At the end of this month Citrix will release firmware version 9.2 for Access Gateway Enterprise. Coolest thing in this new release is that secure access to XenApp and XenDesktop will be totally free of charge from now on! This is part of the Access Gateway Platform license that Citrix announced with the release of the Access Gateway VPX (http://support.citrix.com/article/ctx124138).

The Access Gateway Platform License provides access to Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop resources and provides support for Citrix Receiver and Dazzle. The platform license allows users to log on using Citrix online plug-ins and connect to published XenApp resources and published desktops running on XenDesktop. 

Here’s a list of the new features:

No per-user charge for secure access to XenApp and XenDesktop
All Access Gateway and NetScaler appliances running 9.2 will support secure access to XenApp and XenDesktop without requiring additional user licenses. This change saves customers money, allows Access Gateway to be sold with all XenApp and XenDesktop editions, and gives customers a reason to upgrade from Secure Gateway.

Customer requiring advanced features of Access Gateway such as network VPN, clientless access, and SmartAccess still must purchase Access Gateway “Universal Licenses” or upgrade to Platinum editions of XenApp, XenDesktop, or NetScaler.

Improved smartcard support
Access Gateway 9.2 and XenApp 6.0 deliver true smartcard single sign-on that avoids users having to enter passwords. This solution is ideal for government agencies looking to achieve compliance with HSPD-12. This release also adds support for OCSP and group authorization through LDAP for smartcard users.

More clients
Access Gateway 9.2 adds client support for Mac OS X and Window 7 (32 and 64 bit). Endpoint analysis is also available on Firefox and Internet Explorer 8 browsers.

Multiple language support
This release delivers support for French, German, Spanish, and Japanese in all user-facing elements.

Form single sign-on to web applications
Users no longer need to enter credentials twice when accessing web applications. Access Gateway 9.2 delivers single sign-on capabilities to any web application that supports HTML forms.

File share enhancements
File share bookmarks now support Microsoft DFS and username token substitution (e.g. \\fileserver\homedrives\%username%).

Authentication enhancements
Access Gateway 9.2 adds additional authentication options including LDAP password changing, nested LDAP group extraction, group based logon control, and password extraction when using a onetime password. 

 

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