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Error with ADFS/IFD URL in Dynamics CRM

Post Author: Joe D365 |

Many of our clients have Microsoft Dynamics CRM on premises and Internet Facing Deployment (IFD) / Active Directory Federated Services (ADFS). We often see a minor missing step with the setup of ADFS, which could lead to an error. For instance, you may find that the web interface works fine, but applications that use the web services to authenticate return this error:

"There was no endpoint listening at http://xxxxxx/adfs/services/trust/13/username that could accept the message. This is often caused by an incorrect address or SOAP action. See InnerException, if present, for more details."

If you see this, one potential cause could be an incorrect federation service identifier URL.To verify that this is the cause, please check the following:

  1. In ADFS administration, go to the Server Properties and verify the server URL is set to https and also displaying the full ADFS URL. If your ADFS server runs on a non-standard port, be sure to also specify the port. It would look something like this: https://login.mycompany.com/

    Error with ADFS/IFD URL

  2. Now perform an iisreset and restart ADFS services on the ADFS box.
  3. Re-run the claims configuration wizard in CRM.
  4. Do an iisreset in CRM.
  5. Re-run the IFD configuration wizard in CRM.
  6. Do another iisreset in CRM.

If these steps don't correct the error, make sure that your port number is listed after the domain in the ADFS setup as well.

Hopefully following these steps will resolve your issue. If not, the friendly experts at PowerObjects would be happy to help troubleshoot any further issues!

Happy CRM'ing!

Joe CRM
By Joe D365
Joe D365 is a Microsoft Dynamics 365 superhero who runs on pure Dynamics adrenaline. As the face of PowerObjects, Joe D365’s mission is to reveal innovative ways to use Dynamics 365 and bring the application to more businesses and organizations around the world.

6 comments on “Error with ADFS/IFD URL in Dynamics CRM”

  1. that means we have to have an static IP or a public domain to acces to CRM on premise ?

    1. HI Javier - If you want to access your on prem crm from the Internet without vpn, we recommend: public ip, ssl certificate, domain name. And setup ADFS.

      1. That´s ok.
        Related to PowerMailChimp

        Do I need IFD implementation to run PowerMailChimp addon? Is it mandatory?

        and if so, you must have a public signed SSL certificate?

        1. Hi Javier - Yep - for PowerMailChimp and any other powerpack that leverages our Azure cloud your crm will need IFD with a public SSL cert. For the public ssl cert go with a cheaper wild card ssl. We have been seeing them for $50sh/year. If you need help configuring crm with ADFS let us know as we do a nbr of these setups and our support consultants can help.

    1. Thanks for sharing. WIth crm online and on prem 2015/2016 we have not seen the need to disable this. However, with previous versions we occasionaly need to.

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