Citrix® StoreFront Cloud Overview
Citrix® StoreFront Cloud is a service that provides secure access to your virtual apps, desktops, web and SaaS apps from a web browser or Citrix Workspace app. For an overview of the services available through Citrix® StoreFront Cloud, see Cloud-hosted services through Citrix® StoreFront Cloud.
Citrix® StoreFront Cloud is a cloud service managed by Citrix. If you wish to deploy this functionality in your own environment on-premise then see StoreFront.
Within Citrix® StoreFront Cloud, you can configure one or more stores. End users authenticate to their stores using the selected identity provider. When users launch resources through their store they single sign-on to avoid having to re-enter credentials. For more information on configuring store authentication, visit Configure authentication.
Get started
See Get started with Citrix® StoreFront Cloud.
End user access
End-users connect to Citrix® StoreFront Cloud from their devices using either Citrix Workspace app or their web browser. For more information, see User access
Cloud-hosted services through Citrix® StoreFront Cloud
End users use Citrix® StoreFront Cloud to access the resources provided by cloud-hosted services.
This section describes the main cloud-hosted services that can be enabled for Citrix® StoreFront Cloud, depending on your entitlements.
Citrix DaaS™
Citrix DaaS is a service that provides app and desktop virtualization, giving IT control of on-prem or cloud-hosted virtual machines, applications, and security while providing anywhere access for any device. End users can use applications and desktops independently of the device’s operating system and interface.
If you’re an on-premises Virtual Apps and Desktops customer, it is recommended that you first migrate to Citrix DaaS before adopting Citrix® StoreFront Cloud.
SaaS and Web apps, secured with the Citrix Secure Private Access™ service
Citrix Secure Private Access provides single sign-on (SSO) to Web and SaaS apps and allows internal web apps to be accessed remotely. The service also allows you to manage access permissions and control policies.
Citrix Remote Browser Isolation™ service
Integrate Citrix Remote Browser Isolation service into your stores to isolate web browsing and protect the corporate network from browser-based attacks. When subscribers navigate to the store URL, their published browsers are shown, along with other apps and desktops that are configured in other Citrix Cloud services.