Friday, October 5, 2012

Add STS reference is missing in vs.net 2012

VS.net 2012 by default included the Windows Identity Framework and its SDK. However, if you try to right-click the project, you won't be able to find the "Add STS reference" in the context menu.

This has been changed in vs.net 2012 and called "Identity & Access" as below,
 
 
To be able to use this, you need to go to Tools -> Extensions and Updates -> Enter "Identity" in search to install the "Identity and Access Tool" first, then restart vs.net 2012.
 
 
 
 
 
 

1 comment:

Pratiba Bhat said...

After this step I am a li'le lost. What do I do to add a reference? Tried all ways but couldnt find an "ADD STS reference" anywhere.