Security and Privacy

The security and privacy settings allow you to configure the Transport Layer Security (TLS), Smart Card, and Privacy settings.

You can access the Security & Privacy settings in the following ways:

  • On the Citrix Workspace app home page, go to Account icon > Accounts > angle brackets Angle bracket and click Security & Privacy.
  • From the quick access menu of Citrix Workspace app, go to the Preferences icon Preferences > angle brackets Angle bracket and click Security & Privacy.
  • For the virtual desktop session, go to Show toolbar > Preferences icon Preferences > angle brackets Angle bracket and click Security & Privacy.
  • For the seamless app session, go to Citrix viewer > Preferences in the menu bar. Click angle brackets Angle bracket and then click Security & Privacy.

Security and Privacy

TLS

To configure TLS for secure HDX connections, do the following steps:

  1. On the Security & Privacy tab, click TLS.
  2. Select any of the following Compliance mode:
    • None
    • SP800-52
  3. Select any of the following Crypto module:
    • Standard
    • FIPS
  4. Select any of the following TLS versions:
    • TLSv1.0, TLSv1.1, and TLSv1.2
    • TLSv1.1 and TLSv1.2
    • TLSv1.2
    • TLSv1.0, TLSv1.1, TLSv1.2, and TLSv1.3
  5. Select any of the following option for Certificate revocation list:
    • Off
    • Attempt local cache check
    • Attempt local cache and network check
    • Require for all certificates except root
    • Require for all certificates
  6. If the TLS is required for all connections, select Require TLS for all connections.

Smart Card

To specify the PKCS#11 module for smart card authentication:

  1. On the Security & Privacy tab, click Smart Card.
  2. In the PKCS#11 field, select the appropriate module. Click Other to browse to the location of the PKCS#11 module if the required one is not listed.
  3. After selecting the appropriate module, click Add.

Note

Installing the PKCS#11 module is not mandatory. This section only applies to ICA sessions. It does not apply to Citrix Workspace access to Citrix Gateway or StoreFront where a smart card is required.

Privacy

Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP)

The Citrix Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) gathers configuration and usage data from Citrix Workspace app for Mac and automatically sends the data to Citrix and Google Analytics. This data helps Citrix improve the quality, reliability, and performance of the Citrix Workspace app.

CEIP is enabled by default.

To disable sending CEIP data to Citrix and Google Analytics, do the following:

  1. On the Security & Privacy tab, click Privacy.
  2. Select No, Thanks to disable CEIP.
Security and Privacy