Security
Table Of Contents
- View Security
- Contents
- View Security
- View Accounts, Resources, and Log Files
- View Security Settings
- Ports and Services
- Configuring Security Protocols and Cipher Suites on a View Connection Server Instance or on a Security Server
- Default Global Policies for Security Protocols and Cipher Suites
- Configuring Global Acceptance and Proposal Policies
- Configure Acceptance Policies on Individual View Servers
- Configure Proposal Policies on View Desktops
- Internet Engineering Task Force Standards
- Older Protocols and Ciphers Disabled in View
- Reducing MIME Type Security Risks
- Mitigating Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
- Content Type Checking
- Origin Checking
- Configuring Security Protocols and Cipher Suites for Blast Secure Gateway
- Deploying USB Devices in a Secure View Environment
- Index
Security-Related Server Settings in View Administrator
Security-related server settings are accessible under View Configuration > Servers in View Administrator.
Table 2‑2. Security-Related Server Settings
Setting Description
Use PCoIP Secure Gateway
for PCoIP connections to
machine
Determines whether Horizon Client makes a further secure connection to the View
Connection Server or security server host when users connect to View desktops and
applications with the PCoIP display protocol.
If this setting is disabled, the desktop or application session is established directly
between the client and the View desktop or the Remote Desktop Services (RDS) host,
bypassing the View Connection Server or security server host.
This setting is disabled by default.
Use Secure Tunnel
connection to machine
Determines whether Horizon Client makes a further HTTPS connection to the View
Connection Server or security server host when users connect to a View desktop or an
application.
If this setting is disabled, the desktop or application session is established directly
between the client and the View desktop or the Remote Desktop Services (RDS) host,
bypassing the View Connection Server or security server host.
This setting is enabled by default.
Use Blast Secure Gateway
for HTML Access to
machine
Determines whether clients that use a Web browser to access desktops use Blast Secure
Gateway to establish a secure tunnel to View Connection Server.
If not enabled, Web browsers make direct connections to View desktops, bypassing View
Connection Server.
This setting is disabled by default.
For more information about these settings and their security implications, see the View Administration
document.
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