4 Citrix NetScaler Policy Configuration and Reference Guide
Protection
Features Classic To configure the behavior of the Filter,
SureConnect, and Priority Queueing functions.
Content
Switching Classic and
Advanced To determine what server or group of servers is
responsible for serving responses, based on
characteristics of an incoming request.
Request characteristics include device type,
language, cookies, HTTP method, content type,
and associated cache server.
AAA - Traffic
Management Classic
Exceptions:
• Traffic policies
support only
advanced
policies
• Authorization
policies support
both classic and
advanced
policies.
To check for client-side security before users log
in and establish a session.
Traffic policies, which determine whether single
sign-on (SSO) is required, use only the advanced
policy format.
Authorization policies authorize users and
groups that access intranet resources through the
appliance.
Cache
Redirection Classic To determine whether responses are served from
a cache or from an origin server.
Rewrite Advanced To identify HTTP data that you want to modify
before serving. The policies provide rules for
modifying the data.
For example, you can modify HTTP data to
redirect a request to a new home page, or a new
server, or a selected server based on the address
of the incoming request, or you can modify the
data to mask server information in a response for
security purposes.
The URL Transformer function identifies URLs
in HTTP transactions and text files for the
purpose of evaluating whether a URL should be
transformed.
Application
Firewall Classic and
Advanced To identify characteristics of traffic and data that
should or should not be admitted through the
firewall.
Access
Gateway,
Clientless
Access
function
Advanced To define rewrite rules for general Web access
using the Access Gateway.
NetScaler Feature, Policy Type, and Policy Usage
Feature Name Policy Type How You Use Policies in the Feature