Facebook Secures Remote Access and Speeds Citrix XenApp Applications Using F5 Solution
Case Study Overview | November 2012
Facebook, the world’s largest social networking site, needed to ensure that its remote access portal and Citrix XenApp virtual application environment could provide fast, reliable connectivity and performance—without becoming a pathway for network intrusion and data theft.
By deploying an F5 solution that provides tight XenApp integration and unique three-factor authentication, Facebook was able to connect remote employees, vendors, consultants, and partners to applications and web services quickly and reliably, without risk to sensitive user data.
Key benefits
- Simplifies control of XenApp environment
- Provides fast, reliable remote application access
- Provides sophisticated user authentication
- Speeds onboarding of new business partners
IN ACTION
Industry: Media & Content Sites
Customer: Facebook
The sophisticated authentication process we achieved with F5 helped us eliminate immeasurable risk to our users and our business.
Simon Blackstein, Corporate IT Infrastructure, Facebook