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Ken_Shep
Jun 06, 2024Copper Contributor
AVD Authentication Type
I have just completed a setup with Azure AVD for remote desktop and an application and I'd like to know if there's a way to change the authentication or login type when using Azure AVD. Or if a prom...
- Ken_ShepJun 07, 2024Copper ContributorI'd like to get prompted for a standard username/password once I open the SessionHosts or my published app so that I can then enter domain\username or username@domain.local. Basically, AVD is trying to force SSO but I don't want to use SSO because I cannot change some of the UPN settings on my domain AD user accounts to match the UPN of the Office365 email accounts that are used to perform the initial login for Azure AVD.
- jay_singhJun 09, 2024Brass ContributorPart of the process, when you click on connect the AVD service perform a check who is connecting and allocate local RDP user role to the user on ad-hoc basis.
For example, if the shared desktop is assigned to user A then Azure service will check whether this user is assigned in the assigned group and then move forward with opening up authentication dialogue box.
It seems like what you are trying to do is not officially supported or feasible.- jay_singhJun 09, 2024Brass ContributorIn short, it is not possible. Check the prerequisites for Identity listed here https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-desktop/prerequisites?tabs=portal#identity.