Configuring NetScaler® AAA

To allow extra security with authentication on the load balancing features, we should use the Citrix NetScaler AAA feature. With the following steps, we can secure a load balancing virtual server with two-factor authentication based on Web Form authentication:

  1. Go to Security | AAA - Application Traffic | Policies | Sessions | Session Profiles, and click on Add.

    Fill in the correct information based on the following explanation:

    • Name: Select a decent name that responds to the AAA Session Profile, for example, AAA-Pro-Session.
    • Session Time-out (mins): The timeout before Citrix NetScaler kills the session.
    • Default Authorization Action: This can be ALLOW or DENY. Select ALLOW.
    • Single Sign-on to Web Applications: Enable this if ...

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