XenApp & XenDesktop: Remote PowerShell SDK v2 for Citrix Cloud

XenApp & XenDesktop: Remote PowerShell SDK v2 for Citrix Cloud -

The latest version of Remote PowerShell SDK simplifies authentication with Citrix Cloud. Now it is easier to create fully automated scripts as scheduled tasks and more convenient to authenticate.

Introducing Credential profiles

The Remote PowerShell SDK administrators can now create and a full set securely stored credential profiles

There are four credential profile types :. one local and three for the cloud. Each type supports an authentication method

• OnPrem :. Kerberos authentication for communication with local Delivery Controller
• CloudCas .: prompt for username / password for each PowerShell session
• CloudAPI: .. [1945004stored] customer ID and API key / secret of the user's Windows profile
• cloud token : customer ID and current owner token, not PowerShell sessions maintained

create a CloudAPI profile that bypasses the Citrix cloud authentication dialog manual, you must first create a Citrix Cloud API access SecureClient. This process can be found in the Citrix Cloud Console, under your Secure Client Download saves a file named secureclient.csv that should be kept in a safe place

Notice "Identity and Access Management.". By OnPrem authentication method, the specified target server in each SDK -AdminAddress parameter is honored. In each of the cloud methods, it will be ignored

Manage Credential profiles

Three new cmdlets available Credential create profiles and maintain .:

• Set-XDCredentials : Creates a new XDCredentials object from a (downloaded) Secure client file or data apikey and SecretKey pair and stores them in a persistent store credentials (-StoreAs) or temporarily in the current shell variable $ XDStoredCredentials .
• Get-XDCredentials with : Enters XDCredentials object either of credentials initialized currently standard in the tray set or stored and of the credentials store with the given name is assigned. Optionally, the cmdlet can kept the names of all credential profiles in memory list
• Clear XDCredentials :. Deletes the credential profile is currently set as the default in the shell, or, if present with a name, clears to save the specified credentials profile from the credentials.

Get-XDAuthentication cmdlets a profile parameters allow you to specify a stored profile, or if registered name is to accept, was expanded not specified, it searches called the profile store for a profile 'default. "A BearerToken parameters has also added a support token from a previously successful Citrix obtain cloud-registration that passed, as to be a different way to bypass manual authentication

. Note: Get-XDAuthentication replaces the old Get-CWCAuthentication. If you have scripts calling this cmdlet explicitly, you need to update it. However, if the old cmdlets is called indirectly by another SDK cmdlets, no changes are required.

[Create a standard credential profile

the following command creates a default credential profile for clients " citrixdemo " which will bypass manual authentication in the current and all following PowerShell sessions

Set-XDCredentials -CustomerId "citrixdemo" -SecureClientFile "c :. Temp secureclient.csv "-ProfileType CloudAPI -StoreAs" default "

create additional credential profiles

The following command creates a new credential profile named " test " for the customer " citrixtest ", a secure client for this customer with

Set-XDCredentials -CustomerId. " citrixtest "-SecureClientFile" c: temp secureclient2.csv "-ProfileType CloudAPI -StoreAs" test "

The following command creates a new credential profile named" prod "for the customer" citrixprod "that requires manual authentication.

Set-XDCredentials -CustomerId" citrixprod "-ProfileType CloudCas -StoreAs" prod "

the following command will list the three stored credential profile.

getters XDCredentials -listProfiles

Enter a credential profile

to execute a script that uses a credential profile, first perform the name " test " the following command.

Get-XDAuthentication -profileName " test "

to execute a script that uses a credential profile named" prod ", first run the following command.

Get-XDAuthentication -profileName "prod "

Run the following command to the default profile in the current session.

Clear XDCredentials

remove a credential profile

return

Run the following command to permanently the Credential profile with the name " test ".

Clear XDCredentials -profileName "test"

remove [Reference

For more information on this topic can be found in the documentation http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/workspace-cloud/apps-desktops-service/apps-and-desktops-remote-powershell-sdk.html

Download the Remote PowerShell SDK for the XenApp and XenDesktop service http://download.apps.cloud.com/CitrixPoshSdk.exe

You See also: https://www.citrix.com/blogs/2015/09/21/introducing-remote-powershell-sdk-for-workspace-cloud-applications-desktops-service

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