nFactor authentication

Important

• nFactor authentication is supported from NetScaler 11.0 Build 62.x onwards.
• For nFactor authentication to work with Citrix ADC, an Advanced license or a Premium license is required.
• Starting from release 13.0 build 67.x, nFactor authentication is supported with Standard license only for Gateway/VPN virtual server. For more information about nFactor authentication with Citrix Gateway, seenFactor for Gateway Authentication.
• nFactor authentication is not supported for Linux client.

Multifactor authentication enhances the security of an application by requiring users to provide multiple proofs of identify to gain access. The Citrix ADC appliance provides an extensible and flexible approach to configuring multifactor authentication. This approach is callednFactor authentication.

How nFactor authentication works

Each authentication factor performs the following tasks:

• Collects credentials from the user. Citrix ADC supported authentication mechanisms include LDAP, RADIUS, SAML assertion, Client Certificate, OAuth OpenID Connect, Kerberos, and so on.

• Evaluates the supplied credentials to decide whether the authentication succeeded, failed or the actions like Group extraction, Attribute extraction is to be performed.

• Based on the evaluation results, access is either granted, denied, or a next factor is selected.

• Repeat these steps, until there are no more next factors to evaluate.

With nFactor authentication you can:

• Configure any number of authentication factors.
• Base the selection of the next factor on the result of executing the previous factor.
• Customize the login interface. For example, you can customize the label names, error messages, and help text.
• Extract user group information without doing authentication.
• Configure pass-through for an authentication factor. This means that no explicit login interaction is required for that factor.
• 配置不同类型的非盟的顺序thentication are applied. Any of the authentication mechanisms that are supported on the Citrix ADC appliance can be configured as any factor of the nFactor authentication setup. These factors are executed in the order in which they are configured.
• Configure the Citrix ADC to proceed to an authentication factor that must be executed when authentication fails. To do so, you configure another authentication policy with the exact same condition, but with the next highest priority and with the action set to “NO_AUTH”. You must configure the next factor, which must specify the alternative authentication mechanism to apply.

Encryption of Citrix Gateway login information for nFactor authentication

Citrix Gateway with nFactor authentication can encrypt the login request fields submitted by a client (browser or SSO apps) during authentication process. The encrypted login request fields provide an extra layer of security to protect the user’s sensitive data from being disclosed.

Compatible browsers

The following table lists the browsers along with version details that support login encryption.

Compatible clients

The following section lists the clients along with version details that support encryption of Citrix Gateway login information.

• Citrix Workspace app in Mac supports encryption only when OS version is 10.14.x and above.
• Citrix SSO app in Mac supports encryption only when OS version is 10.14.x and above.
• Windows SSO app does not have restrictions on the compatibility.
• Password encryption in Citrix Workspace app for Windows clients is supported only in Internet Explorer 11 version.

To enable the login encryption by using the CLI

At the command prompt, type:

set aaa parameter [-loginEncryption (ENABLED | DISABLED)]

Note

The loginEncryption parameter is DISABLED by default. You must ENABLE it.

To enable the login encryption by using the GUI

1. Navigate toSecurity > AAA – Application Traffic, clickChange authentication AAA settingsunderAuthentication Settingssection.
2. On theConfigure AAA Parameterpage, scroll down to theLogin Encryptionoption, and enable it.