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Access Gateway support for Vista 64-bit, Windows 7 & MacOS

Hi folks! Today being the official launch party for Windows 7, I thought it would be a good time to give everyone an update on where we stand with client OS support for Access Gateway (AG). Let me start off by saying that we were hoping to support 64...

Published Oct 22 2009 by Jay Tomlin , 901 views, 0 comments

Citrix Delivery Center Live is Today

Lots of Citrites, myself included, are taking part in a virtual launch event today where anyone can stop by our "booth" and chat, ask questions, provide feedback. etc. Join the event now if you have a few minutes to spare. I'll be around...

Published Dec 04 2008 by Jay Tomlin , 1,312 views, 0 comments

Access Gateway 8.1 Now Available

Citrix has released an update to Access Gateway Enterprise Edition. It has some great new features like clientless access to web sites, file type association and better usability. The clientless access technology is the same URL rewriting engine used...

Published Jun 06 2008 by Jay Tomlin , 1,220 views, 0 comments

VMWare acquisition validates Citrix focus

Today's announcement that VMWare has acquired Thinstall speaks volumes. And despite what you might think, this is great news for Citrix. First, some background. Thinstall virtualizes elements of the Windows operating system like files and registry...

Published Jan 15 2008 by Jay Tomlin , 2,618 views, 31 comments

Access Gateway Enterprise Edition Deployment Guide

Slowly but surely, Secure Gateway and SmartAccess features have made it onto the NetScaler platform. Today Citrix posted a new maintenance build of the Access Gateway, Enterprise Edition firmware (build 8.0.50.3) which brings a few new capabilities to...

Published Dec 12 2007 by Jay Tomlin , 2,348 views, 0 comments

Citrix Presentation Server Client Adds Support for Client Certificates

In an article last year I shared a workaround that overcomes a limitation of the Presentation Server client: if an Access Gateway were configured to require SSL client certificates (such as those found on user smart cards), then ICA client connections...

Published Oct 03 2007 by Jay Tomlin , 1,563 views, 0 comments

Beware the Repair

A word of warning for all you Web Interface gurus out there: If you make any changes to the Web Interface 4.0 scripts or image files beyond what is exposed in the Access Suite Console, then be sure to keep a backup of your changes. There are some landmines...

Published Sep 27 2007 by Jay Tomlin , 1,118 views, 0 comments

How to: Extend SmartAccess Policies to ICA Sessions

You probably have heard by now that Access Gateway includes an Endpoint Analysis feature (EPA), and that you can enable or disable access to resources based on the results of EPA scans. But one side of this story that I don't feel is told often or...

Published Sep 27 2007 by Jay Tomlin , 1,194 views, 0 comments

Networld Interop pics

This week I have been in New York at the Networld Interop show. I have to say, it was kind of slow. You have to think twice about a Networking event where Cisco and F5 are not even there. But I still had a great time in New York. The hotel where I stayed...

Published Sep 27 2007 by Jay Tomlin , 1,130 views, 0 comments

Web Interface Mod: Take Smart Card Authentication to the DMZ

For several versions now Web Interface has included a feature that allows users to authenticate using a smart card instead of entering their username and password. It works like this: During the SSL handshake, IIS metabase settings trigger a request for...

Published Sep 27 2007 by Jay Tomlin , 1,095 views, 0 comments

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