Web Credentials

Overview

Terminal Service Plus Web Credentials is a state-of-the-art unique feature, which allows users to connect with just an e-mail address or a pin-code.

With Web Credentials, you can secure your server's access with the e-mail address of a user, or with a simple pin-code generated by your business application. One of the great benefits of this feature is that these credentials (e-mail or pin-code) are pure web credentials : the user will not know the Windows user account he is currently using, and he does not need to know a real Windows login/password to connect to his application!

With Web Credentials, you will be able to define custom pure web credentials and match them to any existing Windows / Active Directory user account. The user will then be able to connect using these custom credentials, instead of the Windows / Active Directory ones.

Managing your Web Credentials

In the Admin Tool, open the "Web" tab and click on the "Web Credentials" tile.

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The Web Credentials Manager will open and display this window:

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You can now create a new Web Credential by matching a custom login and (optional) password with an existing Windows / Active Directory user account, as shown below:

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Since BYODAPP 9.50 version, you can also decide the maximum number of concurrent sessions for a user.

You can also edit and remove an existing Web Credential, thus changing or disabling any custom credentials you configured.

Alternatively, you can create web credentials via a command line: 

- On the Windows Start Menu, on the execute field, type in: 'cmd.exe' (or in Programs/Accessories > 'Windows Power Shell')
- Then, in order to go to the right folder, type: cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\BYODAPP\UserDesktop\files", then press Enter to 
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- To add a new Web Credential, type: AdminTool.exe /webcredentials-add your_web_login your_web_password your_windows_login your_windows_password maximum_concurrent_sessions
- To add a blank credential, type two double quotes: "" to indicate a blank text.
- To delete a web credential, type: AdminTool.exe /webcredentials-remove your_web_login

(if you like using command lines and are wondering what other command lines are available, please go to this specific documentation)

Important Notes

Please note the following limitations:

  • '[', ']' and '°' characters are not supported on the password fields.
  • In a Farm / Gateway configuration, Web Credentials only support the load-balancing mode (it does not work with server-assigned mode).
  • In a Farm / Gateway configuration with load-balancing mode, the Web Credentials must be defined on every server of the farm at the moment.
  • 2FA is not compatible with the Web Credentials feature.