Citrix SecurSpaces™

Work from a virtual desktop

Developer

Citrix SecurSpaces™ supports proxy mode, which lets you keep working on an existing virtual desktop instead of in a workspace. You install the Strong Agent on the VDA, and all source code access is routed through it.

The point of this is credentials. The agent uses the source credentials and keys already held by the platform, so you never create or hold a personal SSH key to reach the repository, and the same access rules apply as they would inside a workspace.

Note:

This procedure applies to Windows VDA, Linux VDA, and the Citrix VDA for macOS.

Set up your profile

  1. If you have not used the cloud-native environment before, activate your SecurSpaces account with your organization’s SecurSpaces instance URL.

    Setting up the Profile

  2. Ask your project owner to add you to a project.

    Setting up the Profile

  3. Configure your profile to set up source code access permission.

    Setting up the Profile

    Setting up the Profile

Install the agent

  1. Install the Strong Agent, then run the Strong VDI library.

    Installing the Agent

    Installing the Agent

Configure the agent

  1. Run the binary and enter your SecurSpaces workspace URL.

    Entering the workspace URL

  2. Select Let’s Get Started and sign in to your account.

    Signing in

  3. Authorize the connection to SecurSpaces.

    Authorizing the connection

  4. Configure the environment and complete the setup.

    Completing the setup

You can now use any terminal to clone your source code, and a local IDE such as Visual Studio or Xcode for day-to-day work. SecurSpaces manages the credentials centrally in the background.

Work from a virtual desktop