What does a Citrix Administrator need to configure to allow access to Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops without the use of a VPN or a clientless-access connection?

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• ACiphers group
• BSSL profile
• CNet profile
• DICA proxy

• A
  6% (2)
• B
  13% (4)
• C
  3% (1)
• D
  78% (25)

Explanation

ICA Proxy is the Citrix Gateway feature that enables remote users to access Virtual Apps and Desktops over HTTPS (port 443) by proxying the ICA protocol through the gateway - no full VPN tunnel or clientless-access mode required. When enabled on the gateway virtual server, it authenticates users and transparently forwards ICA traffic to the Delivery Controllers and VDAs behind it.

• A (Ciphers group) is wrong because cipher groups only define which SSL/TLS encryption algorithms the gateway will negotiate - they have nothing to do with the access method used.
• B (SSL profile) is wrong because SSL profiles configure the SSL/TLS handshake behavior (protocols, ciphers, certificates) on the virtual server, not whether ICA traffic is proxied.
• C (Net profile) is wrong because net profiles control source IP address behavior for back-end connections, not the type of client access granted.

Memory tip: Match the acronym - ICA Proxy proxies the ICA protocol. If the question mentions "access without VPN" and Citrix Virtual Apps/Desktops in the same breath, ICA Proxy is the answer every time.

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