The PIV and CAC enabled iPad - a truly mobile thin client

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The PIV and CAC enabled iPad - a truly mobile thin client -

How can you tell who is a federal employee, if you are in coffee compound or an airport? They are the ones, bulky laptops, usually littered with asset tag sticker on the cover and desperately looking for an open socket like a lost puppy. Or they answer emails on her Blackberry while on an Android her friends an SMS. The sad reality is this is not a joke; it is the reality and dilemma every federal employee tries remotely to work.

How to roll out the next generation of iPhones and iPads, federal employees are stuck pondering how they could be productive using applications might that not operate their federal jobs. There are two ways they could make use of these new devices: they can storm the office of the CIO and a waiver to HSPD-12 to go back to ask for usernames and passwords. Or they may ask if Citrix is ​​right for them.

On Monday, June 16 th 2014 Citrix Receiver 5.9 released for iOS devices. While we are to improve our product with each new version always enthusiastic, this version of Citrix Receiver is a big deal for our federal customers, because it supports smart card authentication to virtual desktops and applications. You can now access secure any application or desktop from your iPad or iPhone. Click here to login and decrypt emails addition by. Your smart card on the iPad or iPhone You can even browse secure Web sites that require PIV or CAC Authentication.

Citrix Receiver 5.9 works without your enterprise applications or confidential data on your iPad or iPhone Download (zero-data-at-rest). No harmful iPads can your network because they infiltrate into a mobile thin client. This is a dream come true! be with Citrix Receiver on iPads or iPhones Finally DoD customers fully productive! You can download Receiver 5.9 on iTunes and be sure to check this video, demonstrates how this works for a DoD customer

Getting Started

  1. download receiver 5.9 from the Apple Store on your iPad.
  2. a compatible card reader and smart card in conjunction. Receiver 5.9 supports PIV and CAC smart cards.
  3. configure Receiver Storefront 5.9 URL for your Citrix XenApp or Citrix XenDesktop environment can access. See complete list of requirements here.

If you do not have a XenApp or XenDesktop environment, download your free trial of Citrix XenApp or Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp or XenDesktop Setup before proceeding. We have a few handy guides for 7.5 Setup XenApp and XenDesktop got 7.5 setup. Be sure to configure storefront for smart card authentication. If you use a NetScaler, then follow these instructions to configure the showcase.

If you already implemented on XenApp or XenDesktop and with Storefront 2.5 or configured later for smart card authentication, use the following steps to set up Receiver 5.9 for CAC or PIV authentication on the iPad:

step 1. download and Citrix receiver 5.9 on the iPad

step 2. install Connect your CAC or PIV reader on the iPad and smart card ,

Step 3. Start Citrix Receiver on your iPad, click "Add Account" and enter the URL of your website storefront.

Step 4. to the "Use Smart Card" toggle, so it. In color

Step 5. Enter your PIN and start your applications is green. or desktops

. Tip: Make sure that each root certificate and intermediate certificate installed on your storefront server installed on the iPad

Citrix Receiver Version 5.9 for iOS demonstrated leadership and commitment of the Citrix company allow to be on any device and productive from any location. We support smart card authentication on iOS, Android, thin clients, zero clients and regular PCs and Macs. No other supplier offers such a broad portfolio of supported devices.

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