ADFS : Setting up a proxy

If you are planning to set up a proxy in the future, do NOT install ADFS as a single instance, non farm development only instance.

If you do this, you will not be asked for the service account.

When you set up the proxy, it will ask you for this!

Rather install ADFS as a single instance farm – even if you have no intention of ever extending the farm.

WID or SQL – makes no difference.

In this scenario, you are asked for a service account. So you know what to type when the proxy install asks you.

Obviously, you need to set up the service account beforehand – a normal account with no special privileges is fine.

The point being that the install needs to create a SPN for the federation service name and it needs a service account to hold the value!

Enjoy!