As cyber threats grow increasingly sophisticated and ubiquitous, multi-factor authentication has become a critical element in safeguarding access to Citrix Cloud services. It adds an extra layer of protection on top of standard, on-premises Active Directory — the default single-factor authentication method.

To supplement user-created passwords, which may not be sufficiently strong, multi-factor authentication adds hardware- or software-based tokens, biometrics, third-party identity providers (IdPs), or time-based one-time passwords (TOTP) generated by the system. Many Citrix Cloud customers want choices, and Citrix continues to add multi-factor authentication options — including some brand-new ones that are in development today.

Ask the Cloud Experts: Authentication

The next Ask the Cloud Experts (ACE) monthly meetup, on August 21, will focus on current and upcoming multi-factor authentication methods for Citrix Cloud services. You can register now. Our presenter, Thamara Trejos, will cover:

  • Active Directory plus token authentication (TOTP)
  • Azure Active Directory to replace the default Citrix IdP
  • On-prem Citrix Gateway as the IdP, currently in tech preview
  • Okta as the IdP through an integration between Citrix Cloud and the Okta Identity Cloud
  • Cloud-enabled Federated Authentication Service (FAS)

In addition, Thamara will discuss hybrid-cloud environments that leverage Citrix Workspace or Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops and on-prem Citrix ADC plus StoreFront.

Following this short presentation, a panel of Citrix engineers, architects, and other technical experts will share their insights and experience in response to your questions. This live Q&A period is the core of each ACE meetup. It’s a great forum to ask your own cloud questions and hear from others.

Use this form to submit your questions in advance.

Meet Our August ACE Experts

Citrix Presenter

Thamara Trejos, Cloud Success Engineer

Citrix Panelists

  • Vic DiMascio, Solutions Architect
  • Moloy Tandon, Principal Escalation Engineer
  • Oscar Day, Product Manager

Part of the Customer Success Management team’s role is to provide guidance on making your Citrix deployments as secure as possible. Take advantage of this opportunity to get live answers to your top cloud security questions from our experts. Register now for the August ACE meetup.

Ask the Cloud Experts: Authentication Options for Citrix Cloud
Date: Wednesday, August 21

Time: 11 a.m. ET
Register Now