Authenticate external users to Sharepoint 2010.

Here is an article briefing the way to create a custom Trusted Identity Provider using the new Windows Identity Framework in Sharepoint 2010.

http://stefvanhooijdonk.com/2010/08/19/writing-your-own-trusted-identity-provider-for-sp2010-1/

Using this provider, external users like Users in a Sql Server, Facebook or any source will be able to login to Sharepoint 2010 and not just AD users. Cool!

Claims-based authentication in Sharepoint 2010

The best article on how to enable Claims based authentication using Sql Provider.

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/kaevans/archive/2010/07/09/sql-server-provider-for-claims-based-authentication-in-sharepoint-2010.aspx


Here are the cheat sheets to enable claims-based authentication.

Part I
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/spidentity/archive/2010/01/04/claims-based-authentication-cheat-sheet-part-1.aspx

Part II
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/spidentity/archive/2010/01/23/claims-based-authentication-cheat-sheet-part-2.aspx

Events in Sharepoint 2010

Here are the events available in Sharepoint 2010 which gives developers better control when things are happening/about to happen in the site.

Items in green are new to Sharepoint 2010 and are Asynchronous events.

Site Events

• SiteDeleting/SiteDeleted
• WebDeleting/WebDeleted
• WebMoving/WebMoved
• WebAdding/WebProvisioned

List Events

• EmailReceived
• FieldAdding/FieldAdded
• FieldUpdating/FieldUpdated
• FieldDeleting/FieldDeleted
• ListAdding/ListAdded
• ListDeleting/ListDeleted

Item Events

• ContextEvent
• ItemAdding/ItemAdded
• ItemUpdating/ItemUpdated
• ItemDeleting/ItemDeleted
• ItemCheckingIn/ItemCheckedIn
• ItemCheckingOut/ItemCheckedOut
• ItemUncheckingOut/ItemUncheckedOut
• ItemAttachmentAdding/ItemAttachmentAdded
• ItemAttachmentDeleting/ItemAttachmentDeleted
• ItemFileMoving/ItemFileMoved
• ItemFileConverted

Workflow Events

• WorkflowStarting/WorkflowStarted
• WorkflowPostponed
• WorkflowCompleted