Sharefile is a secure, enterprise data sync and sharing service with flexible storage options that allows it to mobilize. When users wants to upload download files from his restricted zone, there is a prompt for the login by design and he needs to provide loginpassword no problem. I was recently tasked with implementing sharefile enterprise, and am executing on a design that entails the use of the storagezones feature. You can do this either by going while logged in to the citrix website or by calling the citrix number for your area. Files uploaded to sharefile servers are saved with 128bit rc4 encryption. Sharefile is a brilliant document offering administration to far. Citrix sharefile storagezone connectors help organizations leverage and mobilize existing enterprise data platforms. Storage zones for sharefile data, to specify private data storage. Sharefile supports thirdparty object storage systems that are compatible with the amazon simple storage service s3 api. Citrix sharefile shines for secure document sharing lawsites. The vulnerabilities affect customermanaged onpremise citrix sharefile storage zone controllers, which stores corporate data.
See how citrix sharefile leads in content collaboration with unparalleled enterprise security, flexible data sources, and mobility without data migration. The ability to upload it to sharefile and then send a download link to the other attorney made file sharing a snap. Uploading files to sharefile is as easy as attaching a file to your email. Depending on your target control plane us or eu, this domain is required for communication to the control plane obviously. When you create a restricted zone, you specify the service account. Restricted zone no upload citrix sharefile customer. It is a neatly organized and intuitive software that allows even the less techsavvy to become power users. If you think you should have access to this file, please contact customer service for further assistance. I already wrote a blogpost on follow me data and so did marco drost with his on premises dropbox but with the introduction of storagezones and storagezones connectors were really. The size of the latest downloadable installation package is 4. Install storage zones controller and create a storage zone citrix docs. Sharefile and then downloads a document from a standard zone. After implementing xenmobile mdm and the app controller its time to implement citrix sharefile as last part of the citrix xenmobile enterprise suite.
Storage zones controller extends the sharefile software as a service. You can create folders online to organise your files and access them from almost any device you want and it also. Create restricted zone encrypts file metadata in the sharefile control plan but limits access to domain employee users. File size limits for restricted sites zone windows.
Provided by alexa ranking, has ranked na in na and 387,540 on the world. Shares allows users to give temporary access to specific set of files or folders, allowing other users to download or upload files even though they would not have permissions otherwise. You can configure storage zone connectors when you create a zone using the storage zones controller wizard or from the storage zones controller console. Citrix releases sharefile storagezones controller 3. How to download files via sharefile knowledge base. Hi guys, i have a trouble with authentication in sharefile which could be by design. Citrix sharefile recently introduced a feature known as restricted zones which now allows ctx mobility admins sysadmins with the ability to encrypt there sharefile metadata with onprem keys prior to uploading your onprem storagezone sz metadata to the sharefile saas tier often referred to as the sharefile control plane. To support restricted zones you must perform additional netscaler configuration after you complete the netscaler for sharefile wizard. Sharefile restricted zones a xendc 1st community tech. Storage zones for sharefile data and the storage zones connectors features can share a zone.
Release notes, sharefile storagezones controller 4. Citrix netscaler adc and sharefile storagezone controller. If the allowed and denied paths conflict with each other, the most restrictive path is enforced. Sign in to your citrix account to access all application downloads. Do the ad credentials that youre providing when accessing the restricted zone folders match the user that logged on to sharefile. Utilize existing ftp sharefile connects to most ftp clients, allowing your clients to upload and download files to or from a secure location while using your regular ftp program. On the off chance that you make an offer connection, any individual who has the url can download the document. Enable encryption the storagezone encrypts sharefile data as it is written to persistent storage. There is a check taking place to make sure that the ad information being used to authenticate to restricted zones. Installing and configuring citrix sharefile storagezones. Manage your files in the cloud with desktoplike intuitive features such as dragging files to send to contacts and groups, moving files to other folders or even deleting them. Share shares represent the send file and request file actions initiated by sharefile users. Configure citrix adc for restricted zones or web access to connectors. Citrix sharefile service enables your workforce to access, sync, and securely share files from anywhere, on any device.
Generally unnecessary for customers who are already storing data in. Support for traditional ad and modern authentication techniques e. Our antivirus scan shows that this download is malware free. The cloud hosted element is utilized to take advantage of features such as cloudbased document viewing and editing. Refer to the logging in instructions below for further help. Viewonly sharing is a secure way to designate shared and stored files as viewonly, preventing unauthorized download or printing of files. Again, dependent on the target control plane us or eu, this domain is used to make the calls between the control plane and the storagezone, as well. Sharefile can be integrated with rightsignature, an esigning platform that citrix acquired. Create and configure a third netscaler loadbalancing virtual server, used to ensure that sharefile clients send credentials only when logged on to a trusted sharefile domain.
Onedrivemapper is a free, open source script i wrote which you can use as a logon or on demand script to map onedrive for business andor sharepoint online to driveletters andor network locations, it has been downloaded over 500,000 times, has millions of users and is also listed on technet it was designed to run in scenarios where using the onedrive for business client is not feasible. If your default zone is not a sharefile restricted zone but you attempt to share a file from a restricted zone using the outlook plugin, you will also be prompted to authenticate into that zone with your company credentials. It does not synchronize your files, but it lets you upload, download, request and manage files in the same way that you can through the web application. Drive mapper downloads and caches content as you access it. The item you are trying to access is restricted and requires additional permissions. If you have access to upload into a folder on sharefile, you can use the following instructions to upload files into the sharefile account. From the powershell prompt, import the module configbr. Sharefile stores all data into one folder called persistentstorage, make sure that it can contain verymany files.
Storage zone connectors enable sharefile client users to browse, upload, or download documents. During citrix synergy citrix releases sharefile storage zones connectors, this enabled you to reuse your own datasources and not having to migrate your data to the followmedata solution youre implementing. Installation and best practices sharefile outlook plug. To verify that the download link is valid, hover over the link in the page to ensure the url starts with alternatively you can copy and paste the link that displays in plain text at the bottom of the email. Install storage zones controller and create a storage zone. This feature supports access to files stored on network drives, sharepoint, and restricted storagezones.
All file transfers through the sharefile service are encrypted using 256 bit ssl secure sockets layer. Unzip option enabled when uploading to a restricted zone subfolder sfszp931. According to the official citrix security advisory, customermanaged storage zones created using the following versions of the storage zones controller are affected. Sharefile download links are uniquely and randomly generated using strong hashbased message authentication codes. Download and install the storage zones controller software. Citrix sharefile cloud services with onpremises storage. To upload and store a file online after logging into your sharefile account. If you disable this policy or do not configure it you cannot set this limit. After running the builtin setup citrix adc for sharefile wizard, users starting.
This feature, available in the sharefile mobile app for iphone, ipad and android devices, allows mobile users to create a secure connection to existing cifs network shares and sharepoint document libraries. The views, opinions expressed are those by the author of this entry only. Citrix sharefile security and compliance citrix sharefile. Sharefile employs a keyed hashed message authentication code hmac to authenticate and ensure the integrity of intrasystem communications. Sharefile is the ultimate file sharing and document manager. Sharefile is vendor we have selected to meet our hipaa specifications. If you enable this policy you can specify the persistence storage amount per domain or per document for this security zone. The sharefile rest api uses a subset of the odata specification.
Dlp settings can vary based on whether the recipient is anonymous or not, so you may want to try sending files with the login required option turned on. Citrix sharefile also provides support for twostep verification, which utilises your phone to add an extra layer of security, which you can learn how to. Sharefile enterprise security white paper johnston thomas. This program is an intellectual property of citrix. Citrix sharefile recently introduced a feature known as restricted zones which now allows ctx mobility admins sysadmins with the ability to encrypt there sharefile metadata with onprem keys prior to uploading your onprem storagezone sz metadata to the sharefile saas. In addition to logging on to sharefile, users must authenticate separately to the storage zones controller to access documents stored in a restricted zone. Content collaboration made easy with citrix sharefile and. A second desktop option, only for windows, is the sharefile desktop app. Limits the amount of storage that a page or site using the dhtml persistence behavior can use for the restricted sites security zone. Storage zones feature gives it the flexibility and option to. Citrix sharefile storage zones connectors my virtual.
Securing sharefile data uploaddownload requests with netscaler. Sharefile verifies file size and file hash to ensure integrity. The traffic may be restricted by protocol, by service port, as well as. Citrix netscaler adc and sharefile storagezone controller setup. With citrix sharefile you can easily share large files with colleagues or people outside the organization in a secure manner. Click here to download the msi installer for the sharefile plugin for microsoft outlook. Directory lookup ensures that the user logging on to sharefile is the same one authenticating to the zone. Citrix sharefile cloud services with onpremises storage download all of my projects files and have them set up to sync before my supervisor could even come over to explain the process to me. Disable the download, print and copy operations within the browsers document viewer. However, storage zones controller keeps the data and access rules for the two data types separate. Sharefile support noticed a performance decrease on windows server 2008 with 1. The main security highlight that sharefile needs is the capacity to secret word ensures offer connections. Sharefile desktop app is not working with restricted zones. Watch this demo to take a look at how it admins can manage sharefile.
Validates uri signatures for sharefile uploads and downloads. We use both a local storage zone and a citrix cloud hosted zone as our primary platform is running off citrix. Sharefile antivirus options and configuration explained. The domain uses a commercial suffix and its servers are located in na with the ip number 162. Within the sharefile web application, an infected file is marked with a red warning sign and the user gets warned when he or she tries to download it. Below you will find more details on sharefiles odata implementation and the available resources. Today, citrix sharefile includes support for oauth 2. When you create a restricted zone, you specify the service account credentials that. To support restricted zones or web access to storagezone.