Using Entra ID B2B with Citrix Cloud
In a recent project, I designed an environment for a client who offers a published application to a substantial customer base. They expressed their desire to incorporate the use of Entra ID. I recommended the adoption of Entra ID B2B accounts for this purpose. Entra ID B2B accounts enable access to external partners for applications […]
Automating FAS Authorization Certificate renewal
As I deploy more and more Citrix FAS Servers for customers who intend to utilize Entra ID (formerly known as Azure AD) as their Identity Provider (IdP), I have observed that the FAS Authorization Certificate requires periodic renewal. To ensure that expired certificates do not inconvenience my customers and to maintain a level of automation […]
Troubleshooting Citrix FAS Event ID 124 and 123
After a recent deployment of a new ADCS (Active Directory Certificate Services) and FAS (Federated Authentication Service) servers, it became evident that users were not receiving certificates. Interestingly, the existing production FAS servers, which were running older versions, continued to successfully request certificates. Upon reviewing the FAS documentation, it was revealed that certificates could be […]
Citrix MCS No_Host_Available
I’m currently working on a project where I’m migrating the customer’s users to a newly created Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD) environment based on Windows 2019 combined with Nvidia GPUs. This environment is based on Citrix Machine Creation Services (MCS). In the past, they decided to let their VMs run on local storage, which […]
Global App Configuration Service
Managing the endpoint and giving your users the same experience across multiple devices is a task that most companies give headaches. The Endpoints that are managed using an Endpoint manager are the least of their concerns, but all the user’s private devices are another discussion. You can’t manage them so it’s hard to configure the […]
Optimize your Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops services Traffic flow
The default traffic flow isn’t optimized when designing a new Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops services (CVAD) environment. There are a couple of options that would result in a better traffic flow. The more you optimize the traffic flow, the better the User Experience, and I think that’s what everybody wants because happy users make […]
HTTP error with the Powershell SDK – Quickpost
This week we were having issues while connecting to Citrix Cloud using the Powershell SDK (more info) for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops services; we received the following error: An error occurred while making the HTTP request to https://<customerID>.xendesktop.net/Citrix/SdkRouter/V2. This could be due to the fact that the server certificate is not configured properly with HTTP.SYS […]
Reauthentication period for Workspace app
In the latest update, Citrix released a new feature called “Reauthentication period for Workspace app”. This enables the Citrix admin to set the reauthentication time for a user. This is one of the most frequently asked questions when I implement Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops services with Citrix Gateway Services. People authenticate using the defined […]
Choosing the correct Identity Provider (IdP) for Citrix Cloud
Updated 22-09-2021! Choosing the correct Identity Provider (IdP) for your new Citrix Cloud environment is one of the most discussed items and one of the first points when starting a new deployment. Most organizations already have an Identity Provider (IdP) and would like to give users the easiest way to migrate to their new deployments. […]