Systems and methods are provided for providing web-based authentication for non-web based clients. The systems and methods include receiving, from a non-web based client, a request to connect to a target resource and invoking a web navigation application. The web navigation application can execute remotely from the client on a server and a display of the web navigation application can be provided to the non-web based client. The web navigation application can be directed to an identity provider an can receive, from the client, in response to the display of the web navigation application, authentication information. The web navigation application can receive, from the identity provider, a result of an authentication of the client based on the authentication information. Whether to permit the requested connection to the target resource can then be determined based on the result of the authentication of the client.