14 articles tagged “microsoft-azure”
Want to know how many of your users are actually using passwordless auth? Here's how to track Authenticator and FIDO2 adoption using Azure AD logs and Log Analytics with Kusto queries.
You can plug a FIDO2 key into your local PC and use it inside a remote Citrix virtual desktop hundreds of miles away via HDX USB redirection. Here's how to set it up with Azure AD.
If you're looking at WVD, here's my full walkthrough. Covers Windows 10 multi-session, FSLogix, MSIX app attach, and how to integrate WVD with your existing Citrix and VMware investments.
My CUGC Texas XL 2020 session on driving passwordless auth with Citrix Workspace, Azure AD, FIDO2, Microsoft Authenticator, and FAS. Slide deck and full recap here.
If your users authenticate via Azure AD and still get a second Windows login prompt, Citrix FAS eliminates it. Here's how to connect FAS to Cloud Workspace for full passwordless SSO.
If you have users in Africa or South Asia, Citrix Gateway Service just added POPs in South Africa North and South India. That's 14 global locations now.
My Citrix Synergy SYN230 session recording is up. I walked through real lessons from Fortune 500 Citrix Cloud and Azure deployments, including identity, resource limits, and networking gotchas.
There are a lot of misconceptions about what Citrix Cloud actually is. Here's how to extend your on-prem XenApp/XenDesktop to Citrix Cloud and Azure using Cloud Connectors.
If the Azure portal gives you a vague 'Failed to add virtual network peering' error, switch to PowerShell. You'll get actual error messages to troubleshoot with.
If your Azure MFA users travel internationally, phone calls and SMS will fail. Set up OATH software tokens (TOTP) as a fallback so they can still authenticate through NetScaler Gateway.
You should run the Azure MFA User Portal on dedicated DMZ servers, not your internal MFA infrastructure. Here's how to deploy the User Portal and Mobile App Web Service on separate IIS boxes.
If Azure AD Connect says 'User Name or Password is Incorrect' even though you know the credentials are right, it's a duplicate account name conflict. Here's what's happening and how to fix it.
If you're moving workloads to Azure, you need to understand Classic vs ARM, ExpressRoute, VNets, and ARM templates first. Here's the foundational breakdown.
Here's the full end-to-end walkthrough for deploying Azure MFA with NetScaler Gateway. Covers Azure AD, AD Connect, the on-prem MFA Server, User Portal, and RADIUS integration.
