The marketing claims an insane increase for the NetScaler 12 SSL performance – even on the software based VPX and CPX platforms. Reason enough to dig a little deeper and put this performance claim to a test and I have to admit I’m quite impressed! Continue reading “NetScaler 12 SSL Performance: A Benchmark Test”
NetScaler Gateway: SAML with multiple IDPs using nFactor
Both SAML as well as nFactor are two NetScaler features that are highly underrated in my opinion. In this example I’ll share with you how I did combine them in a customer deployment to create a quite unique login experience. Continue reading “NetScaler Gateway: SAML with multiple IDPs using nFactor”
Advanced NetScaler Gateway GSLB Monitoring
I’ve seen a lot of high available NetScaler Gateway deployments configured with Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB) by now. However, I’ve rarely seen any of them being implemented properly in terms of monitoring on the GSLB level which resulted in the high availability being compromised in most cases. Continue reading “Advanced NetScaler Gateway GSLB Monitoring”
Advanced NetScaler Gateway 11 Customizations
Now with NetScaler Gateway 11 customizations became super easy using the built in portal themes! However, the portal themes have their limits and sometimes you need more flexibility and the ability to go deeper and customize the login page further. Continue reading “Advanced NetScaler Gateway 11 Customizations”
StoreFront + FAS: You cannot login using smart card
When you implement StoreFront and NetScaler Gateway with Citrix new Federate Authentication Service (FAS) for SAML authentication you almost inevitable will face the “You cannot login using smart card. Please close your browser to protect your account” error after you logout from StoreFront.
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