Scenario AWS AppStream 2.0 generates a SHA-256 hash of the users NameID for their Home Drive – when using SAML (aka Federated) authentication. This can potentially make it difficult to find the users home share if browsing from AWS S3 or for support teams when supporting users or uploading documents to the users ‘home drive’. […]
Situation When attempting to call AWS CLI commands we were receiving a CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED error message. We were using a proxy service. In this specific instance we were connecting to AWS IAM via zScaler Internet Access (ZIA) Example we were running a simple aws iam get-role –role-name vmimport Workaround include–no-verify–ssl to by pass the ssl verification […]
OKTA – Create Application Step Description Screenshot PRQ Generate metadata from Okta 1 Be sure to be accessing the ‘Classic UI’ and not the developer console 2 Click Add Applications 3 Search for ‘appstream’ Click Add 4 Provide Application label Click Done 5 Click Sign On tab 6 Click Identity Provider metadata Save the metadata […]
Situation: During the deployment of a blueprint via Citrix Smart Tools > Smart Deploy we came across the following error when attempting to deploy to our AWS Resource Location The following problems were detected with your configuration Please re-configure as no NAT instance was detected in this AWS Resource location Solution: The blueprint / Citrix […]
So what is Amazon AppStream 2.0? Here is the extract from the AWS Website: Amazon AppStream 2.0 is a fully managed, secure, application streaming service that allows you to stream desktop applications from AWS to any device running a web browser, without rewriting them. AppStream 2.0 provides users instant-on access to the applications they need, […]
Introduction This article was created as a very quick reference between the Amazon’s AWS EC2 and Microsoft’s Azure. There was little in the way of scientific tests carried out, it is purely a list of observations during the testing so these results below are personal opinion / experience only. You should carry out your own […]
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