTC)

10:55

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Msil_microsoft.identityserver.web_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17231_none_0d20ccd2fbf9149d.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

3,315

Date (UTC)

12-Jul-2014

Time (UTC)

10:54

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Msil_microsoft.identityserver_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17231_none_26ed50b6764505a5.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

3,299

Date (UTC)

12-Jul-2014

Time (UTC)

10:55

Platform

Not applicable

Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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