Citrix added a handful of offerings to its NetScaler platform designed to strengthen enterprise data security.

Chief among the updates is support for post-quantum cryptography (PQC). Initially teased to customers back in April, the offering is designed to shore up enterprise applications with quantum computer-proof encryption capabilities.

Available via NetScaler version 14.1.51, Citrix’s PQC solution is compatible with existing client browsers. The vendor said it will help users prepare for the eventual wider use of quantum computing, citing ISACA findings that just 5% of organizations have a roadmap to address the emerging technology.

Beyond future-proofing encrypted enterprise workloads, Citrix touts its PQC support as a way to shore up defenses against existing attacks, like harvest now-decrypt later, in which threat actors steal encrypted data now with the intention to wait for decryption technologies capable of breaking today’s cryptography methods to become available.

“PQC support gives organizations a clear path to start their PQC transition now with full control of their timeline rather than waiting for quantum computers in the hands of bad actors to force their hand, all through a single platform,” the NetScaler parent said in a statement.

Citrix also unveiled its latest long-term service release (LTSR), CVAD 2507, which the vendor claims adds more than 400 new features, improvements, and security updates.

Citrix’s latest NetScaler update adds support for a wider range of operating systems, offers improved performance for graphically intensive workloads, with improvements also made to provisioning across cloud and virtualization platforms. Users can also obtain deeper insights into network conditions metrics, such as endpoint health and reconnect behaviors.

Update CVAD 2507 marks the first in a new cadence for Citrix’s LTSRs, with one major update dropping every year, while CVAD releases will come three times per year.

The NetScaler updates come after Citrix issued a patch addressing critical flaws in the platform, only for the fix to break login functionality for some users. The patch ended up disrupting some legitimate authentication processes, particularly for users in environments using third-party identity providers or custom login scripts.