Need to setup password system for RDP machine

Question

Hello,

I need to implement one solution in which user will enter some anonymous generated password(every time user will login, he need to generate the password) while accessing any VM in Azure but the username should be user login ID.

Is it possible to achieve this.

Regards,
Shashank Saxena

Answer 1

Hello!

There's nothing built-in I'm aware of that will change a user's password on each login, however there are several ways to change a user's password:

• Reset Remote Desktop or administrator password on a Windows VM
• Reset a user's password using Azure Active directory
• Change another user's password with net user

If the reason you want to reset the user's password on each login is related to security, then Azure AD (Azure Active Directory) would be the recommended solution:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/fundamentals/active-directory-whatis
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/managed-identities-azure-resources/overview

If what you're really after is more refined control over user's use of a VM, DevTest Labs or Azure Lab Services may be what you're looking for:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devtest-labs/lab-services-overview