This article reviews the support for Remote Desktop Services (RDS) with Okta MFA Credential Provider for Windows.
- Okta MFA Credential Provider for Windows enables strong authentication using MFA with Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) clients. Using Okta MFA Credential Provider for Windows, RDP clients (Windows workstations and servers) are prompted for MFA when accessing supported domain-joined Windows machines and servers that allow access via RDP. For more details, reference the Okta Manual: Okta MFA Credential Provider for Windows.
- Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is a communication protocol between the Terminal Server and the Terminal Server Client. RDP is encapsulated and encrypted within TCP.
- Remote Desktop Services (RDS) is a platform of Microsoft services or roles for building virtualization solutions for end customer needs, like virtualized applications, providing secure remote desktop access, and more. This would include a Remote Desktop Session Host (formerly known as Terminal Server). For more details on Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, see this article: Welcome to Remote Desktop Services.
- Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
- Okta Windows Credential Provider
- Microsoft Remote Desktop Services (RDS)
- Microsoft Remote Desktop Gateway (RDG)
- Remote Desktop Web Access (RD Web)
- Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)
Okta MFA Credential Provider for Windows is built for direct Remote Desktop connections between an RDP client and a Windows Server configured with a Remote Desktop Session Host (Terminal Server). Other RDS roles, like Remote Desktop Connection Broker, Remote Desktop Gateway (RDG), and RD Web (Web access and web apps), are not supported by the Okta MFA Credential Provider for Windows at this time.
To request expanded functionality for Okta MFA Credential Provider for Windows, consider creating an Idea in the Okta Ideas Portal to submit a feature request. This functions as a petition directly to Okta's Product Management and Engineering teams to add or change functionality. If this idea already exists, Okta suggests upvoting it to promote rather than putting up a new Idea. For instructions on submitting a new Idea, reference the following article: Okta Ideas: Step-by-Step Guide.
For supported Operating System versions, see the Okta Manual: Okta MFA Credential Provider for Windows.
