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The company I work for is really strict about BYOD. Pretty secure all around really. I have to use a Windows 11 laptop to log in to Citrix to log in to a remote desktop to log in to my Linux servers over ssh.
This is a direct result of Citrix not working on anything other than windows, and being pushed so heavily among corporate leadership. Citrix (last time i deployed is few years ago) required being deployed on winblows, then as a security measure presents certain windows desktop icons (and associated programs) to users based upon the citrix (can be assocaited with AD roles) role. Those users are presented with a windows style desktop, that contains access to the items they were granted by role or specifically.
It started as a lazy version of app sec management, that became a problem to get out of.
I am forced into a W11 (Work provided) laptop, but all I need is to connect to our vpn, to be part of our network, and open my ssh client (I use mobaxterm) to get to my servers. Which I am allowed to have a "management server" in. Justified by what if my laptop crashes... do we want to be out of everything I do, while we wait on a new laptop? So i get a VM I use for everything.
Doesn't Win 11 ship with a windows linux overlay now? I don't know a lot about it but Photronix seems to have articles about it a lot
Its been around forever. Its currently called WSL.
Back in the day it was called something like Windows Services for UNIX in the pre windows 10 era. Yes, it sucked balls.
Modern "WSL" sort of works. Some people love it. I fucking hate it. I just want to run *nix. Not some fucked up half emulated bullshit on windows.
Its been around forever. Its currently called WSL.
You’re correct, it used to be called Cygwin.
It was is a free, open-source collection of Unix-like tools that allowed users to run Linux or Unix applications on Windows.
On Linux they do the same with WOL.
It might, but we have multiple networks and it's complicated.