How to enable MFA in Amazon WorkSpacesĪmazon added support for MFA using an on-premises RADIUS server, meaning that users will be able to authenticate themselves using the same mechanism that they already use for other remote access systems of their organization. Anyway, WorkSpaces still is a viable solution, with a high-security level granted by the adoption of the PCoIP protocol, and with lower costs than other on-premises Virtual Desktop Infrastructure. As it happens with many SaaS solutions ( or maybe we should call it an “Operating System as a Service”?), the price for this convenience is a loss of flexibility at a certain degree. End users will have a complete Windows 7 based desktop interface, easing all the burden of installing device drivers or setting up applications. In other words, WorkSpaces allows you to launch cloud-based Windows desktop instances that users can access from their own device, including mobile devices like iPad, Android tablets, and of course Amazon’s Kindle Fire. ![]() Nevertheless, it’s having quite a success and has many interesting applications, so it’s still good to learn more about it.Īmazon describes WorkSpaces as a “ fully managed desktop computing service in the cloud“. ![]() Actually, it’s definitely not a first-tier service of AWS. We don’t talk about WorkSpaces that often on this blog. So, we all like MFA, and we like it so much that Amazon added support for Multi-Factor Authentication in Amazon WorkSpaces, one if the services of its AWS family. This is extremely convenient, especially considered that we always (or almost always) have our smartphone around, and even if someone stoles it, the thief still hasn’t all the pieces needed to log into our account. The OTP can be generated either by a physical or a virtual device, like for example a smartphone app. This not-so-new technology is spreading more and more, especially given that it hugely increases security at the very tiny inconvenience of entering a One-Time-Password every time you log in to your system. Just a few days ago we talked about how to protect your AWS based server with Multi-Factor Authentication. (Update) On the topic of Multi-Factor Authentication, we recommend two new courses we’ve released Understanding of AWS Authentication, Authorization & Accounting and Implementing Multi-Factor Authentication on Azure.
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