Integrating with Citrix® XenApp and XenDesktop

Citrix® provides several authentication points and methods. Where desired, an administrator may elect to use “Passthrough” authentication if prior user authentication has been appropriately established or they can opt for an additional authentication at certain key points or for specific high value transactions.

Zvetco supports authentication to the Citrix Web Interface via Authasas Advanced Authentication (AAA) server-side and client-side components. On the client, the minimum requirement is the Authasas RTE (Runtime Environment); alternatively, the full Authasas Workstation client may be installed. Both client deployment methods support all authentication modules provided by Authasas, and one or more of these modules must also be installed on the client.

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Citrix® XenApp Web Interface Server

• New XenApp websites within a farm may be created specifically to support strong authentication, providing a new URL, and without affecting existing sites.
• Existing XenApp sites may be modified to enable strong authentication without providing a new URL.

Virtualization and Information Security

Two major topics in the IT community today are resource virtualization and information security. With virtualization, access points become less clearly defined, and securing those infrastructure access points becomes as important, if not more important, than securing the end point itself.

Industries such as healthcare, financial services, transportation, energy, manufacturing, retail, etc., have been affected by economic stress and have found relief in consolidation and centralization of IT resources within a corporate cloud. These same organizations are becoming increasingly burdened by data security regulations and compliance.

Zvetco and AAA address both of these by providing an enterprise-scale authentication solution that protects network access from all points of entry. Virtualization has created a platform through which deploying and managing strong authentication is greatly simplified. Whether via a virtual or direct connection, Zvetco provides the biometric toolset to assure that authenticity and once authenticated, enforce enterprise security policies for that individual as they work within the network.