TruGrid Mac Connector - Autofill Credentials

When connecting to an EntraID or Active Directory joined Windows host via TruGrid SecureRDP on macOS, you can store your password in the macOS Passwords app and use Touch ID to fill it into the credential prompt. This removes the need to retype the password on every connection and avoids typos in the username format.

Requirements

  • macOS Ventura or later. macOS Sonoma or later is recommended, as it ships the standalone Passwords app.
  • Touch ID enabled on the Mac. If your Mac does not have Touch ID, you can authenticate the autofill action with your macOS account password instead, or use Apple Watch unlock if configured.
  • Your EntraID credentials, with the username in the format AzureAD\user@domain.com.
  • Your AD credentials, with the username in the user@company.com format


Step 1: Save the credential in macOS Passwords




  1. Open the Passwords app. On macOS Ventura, open System Settings and go to Passwords.
  2. Authenticate with Touch ID or your macOS account password.
  3. Click the + button and select New Password.
  4. Fill in the fields:
  • Title: Microsoft 365, or any label you prefer.
  • Website: login.microsoftonline.com
  • User name: AzureAD\user@domain.com (omit AzureAD\ when using regular AD)
  • Password: your account password.
  1. Save the entry.


The website field must be set to login.microsoftonline.com exactly. macOS uses this value to match the saved credential to the credential prompt at connection time. Subdomains or alternate URLs will not surface the entry in the autofill dropdown.



Step 2: Use the saved credential when connecting



  1. Launch the TruGrid session to the Entra joined host. The macOS credential prompt appears, asking for username and password for the remote PC.
  2. Click into the Username field. macOS displays an autofill suggestion above the field, with your saved entry listed under "From microsoftonline.com".
  3. Hover the mouse over the suggestion. The Touch ID prompt activates.
  4. Authenticate with your fingerprint, or with your macOS account password if Touch ID is unavailable.
  5. Both the Username and Password fields populate automatically with the saved values.
  6. Confirm the credential prompt to complete the connection.


Notes

  • If you have multiple accounts saved against login.microsoftonline.com, all of them appear in the suggestion list. Select the one that matches the host you are connecting to.
  • When your password changes, update the entry in the Passwords app. Stale saved credentials will produce repeated login failures, and enough failed attempts in a short window can lock the account.
  • If no suggestion appears when you click the Username field, the saved entry is either missing, keyed to the wrong website value, or the Passwords credential provider is disabled. Check System Settings > Passwords > Password Options and confirm AutoFill is enabled.
  • iCloud Keychain syncs the saved credential to other Apple devices signed in to the same Apple ID. If you want the credential to stay local to one Mac, disable iCloud Keychain or save the entry into a non-synced keychain via Keychain Access.

Updated on: 09/06/2026

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