With this feature, the end users have the ability to interact with a wide selection of generic usb devices in their xendesktop session as if it had been physical plugged into it. When in my xendesktop vm i see locally the smartcard and it work ie ask to select a certificate. Smart card redirection allows users to authenticate in a remote session by using smart cards and etokens. Thin clients with linux ica client citrix receiver. Smart card passthrough authentication is working in my xendesktop 5.
If you enable generic usb redirection, configure citrix usb devices policy settings for both generic usb redirection and optimized support to avoid inconsistent and unexpected behavior. This policy setting allows you to control the redirection of smart card devices in a remote desktop services session. Dec 27, 2016 there arent many remote desktop client options available for mac that support smart card redirection. Drivelock smartcard middleware simplifies the management of smart card authentication. If you have users that have a apple mac osx device such as imac, macbook, macbook pro then this article might be interesting for you.
Use any text editing app to save those logs and send them along. Preparing the certificate authority for smart card usage. When trying to connect using smartcard the session comes up and works for a split second, then crashes with a segfault. This release includes changes in the way users enable generic usb redirection for citrix receiver for mac using macos 10. Windows 7 to windows 10 smart card redirection issues. This means that you can use smart cards for encrypting your email, signing documents and authenticing against remote systems. To use it, usb redirection policy and specific redirection rules must be enabled and configured. Mac client printer mapping fix for citrix xendesktopxenapp 7. To use smart cards with citrix virtual apps or citrix virtual desktops.
This feature is implemented through smart card redirection over the. As the smart card is redirection automatically with optimized virtual channeli didnt set to auto redirect, but xendesktop did that automatically, i click the switch to generic on the preference devices. This terminal server thin client usb redirection solution supports the citrix ica and remote desktop protocol. I looked at what the remote desktop server was using for a print driver, for these printers, and it is a generic, compatibility, driver that simply allows printing with really no options. Redirection rule for the device type smart card on the end user device this can be set in gpo but in our case it was set in the image we rolled out to the end points hklm\software\citrix\ica client\genericusb\devicerules. Remote desktop and smart card redirection problem may 2009. May 15, 2018 mahammad kubaib august microsoft usbccid smartcard reader wudf, at if you have followed the steps above you have done everything that is required to get smart card readers working in your virtual desktops a theoretically. Do not use generic usb redirection for smart card readers. Smartaccess smartcontrol netscaler 11 carl stalhood. These citrix workspace apps support generic usb redirection. Set ag farm name or site or farm name to the name of the citrix gateway virtual server. Add a redirection rule for smart cards to the citrix policy setting ica usb devices. When your user inserts a smart card into a card reader, the.
I found a nice client royal tsx that supports smart card redirection and it works fine. Getting usb smart card readers to work with citrix. Only citrix receiver for windows supports fast smart card. The redirection of usb audio devices depends on the state of the network and is not reliable. Citrix workspace app for windows, see configuring application delivery. If you are using gpo to deliver citrix policies, then only citrix policies in the user half of the gpo support access control filters. At this time, citrix recommends that customers who require the use of smart card redirection and want to use os x 10. Requirements for smart card authentication citrix docs. Smart card is a plastic card burned with data used for authentication.
We currently are using explicit login to win10 vdas and have a need to redirect a smartcard reader into the vda for smartcard authentication of certain websites. Nov 19, 2014 redirection rule for the device type smart card on the end user device this can be set in gpo but in our case it was set in the image we rolled out to the end points hklm\software\ citrix \ica client\genericusb\devicerules. It is the auto usb redirection caused by the citrix desktop appliance lock, to get round it you have to add a registry key. Even microsoft remote desktop client on mac currently does not support smart card redirection. Some devices require a high data throughput even when they are idle. Configure a citrix user policy to allow usb device redirection by setting ica usb devices client usb device redirection to allowed. Using thinlinc, it is possible to access the locally connected smart cards and smart card readers from the thinlinc session. You can leave the default wildcards for farm name and condition to match all netscaler gateway connections. If you need to work from home, control, fix or access another computer from your mac, weve taken a look at the very best remote desktop software for mac in 2020 remote desktop software is especially useful right now for those that are working remotely in light of the coronavirus covid19 outbreak. I need smart card redirection in order to use certificates for 2 factor auth. It doesnt apply to optimized support as described here.
For example, a smart card reader might not have a driver available for citrix workspace app for android. Fixes an issue in which the smart card redirection does not work in remote sessions when you use the rdp 8. We have one of our satellite facilities that is accessing our citrix environment through a netscaler gateway. This issue does not occur when going from a client that natively supports rdp 10. Usb in remote desktop software for rdp usb redirection. To have it redirected in my xendesktop i had to remove the hklm\software\citrix\ctxhooksmart card hook registry key and to force the redirection of the device in my wyse. If you enable generic usb redirection, configure citrix usb devices policy settings for both generic usb redirection and optimized support. Generic usb redirection can be used together with optimized support. Actually it worked fine until windows 7 and windows 2012. Oct 20, 2014 attach your reader, use the os x about this mac system report function to verify that your computer and os actually see and recognize a smart card device. The screen for the smart card connector has a link at the bottom that allows the user to export the logs. Open desktop studio on xendesktop server, click start all programs citrix desktop studio. Mac client printer mapping fix for citrix xendesktop.
The most well known remote desktop tools on windows are microsoft remote desktop and citrix receiver. Do not allow smart card device redirection windows security. If smart card is reinserted, it will be available for use inside the session. Do not allow smart card device redirection windows. User input syntax key text that you must enter into a user interface is indicated by fixedwidth font. Thank you for helping us maintain cnet s great community. Beginning august 2018, citrix receiver will be replaced by citrix workspace app. Resolved an issue where receiver for mac would launch a session in full screen mode if the screenpercent parameter was. By default, usb redirection configuration is not enabled. It can be integrated into the operating system or application of the computer using a. Nov 03, 2014 smart card redirection seems to be broken on os x 10. Not all usb devices use their obvious usb device class and subclass. I can make this work if i manually switch the smartcard reader device from optimized to generic.
I have tried to amend the redirection confit file however as specified in the citrix workspace user manual, there is no devices tab in the top bar menu that allows. Perform computerlogin with twofactor authentication, even when not connected to internet, using yubikey as a smart card piv. Smart card authentication raise your security levels. The content in this topic applies to the versions of windows that are designated in the applies to list at the beginning of this topic. Smartaccess smartcontrol citrix gateway carl stalhood. The citrix policy setting client usb device optimization rules is a specific setting for generic usb redirection, for a particular usb device. The windows smart card service needs to be started the following chapters elaborate on these points. The middleware does detect the smart card as redirected and you can even view the certificates on the smart card, but they are not made available to internet explorer. While you can still download older versions of citrix receiver, new features and enhancements will be released for citrix workspace app. If you enable this policy setting remote desktop services users cannot use a smart card to log on to a remote desktop services session. While on thin client windows, the usb reader is not showing up. Tech support scams are an industrywide issue where scammers trick you into paying for unnecessary technical support services. Citrix generic usb redirection configuration guide cannot paste a link. Usb redirection in horizon client fails to make local devices available on the remote desktop, or some devices do not appear to be available for redirection in horizon client.
Item description text without brackets or braces items you must type exactly as shown. Remote desktop and smart card redirection problem may. Smart card readers can use the vendordefined or hid device class. Users log on to their local machine plug in the smart card reader insert the smart card start ica session.
Smart card authentication provides twofactor authentication by verifying what the user has swiped the smart card and the unique identifier for the user pin. Input redirection allows the use of input devices such as keyboards and mice in remote sessions. There arent many remote desktop client options available for mac that support smart card redirection. Introduction using thinlinc, it is possible to access the locally connected smart cards and smart card readers from the thinlinc session. For the purposes of the documentation, the yubikey 4 smart card is used and its software is open source, and available for free download from their website. This topic for the it professional describes the behavior of remote desktop services when you implement smart card signin.
In both cases, you enter the name of a matching gateway virtual server, and the name of a matching session policy or preauthentication policy. Usb smart card redirection not working vmware communities. Remote desktop from an imac printer redirection issue. My thick client is running manjaro and is able to recognise my usb smart card reader, read cards and change pins. The citrix policy setting client usb device optimization rules is a specific setting for generic usb redirection, for a particular of usb device. There is an active citrix support thread on the no valid certificates found issue. Citrix workspace app for mac, see citrix workspace app for mac. Smart card configuration for citrix environments citrix docs. Smart cards are authenticated through a smart card reader. In my xenapp i can see it while in rdp, but not in a ica session. Smart card redirection seems to be broken on os x 10. The preferred route is definitely shared smart card redirection, not usb. May 02, 2018 beginning august 2018, citrix receiver will be replaced by citrix workspace app. Royal tsx is also one of the few rdp servers for mac which supports piv or cac smart card redirection.
Citrix receiver for mac supports smart card authentication in the following. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting smart card device redirection is allowed. The user will be able to use the smart card inside the session. You can help protect yourself from scammers by verifying that the contact is a microsoft agent or microsoft employee and that the phone number is an official microsoft global customer service number. Usb smartcard redirection failed on xendesktop xendesktop 7. Smart card redirection in remote sessions fails in a windows. Generic usb redirection feature allows redirection of arbitrary usb devices from client machines to xendesktop virtual desktops. Dec 17, 20 to have it redirected in my xendesktop i had to remove the hklm\software\ citrix \ctxhook smart card hook registry key and to force the redirection of the device in my wyse. Configuring citrix receiver for mac to use netscaler authentication.
Usb redirection is not supported for windows 2008 systems or for sessionbased rdshosted remote desktops. For generic usb redirection, you need to know at least the usb device class and subclass. To use vpn tunnels with smart card authentication, users must install the netscaler gateway plugin and log on through a web page, using their smart cards and pins to authenticate at each step. I could see the smartcard device is redirect to the guest, but how fun the application which reading the smartcard device info can not recognize the devi. Cause the following are possible causes for usb redirection failing to function correctly or as expected. I have a user that was provided with a, spare, imac by their supervisor this mac was originally supposed to be for the supervisor using a dual mac setup in targeted display mode, something apple killed with the latest lines of macs. Using piv smart cards for hhs vpn login with mac os x 10. Smart card driver software for piv cards is supplied by the operating system vendors. Read on to find out how to use usb devices across terminal server clients. We have one of our satellite facilities that is accessing our citrix environment through a. Url redirection file open in citrix workspace app browser.
Getting usb smart card readers to work with citrix xendesktop. Citrix workspace app is a new client from citrix that works similar to citrix receiver and is fully backwardcompatible with. I apologize for the long post, and if this doesnt make a ton of sense as im relatively new to the full range of citrix products, but i will do my best. When using servertoclient url redirection, urls containing a onetime access. In xenappxendesktop, edit a citrix policy and add the access control filter.
Smart card configuration for testing citrix environments. Smart card redirection in remote sessions fails in a. This will become especially useful when a device does not support a usb over rdp redirection. Oct 25, 2017 i need smart card redirection in order to use certificates for 2 factor auth. This is common in some businessoriented windows laptop, which user inserts their own smart card, windows will allow user to use computer. Citrix policy user half only filters access control. What you want to see is the certificates and credentials that are stored on the smart card. It enables users in remote sessions to access usb devices with the same functionality as if they were locally attached. Flexihub is a straightforward software solution for assisting with rdp usb redirection, i.
Secure computer login smart card piv twofactor yubico. Plugandplay device redirection allows users to access ptp digital cameras, mtp music players, and pos for. For more information, see this article on the citrix downloads page. Apr 10, 20 the windows smart card service needs to be started the following chapters elaborate on these points.
It enables the secure storage and use of digital certificates as well as the associated keys on. Department of energy remote access to vdiworkplace using a piv 4 2 types of smart card readers and installation the three types of smart card readers used in the doe environment are displayed below. I am helping many clients around the world and i often see more companies adapting apple osx devices. Citrix receiver for mac does not reconnect sessions when a smart card is inserted. Passthrough authentication by using smart cards citrix docs. Citrix receiver for mac home citrix product documentation.
I try to redirect the local connected smartcard reader incl. Whenever a user swipes their card in a smart card reader and enters the pin, multiple factors of authentication are applied. Receiver combines ease of deployment and use, and offers quick, secure access to hosted applications and desktops. However, neither are the best remote desktop software for mac users. Smart card support with citrix receiver for mac 11. The only doublehop scenarios that fast smart card supports are ica ica with fast smart card enabled on both hops. Citrix continues to investigate other smart card related issues.
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