Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops: Authentication

Introduction This article is a summary of the top support articles and Product Documents related to Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Authentication Methods. The most commonly used support articles and guides are below. It is recommended that all customers refer to the product documentation for...

Linux VDA launch gets stuck on blue\black screen after enabling FAS

When connecting Linux VDA using FAS authentication, the machine gets stuck on blue\black screen forever and the mouse cursor remains as X. On HDX Log: Following pattern repeats many times during this time. 2023-11-15 14:17:32.669 citrix-ctxlogin: : Logon Type Federated Authentication Logon...

'Cannot start app' when StoreFront is configured for FAS/SAML authentication

Launching an application or desktop fails with error ‘Cannot start app’ when StoreFront is configured for FAS/SAML authentication. On the Storefront servers, we see ‘Access Denied’ for AssertIdentity from FAS server. On the FAS server, we could see that CA failed to issue certificate for UPN...

FAS Authentication fails with an error "The username or password is incorrect"

When we try launching application or desktop with FAS configured in the StoreFront, we get an error "The username or password is incorrect"...