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August 24, 2026

Using FIDO2 WebAuthN Redirection

Beginning with Omnissa Horizon Client for Linux 2412, you can authenticate to websites and applications running remotely. The WebAuthN call is redirected to the client system where Horizon Client can access a Fast Identity Online 2 (FIDO2) device to complete authentication.

This page describes the system requirements and log configuration options for FIDO2 WebAuthN Redirection.

System requirements

To use FIDO2 WebAuthN Redirection on Horizon Client for Linux, you need the following hardware and software.

FIDO2-enabled authentication device

USB Human Interface Device (HID) authenticator

Client system

Horizon Client FIDO2 WebAuthN Redirection is supported on the following Linux clients:

  • Ubuntu
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • ARM Linux

FIDO2 WebAuthN Redirection event logs

You can view FIDO2 WebAuthN Redirection log information by collecting the Horizon Client logs. You can also view the individual log file at /tmp/omnissa-$use/omnissa-fido2Client_*.log.

To configure FIDO2 WebAuthN Redirection logging, set options in one of the following configuration files:

  • $home/.omnissa/config
  • /etc/omnissa/config
  • /usr/lib/omnissa/config
Configuration Option Allowed Values Description
fido2Client.Fido2Logger.logLevel verbose, trace, debug, info Specifies the level of detail reported in the log.
fido2Client.Fido2Logger.EnableBuffering False, True Specifies whether to enable buffering of log information. Specify True to enable buffering; specify False to turn off buffering.
fido2Client.libfido2Logging False, True Specifies whether to enable FIDO2 event logging. Specify True to enable logging; specify False to turn off logging.

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