Event ID - 720

Event Id720
SourceMicrosoft-Windows-ADFS
DescriptionThe Federation Service has encountered an error while loading the trust policy. A resource partner with Windows trust enabled also has enhanced identity privacy enabled.
Resource partner URI: %1
Event InformationAccording to Microsoft :
Cause
This event is logged when the Federation Service encountered an error while loading the trust policy.
f this error occurs during startup of the Federation Service, the Federation Service will be not be able to start, and all requests to the Federation Service will fail until the configuration is corrected. If this error occurs while the Federation Service is running, the Federation Service will continue to use the last trust policy that was loaded successfully.
Resolution
Disable enhanced identity privacy or Windows trust for the resource partner in question
This error occurs only if the trust policy (trustpolicy.xml) file has been modified without the use of the Active Directory Federation Services snap-in. Enhanced identity privacy and Windows trust cannot coexist. Disable either enhanced identity privacy or Windows trust for the resource partner in question.
To perform these procedures, you must be a member of the local Administrators group, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority.
To disable enhanced identity privacy on a resource partner:
1.In Notepad or another text editor, open the trustpolicy.xml file, which, by default, is in %systemdrive%\windows\systemdata\adfs.
2.Change the value of the UseEnhancedIdentityPrivacy element from false to true.
3.Save and close Notepad.
To disable Windows trust for a resource partner:
1.In Notepad or another text editor, open the trustpolicy.xml file, which by default is in %systemdrive%\windows\systemdata\adfs.
2.Change the value of the IsWindowsRealm element from true to false.
3.Save and close Notepad.
Verify
Verify that you can access the Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS)-enabled application from a client browser and that the resource can be accessed.
Reference LinksEvent ID 720 from Source Microsoft-Windows-ADFS

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