Citrix Systems 9.2 Use of Actions and Profiles in Particular Features

6 Citrix NetScaler Policy Configuration and Reference Guide
Use of Actions and Profiles in Particular Features
The following table summarizes the use of actions and profiles in different
NetScaler features. The table is not exhaustive. For more information on specific
uses of actions and profiles for a feature, see the documentation for the feature.
Use of Actions and Profiles in Different NetScaler Features
Feature Use of an Action Use of a Profile
Application Firewall Synonymous with a profile All Application Firewall
features use profiles to define
complex behaviors, including
pattern-based learning.
You add these profiles to
policies.
Access Gateway The following features of the
Access Gateway use actions:
•Pre-Authentication. Uses
Allow and Deny actions.
You add these actions to a
profile.
•Authorization. Uses Allow
and Deny actions. You add
these actions to a policy.
•TCP Compression. Uses
various actions. You add
these actions to a policy.
The following features use a
profile:
• Pre-Authentication
•Session
•Traffic
• Clientless Access
After configuring the profiles,
you add them to policies.
Rewrite You configure URL rewrite
actions and add them to a
policy.
Not used.
Integrated Caching You configure caching and
invalidation actions within a
policy
Not used.
AAA - Traffic
Management You select an authentication type, set an authorization action
of ALLOW or DENY, or set
auditing to SYSLOG or
NSLOG.
You can configure session
profiles with a default timeout
and authorization action.
Protection Features You configure actions within
policies for the following
functions:
• Filter
• Compression
• Responder
• SureConnect
Not used.
SSL You configure actions within
SSL policies Not used.