The SSL VPN uses both clientless and thin-client access methods. The clientless method is called the Kiosk mode SSL VPN and the thin-client method is called the Enterprise mode SSL VPN.
The Kiosk mode is the usual choice for computers not controlled by the organization, such as home computers and computers in Web-browsing kiosks. When you connect to SSL VPN in the Kiosk mode, only a limited set of applications are enabled for SSL.
Applications that were opened before the SSL VPN connection was established are not enabled for SSL. You must manually enable the applications that were opened before the SSL VPN connection. For more information, see Section 5.5, Enabling Applications for SSL.
You are connected to SSL VPN in the Kiosk mode if:
You do not have administrator rights or root privileges to the workstation, and you do not know the credentials of the administrator or root user of the machine.
You have administrator rights or root privileges to the workstation, but you are required by the system administrator to connect in the Kiosk mode only.
For more information on using the Kiosk mode, see Section 2.0, Accessing SSL VPN in Kiosk Mode.
The Enterprise mode is the usual choice for computers that are controlled by the organization, such as notebooks provided by the organization for employees.When you connect to the SSL VPN in the Enterprise mode, all applications are enabled for SSL regardless of whether they were opened before or after connecting to the SSL VPN. This includes your desktop applications and toolbar applications.
You are connected to the SSL VPN in the Enterprise mode if:
You are administrator or root user of a workstation, if the system administrator has not required you to connect in the Kiosk mode only.
You are not administrator or root user of a workstation, but you know the credentials of the administrator or root user.
If someone with administrator access has preinstalled the SSL VPN thin-client components on your machine, you can connect to SSL VPN in the Enterprise mode. For more information on preinstalling the thin-client components, see Preinstalling the SSL VPN Client Components
in the NetIQ Access Manager 3.2 SP2 SSL VPN Server Guide.
For more information on using Enterprise mode, see Section 3.0, Accessing SSL VPN in Enterprise Mode.