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Configuring authentication

Citrix NetScaler supports authentication for load balancing and access gateway purposes. The load balancing authentication is called the authentication, authorization, and auditing (AAA) functionality in Citrix NetScaler. By enabling the AAA feature on the load balancing virtual server, you can provide an extra security layer. The load balancing feature is a good solution for reverse proxy deployments. Enabling AAA on load balancing provides the extra security that you prefer to use for some services. While implementing AAA, it's also possible to add extra security (for example, two-factor authentication) to services that support only active directory authentication. So, Outlook Web Access for Microsoft Exchange can ...