title: Accessing Active Directory with Asp.Net Identity framework without ADFS
body: <p>I am trying to use the Identity Framework to connect to Active Directory. I have followed the directions for setting up a new MVC project and changed the authentication to Organizational Accounts, then it asks for an On-Premise Authority. That should be a URL that points to the metadata document. From everything I can find, that means you need to have Active Directory Federation Services setup, which we do not yet. My question is, is there a way to use the Identity framework to connect to Active Directory without ADFS? It seems like this should be a really common situation, but I cannot find anything on it.</p>
  
  <p>If this is possible, do you enter something else in On-Premise authority line, and what would that be?</p>