

More information at VMware Blog Post Technical Introduction to VMware Unified Access Gateway for Horizon Secure Remote Access. See Configure the Blast Secure Gateway at VMware Docs. Some of the newer Blast Extreme functionality only works in Unified Access Gateway.

Horizon View Security Server has been removed from Horizon 2006 (aka Horizon 8). But you might need some Linux skills during troubleshooting. You can deploy and configure the appliance without any Linux skills. Additional security with DMZ authentication. Some of the Authentication methods supported on Unified Access Gateway are RSA SecurID, RADIUS, CAC/certificates, etc.

