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Offline PTDPTD

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Netscaler - Authentication Message
« on: December 13, 2011, 07:06:17 AM »
We have 2 xNetscaler 10K on version 9.2

On our internal WI page we have a logon message on the WI -(Web Site Apprearance - content - logon screen )about the computer misuse act and being authorised user...  This works fine internally but not over the netscalers

when users come in over the netscaler and login they dont get the message it just goes straight to the web interface page when authenticated. 

Is there any way to get the message to appear before they logon to the netscaler.?

Hope this makes sense..

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Re: Netscaler - Authentication Message
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2011, 04:01:45 AM »
I'm just guessing here but I think you mean the Access Gateway page on Citrix NetScaler? This page you would have to modify manually, the files you mean are on the NetScaler directory /netscaler/ns_gui/vpn/.

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Re: Netscaler - Authentication Message
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2011, 04:49:44 AM »
As Henry said above, to display a message on the external facing screen will require a modification to the /ns_gui/vpn/ files. This can be cumbersome.

The alternative would be to force the users to reauthenticate at the web interface, this would allow your screen to appear first before they reach their applications.

When i did this previously for a customer they used two factor authentication, authenticated using the other on the access gateway then domain credentials on the web interface. This worked well for them.

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Re: Netscaler - Authentication Message
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2011, 05:14:18 AM »
Henry, andrew

thanks for the replies, yes I did mena in the files in /ms_gui/vpn.  I have looked a t ctx 117277 and it does seem to be cumbersome.

What do you amend to get them to re-authenticate at the web interface.

we have a epa scan running on the AGEE then they get logon page at moment, after authenticating they go straight through to web interface application list.

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Re: Netscaler - Authentication Message
« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2011, 05:25:06 AM »
If you are just using epa and active directory login, then this wouldn't work well for you, as the users would have to authenticate twice, but for reference:

Currently your web interface will be configured for gateway direct, or indirect authentication, to read the users details from the netscaler after login.

If you change this to a standard web interface with the "prompt" option for authentication they'll be prompted for credentials as you do when you use a default web interface.

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Re: Netscaler - Authentication Message
« Reply #5 on: December 14, 2011, 07:13:50 AM »
Brilliant

didn't realise it was as easy as that.

I thought I would be amending the index.htm on the netscaler but thats great.

Many thanks for this, much appreciated.