System requirements and compatibility

System requirements

As a prerequisite, make sure that you have installed the Citrix Workspace app using administrator rights.

Minimum versions of Citrix components

  • Citrix Workspace app 24.9.0 for iOS
  • Citrix Workspace app 2108 for Linux
  • Citrix Workspace app 2203.1 LTSR for Windows
  • Citrix Workspace app 2002 for Windows
  • Citrix Workspace app 2305.1 for Windows (Store)
  • Citrix Workspace app 2001 for Mac
  • Citrix Workspace app 24.7.0 for Android
  • StoreFront 1912 LTSR
  • Delivery Controller 1912
  • Valid Citrix licenses. For more information, contact your Citrix Sales Representative or Citrix Partner.

Note:

If the users are on devices or Workspace app versions that don’t support App Protection, then they can’t access the protected resources. The protected resources include Virtual Apps and Desktops and Web and SaaS apps.

Licenses

The following section explains the different types of licenses available for App Protection based on the products, platforms, and use cases.

IT-managed VDI

For all editions of IT-managed VDI, App Protection is available as an add-on. For more information, see IT-managed VDI.

Citrix DaaS for Hyperscalers

Citrix DaaS

In the Feature Matrix for Citrix DaaS article, navigate to DaaS cloud Services > Security and Monitoring > App Protection.

Citrix Secure Private Access

App Protection is available as a standalone attachment for Citrix Secure Private Access. For more information, navigate to Citrix cloud services > Citrix Secure Private Access in the Service descriptions for Citrix Services article.

Citrix Universal subscription

App Protection is included with the following services:

  • Citrix Universal Premium
  • Citrix Universal Premium Plus

It is available as an add-on with the following editions:

  • Citrix Universal Advanced
  • Citrix Universal Advanced Plus

For more information, see this article.

Operating system platforms

App Protection policies runtime is installed on the endpoint that you are connecting from and not on the VDA you are connecting to. So, only the operating system version of the endpoint is significant. (App Protection can connect to VDAs hosted on any supported operating systems described in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops System requirements.)

The App Protection feature is supported on endpoints running the following operating systems:

  • Windows:

    • Windows 11 (64-bit Edition)
    • Windows 10 (32-bit and 64-bit Editions)

      Note:

      App Protection isn’t supported on the devices with Arm64 edition of the Windows operating system.

  • macOS:
    • High Sierra (10.13) and higher
  • Linux:
    • 64-bit Ubuntu 22.04
    • 64-bit RHEL 9
    • ARM64 Raspberry Pi OS (Based on Debian 11 (bullseye))
  • Android

    • Android 12
    • Android 13
    • Android 14

Note:

For App Protection, Citrix Workspace app for Linux requires a Gnome Display Manager along with the supported operating systems.

Compatibility matrix

Compatibility matrix for Citrix Cloud based products

App Protection features compatible with Citrix Cloud based products are as follows:

Feature Citrix Cloud Citrix Cloud Japan
Anti-keylogging and Anti-screen capture for virtual apps and desktops Yes Yes
Anti-keylogging and Anti-screen capture for web or SaaS apps Yes No
Anti-DLL for Windows Yes Yes through Group Policy Object (GPO)
Anti-DLL Allow Listing Yes Yes through GPO
Global App Configuration service (GACS) Yes No
Authentication or Self-Service plug-in screen protection for Linux Yes Yes through AuthManConfig.xml
Authentication or Self-Service plug-in screen protection for Mac Yes through GACS Yes through GACS
Authentication or Self-Service plug-in screen protection for Windows Yes Yes through GPO
CAS App Protection ScreenShot events Yes No
Contextual App Protection Yes Yes based on the user
Policy Tampering Detection Yes Yes
App Protection Posture Check Yes Yes
Local App Allowlisting or Filter - Windows Yes Yes through GPO
Local App Protection - Windows Yes Yes through GPO
System requirements and compatibility