

When this type of authentication is enabled, the client browser proves it is authenticated through a cryptographic exchange with the Web Interface server, involving hashing.

Formerly called NTLM, this authentication method hashes the user credentials before they are sent over the network. For pass-through authentication to work, IIS Integrated Windows Authentication must be leveraged. Web Interface is built on Internet Information Services (IIS). Users are able to navigate to the web interface site, and their credentials are passed through and they are presented with their Citrix delivered resources. The first step to the pass-through process occurs at the Web Interface site. Pass-Through Authentication – Web Interface Site While this authentication method seems straightforward, there are some moving pieces, and this article aims to break these down to provide a more detailed understanding of how this process truly works within Citrix. User credentials are passed to a Web Interface site and then to the XenApp/XenDesktop servers, preventing users from having to explicitly authenticate at any point during the Citrix application launch process. Pass-through authentication is a simple concept. NetScaler Application Delivery Management.NetScaler App Delivery and Security Service.
