Microsoft is doing away with passwords for Azure Virtual Desktop
Microsoft is now publicly previewing a single sign-on experience for Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), enabling passwordless authentication for users.
Users will now be able to use Windows Hello and security devices such as FIDO2 keys to sign in, as well as third-party identity management services that integrate with Azure AVD.
In addition, users will be able to use passwordless authentication to sign both into the host computer using Azure ADV, as well as inside the session when using the Windows client.
How can I get started?
This new functionality is currently only available for Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server 2022 session hosts, and only once you’ve installed the September Cumulative Update Preview.
You can follow the instructions (opens in new tab) from Microsoft on how to configure single sign-on, which will guide you in enabling the new authentication protocol. And if you’d like to get a quick overview of how the new functionality works as a whole, you can check out this intro video (opens in new tab) on Azure Academy.
In particular, if you’d like to use Windows Hello and security keys inside the session, Microsoft has also supplied instructions (opens in new tab) for in-session passwordless authentication explaining how to use the new WebAuthn redirection functionality.
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