1Y0-312 Advanced Security and Access Control Practice Question
A Citrix administrator needs to enforce a policy that prevents users from accessing local drives and printers on their endpoint devices when they connect to published applications through Citrix Gateway. The policy must apply only to remote users and not to internal users. Which Citrix policy setting and filter should the administrator configure?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is assuming that enabling redirection with restrictions is sufficient, but the requirement is to prevent access entirely for remote users only.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Disable 'Client Drive Redirection' and 'Client Printer Redirection' policies with a filter based on the Access Gateway connection type.
The correct answer is to disable the redirection policies and apply them only to remote users via a filter based on the Access Gateway connection type. This ensures that local drives and printers are inaccessible for remote sessions while internal users retain full functionality. The other options either enable redirection, apply to all users, or only partially restrict access, failing to meet the specific requirement.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Configure a Citrix policy to disable 'Client Drive Redirection' and 'Client Printer Redirection' and apply it to all users without any filter.
Why it's wrong here
Applying the policy without a filter would also affect internal users, which is not desired. The requirement explicitly states the policy must apply only to remote users. While disabling redirection is correct, the lack of a filter makes this option incorrect because internal users would also be restricted, causing unnecessary limitations.
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Use a Citrix policy to enable 'Client Drive Redirection' and 'Client Printer Redirection' but set the 'Client Drive Redirection' to 'Read Only' and 'Client Printer Redirection' to 'No Printers'.
Why it's wrong here
This option still allows some level of drive redirection (read-only) and does not completely block printer redirection; it only prevents printer creation. The requirement is to prevent access entirely. Furthermore, no filter is specified, so it would apply to all users, not just remote ones. Thus, it does not meet the strict security policy.
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Enable 'Client Drive Redirection' and 'Client Printer Redirection' policies with a filter based on the Access Gateway connection type.
Why it's wrong here
Enabling these policies would actually allow drive and printer redirection, which is the opposite of what is needed. The requirement is to prevent access, so these policies must be disabled. Additionally, filters based on connection type are appropriate, but the action must be to prohibit redirection, not enable it. Therefore, this option fails to meet the security objective.
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Disable 'Client Drive Redirection' and 'Client Printer Redirection' policies with a filter based on the Access Gateway connection type.
Why this is correct
Disabling these policies blocks local drive and printer redirection. Applying a filter based on the Access Gateway connection type ensures the policy only applies to remote users connecting through Citrix Gateway, while internal users remain unaffected. This directly satisfies the requirement to restrict access for remote sessions only.
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Last reviewed September 2026 · checked against the official Citrix exam blueprint
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