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Passwordless Authentication with FIDO2 Security Key for Remote Desktop Connection

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Farooque
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Mar 28, 2025

This blog talks about how to go passwordless when authenticating with Remote Desktop.

Passwordless Authentication with FIDO2 Security Key for Remote Desktop Connection Hello Everyone, in this blog, we will explore how to use a FIDO2 security key to access a device using Remote Deskt...
Updated Mar 28, 2025
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JanMischo
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Mar 29, 2025

Awesome article Farooque ! Is there a way to enforce WebAuthn? Does this work with RD Gateway and/or RD Broker in a classic RDS Deployment?

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    Farooque
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    Mar 29, 2025

    HeyJanMischo You may try webauthn enforcement through intune or GPO. I havent tried RD broker deployment but will try.