ACS Fast Track

This fast-track topic shows you how to get started quickly with Microsoft Azure Active Directory Access Control (also known as Access Control Service or ACS) to build solutions that solve your problems.

If you are new to ACS and you want to get started quickly, see Getting Started with ACS.

If you want to understand quickly whether ACS fits your scenario, see Scenarios and Solutions Using ACS.

To find solutions for your tasks, see the ACS How To's and ACS Code Samples Index.

If you want detailed information about ACS components and functionality, see the following topics:

• ACS 2.0 Components
  
  
• ACS Functionality
  
  

For comprehensive training, see the following resources:

• ACS Academy - short introductory videos and slides (http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/2777.aspx)
  
  
• Identity Developer Training Kit (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=214555)
  
  
• MSDN-hosted Identity Developer Training Course (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=214561)
  
  
• A Guide to Claims–based Identity and Access Control (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=214562)
  
  

Connect to the community of like-minded users through the following resources:

• Claims based access platform (CBA), code-named Geneva Forum (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=214564)
  
  
• Security for Azure Forum (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=214565)