A Citrix Administrator needs to configure single sign-on to a StoreFront server using an external, secure single URL. Which type of virtual server can the administrator use to meet this requirement?

Question

Options

• ALoad Balancing
• BContent Switching
• CVPN
• DUnified Gateway

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  8% (3)
• C
  5% (2)
• D
  84% (31)

Explanation

Unified Gateway (D) is the correct choice because it is purpose-built to expose a single, external, secure URL that aggregates Citrix services - including StoreFront - while handling single sign-on centrally. It authenticates the user once at the gateway and passes credentials seamlessly to backend resources, which is precisely the requirement described.

Load Balancing (A) distributes traffic across multiple servers for availability and performance but provides no SSO or unified access layer. Content Switching (B) routes requests based on URL patterns or content rules - useful for directing traffic, but it has no native SSO integration with StoreFront. VPN (C) provides SSL VPN tunnel access to network resources, which is a broader connectivity function and not a dedicated single-URL SSO aggregation point for StoreFront.

Memory tip: The word "Unified" is the giveaway - Unified Gateway = one secure URL that unifies authentication and access to all Citrix services. When you see "single URL + SSO + external access," think Unified Gateway.

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