To configure and use Pleasant Password RDP SSO firstly, Install the RDP SSO client and SSO Server Root Certificate prior to connecting to the RDP SSO Server, you must first install the “SSO Server Root Certificate” and the “RDP SSO Client”
We need SSO Server Root Certificate” to avoid browser warnings and errors when connecting to https sites.
– Download and install this certificate as a Trusted Root Certification Authority.
– Also, you can access the RDP SSO server by downloading and installing the RDP SSO client.
These two setups (installers) can be found under
– SSO Server in the menu bar
– Navigate and click on SSO Server Status and
– Download both “SSO Server Root Certificate” and the “RDP SSO Client”
– Then install on your work station.
Note: To install the SSO Server Root Certificate “ProxyRoot Certificate”, you may require the elevated administrative right.
– After a successful installation, ” A successfully imported certificate dialog window will appear).
– Under the certification path of the Certificate installed, (it will show certificate not trusted because we have not placed it in the Trusted Root Certification Authority).
While placing this certificate in a certificate store you will get the following security warning “that you are trying to install the certificate from a certification authority (CA) claiming to represent bla bla bla 🙂
Click on yes to proceed. The certificate will be successfully imported and the error warning will give way.
Open your MMC console and place copy the certificate from the Personal Store and place it also in the “Trusted Root Certification Authority”
Note:
– If you type MMC from the search window and you cannot find it.
– Click on run
– Type MMC and hit enter (This will open up the MMC console)
Note: You have to install it on every client workstation (PC) that will be using the SSO Server.
Note: The RDP SSO Client can be download here,
You may require elevated privilege to have this installed.
Note: Ensure your browser settings are configured correctly.
Follow the steps here to test your SSO connection to a server
For related guides on Pleasant password see: How to Perform Pleasant Password Self-serve Reset, How to Perform Self-Service Password Reset Enrolment – Pleasant Password Manager and How to configure Pleasant Password MsSQL SSO.
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