Single sign-on and passwordless authentication for Azure Virtual Desktop

Aug. 26, 2022

Enable a single sign-on experience to Azure AD-joined and Hybrid Azure AD-joined session hosts
Use passwordless authentication to sign in to the host using Azure AD
Use passwordless authentication inside the session
Use third-party Identity Providers (IdP) that integrate with Azure AD to sign in to the host

Getting started

This new functionality is currently available in Insider builds of Windows 11 22H2, available in the Azure gallery when deploying new session hosts in a host pool.

Want a quick overview of the new functionality? Watch this intro video on Azure Academy!
To get started with single sign-on, follow the instructions to Configure single sign-on which will guide you in enabling the new authentication protocol.
To start using Windows Hello and FIDO2 keys inside the session, follow the instructions for In-session passwordless authentication To use the new WebAuthn redirection functionality.
Learn more about the supported authentication methods supported by Azure Virtual Desktop, including single sign-on on our Identities and authentication page.

In any case, we are keeping an eye on these developments for all our clients, because a passwordless world is what we all want to get to, right? Because that's #superlogical

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