[THIN] Re: Citrix on DMZ

Thanks Steve.  In most cases  (I would guess) some sort of communication
would have to happen to backends inside firewalls anyway depending on
the apps given to users.  I don't see a huge risk in allowing a citrix
server or two to talk to internal  farm....After all it's only a few
more ports open.  Of course the fewer open the better.  And of course if
it was many servers in the DMZ then yes isolate.  Now to work on that
hardened Citrix build....

 

Malcolm

 

 

From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Steve Greenberg
Sent: 25 April 2007 21:52
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Citrix on DMZ

 

 

In these cases I am referring to the security policy dictated that there
be no communication between the DMZ and the private network. Since there
was to be no communication, that host could not effectively be part of
an internal farm. Also, for the most part, these were single server
implementations for specific B to B purposes so having a separate farm
really just means a little more management work to handle and not much
more cost.

 

There are many other possible scenarios where some inside communications
are allowed and this would allow the DMZ servers to be part of an
internal farm but still limit end user sessions and connectivity to
within the DMZ....

 

 

Steve Greenberg

Thin Client Computing

34522 N. Scottsdale Rd D8453

Scottsdale, AZ 85262

(602) 432-8649

www.thinclient.net

steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Malcolm Bruton
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 11:46 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Citrix on DMZ

 

Steve

 

Why do you use a different farm?  Do you see it offers significant
security features by doing this.  If so ,What exactly?  If it's a small
farm it's quite costly to build the redundancy.

 

Malcolm

 

 

 

From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Turman, David C.
Sent: 25 April 2007 18:41
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Citrix on DMZ

 

 

    We have external customers (non-employees) that run a Term Server
app (Powerbuilder 6.5).

    The TermServer app talks thru the firewall to an internal SQL server
database.

    We just create user ID's in the external DMZ domain for them to use.


    What else would you suggest?

 

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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Steve Greenberg
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 11:58 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Citrix on DMZ

We have done it a number of times for secure government business to
business applications. This is where the app and data is on the
Presentation Server and the security policy disallows internal access.
In these cases the server is usually a standalone farm and if I knew
what was running on it they would have to kill me J

 

 

Steve Greenberg

Thin Client Computing

34522 N. Scottsdale Rd D8453

Scottsdale, AZ 85262

(602) 432-8649

www.thinclient.net

steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Joe Shonk
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 6:03 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Citrix on DMZ

 

Question.   Why would want to put a Presentation server in the DMZ?   I
know there are some valid reasons, so make sure to take the litmus test
first.

 

It's 2512, 80 (or whatever the XML port is), 1494, 2598, 27000, the TS
Licensing Port.

 

Joe

 

From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Turman, David C.
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 12:51 PM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Citrix on DMZ

 

 

        If I were to put a Presentation Server 4.0 box on a DMZ, what 
        ports would I need to open on the firewall to have it talk to 
        and be a member of a Presentation Server 4.0 Citrix Farm 
        on the insdie of the firewall? I'm assuming at least 1433. 
        Any others or problems with doing this?

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