Rather than users needing to know your StoreFront or NetScaler Gateway URLs you can provide them with the option to configure Citrix Receiver using their email address. This can work for both outside and inside the corporate LAN either connection directly to StoreFront when inside the corporate network or through NetScaler Gateway when outside.
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Get an A+ rating score on NetScaler 11.1-12.1
Whilst this guide specifically uses NetScaler v11.1 many of the tweaks that secure the NetScaler configuration can be applied to prior versions or later versions. This has also been tested on NetScaler 12.0.57.24. This guide shows how to obtain an A+ rating score from SSL Labs for your NetScaler Gateway vServer.
Azure Multi-Factor Authentication with NetScaler Unified Gateway
MFA/Azure Multi Factor Authentication (previously PhoneFactor) is a multi-factor authentication technology that can be used with IIS, VPNs, OWA, ADFS, Office 365 and NetScaler to name a few using either the LDAP or RADIUS protocols from Azure cloud or on-premise. MFA has the ability to verify a users identity by calling their phone, texting their phone or using an app for verification. Using a phone for the second factor allows you to make use of something everyone will likely already have without additional bits of hardware whilst making it a great deal harder for attackers to break into accounts.
nFactor authentication with NetScaler Unified Gateway
nFactor authentication with NetScaler provides a way to configure flexible, agile multi-factor authentication schemas based on factors such as who is connecting and from where users are connecting from or if users fail authentication. This allows NetScaler to provide authentication based on many different use cases and scenarios to provide secure access to backend applications and desktops.
NetScaler backup and restore
There are multiple ways to perform backups and restores on NetScaler. Usually you perform those backups for disaster recovery if the NetScaler corrupts, or you are performing an upgrade to NetScaler. You can manually backup and restore NetScaler configurations using the GUI, CLI, or you can use Citrix Command Center and NetScaler MAS to perform automatic backups and manual restores.
NetScaler set CLI prompt – changing the CLI prompt
Setting the CLI prompt on NetScaler can be used to provide warning messages to users such as Authorised users only or you could set a message of Use of this account to perform configurations is prohibited, please log off if for example you did not want anyone using the default nsroot account to make changes via CLI.
Adding StoreFront applications and desktops to Clientless Access on NetScaler Unified Gateway
Did you know it is possible to access XenApp/XenDesktop applications and desktops straight from the Clientless Access portal when using NetScaler? This eliminates the need for users to click and open “Virtual App and Desktop Access” (part of Client Choices) since instead the resources are integrated right in to the Clientless Access section.
Digging in to the Citrix logon process
When you are troubleshooting slow or failed Citrix logons, no doubt that it helps to know a bit about the background events that take place to achieve a successful logon. Unfortunately it isn’t quite as simple as handing your logon credentials to StoreFront and being granted access to your apps and desktops.