Citrix Systems Network Router 9.2 User Manual

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Citrix NetScaler Policy Configuration and Reference Guide
SSL
None
SSL policies
• Global
• Load Balancing 
virtual server
To determine when to apply 
an encryption function and 
add certificate information 
to clear text. 
To provide end-to-end 
security. After a message is 
decrypted, the SSL feature 
re-encrypts clear text and 
uses SSL to communicate 
with back-end Web servers.
Content Switching
(Can use either 
classic or 
advanced policies, 
but not both)
Content Switching 
virtual server
Content Switching 
policies
• Content 
Switching 
virtual server
• Cache 
Redirection 
virtual server
To determine what server or 
group of servers is 
responsible for serving 
responses, based on 
characteristics of an 
incoming request. 
Request characteristics 
include device type, 
language, cookies, HTTP 
method, content type and 
associated cache server.
Compression
None
HTTP 
Compression 
policies
• Global
• Content 
Switching 
virtual server
• Load Balancing 
virtual server
• SSL Offload 
virtual server
• Service
To determine what type of 
HTTP traffic is compressed.
Protection 
Features, Filter
None
Content Filtering 
policies
• Global
• Content 
Switching 
virtual server
• Load Balancing 
virtual server
• SSL Offload 
virtual server
• Service
To configure the behavior of 
the filter function.
Protection 
Features, 
SureConnect
None
SureConnect 
policies
• Load Balancing 
virtual server
• SSL Offload 
virtual server
• Service
To configure the behavior of 
the SureConnect function.
Protection 
Features, Priority 
Queueing
None
Priority Queueing 
policies
• Load Balancing 
virtual server
• SSL Offload 
virtual server
To configure the behavior of 
the Priority Queueing 
function.
Policy Type and Bind Points for Policies in Features That Use Classic Policies
Feature
Virtual Servers 
Supported Policies  Policy Bind Points  How You Use the Policies