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Connect Citrix ShareFile | Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

4 September 2026Doc update+14 / −6 lines

In brief

The article now links to prerequisites, adds context about protecting the ShareFile environment, and provides clearer steps for creating API keys and configuring the connector.

What Defender admins need to know

Administrators can use the expanded prerequisites and setup instructions when deploying the Citrix ShareFile connector.

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Connect Citrix ShareFile to Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Citrix ShareFile is a secure content collaboration, file sharing and sync solution that supports all the document-centric tasks and workflow needs of small and large businesses. Citrix ShareFile holds critical data of your organization, and that critical role makes it a target for malicious actors.

Connecting Citrix ShareFile to Defender for Cloud Apps gives you improved insights into your users' activities and provides threat detection using machine learning based anomaly detections. Before you start, make sure you meet the prerequisites described later in this article.

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Main threats to your Citrix ShareFile environment

Connecting Citrix ShareFile to Defender for Cloud Apps helps you address the following threats:

How Defender for Cloud Apps helps to protect your environment

Defender for Cloud Apps can help protect your Citrix ShareFile environment in the following ways:

SaaS security posture management for Citrix ShareFile

To see security posture recommendations for Citrix Share File in Microsoft Secure Score, create an API connector via the Connectors tab, with Owner and Enterprise permissions. In Secure Score, select Recommended actions and filter by Product = CitrixSF.

Create API keys

Perform the following steps to create the API keys required for the connector:

Go to ShareFile API Documentation, and sign in to your organization account.

Configure Defender for Cloud Apps

Use the following steps to configure the Citrix ShareFile connector in Defender for Cloud Apps:

In the Microsoft Defender Portal, select Settings. Then choose Cloud Apps. Under Connected apps, select App Connectors.
In the App connectors page, select +Connect an app, followed by Citrix ShareFile.
In the ~~next~~Citrix ShareFile connector details screen, enter the following fields:
- The Client ID and Client Secret that you created in the Citrix ShareFile API portal.
- Client Subdomain: Enter your account's subdomain. For example, if your account's URL is "mycompany.sharefile.com", you would enter "mycompany".

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@ --- title: Connect Citrix ShareFile | Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps description: Connect Citrix ShareFile to Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps using the API connector to gain visibility into user activity and improve threat detection and control.-ms.date: 06/16/2026+ms.date: 07/03/2026 ms.topic: how-to ms.reviewer: AmitMishaeli ai-usage: ai-assisted-ms.custom: msecd-doc-authoring-1014+ms.custom: msecd-doc-authoring-1016 ---  # Connect Citrix ShareFile to Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ ms.custom: msecd-doc-authoring-1014  Citrix ShareFile is a secure content collaboration, file sharing and sync solution that supports all the document-centric tasks and workflow needs of small and large businesses. Citrix ShareFile holds critical data of your organization, and that critical role makes it a target for malicious actors. -Connecting Citrix ShareFile to Defender for Cloud Apps gives you improved insights into your users' activities and provides threat detection using machine learning based anomaly detections.+Connecting Citrix ShareFile to Defender for Cloud Apps gives you improved insights into your users' activities and provides threat detection using machine learning based anomaly detections. Before you start, make sure you meet the [prerequisites](#prerequisites) described later in this article.  [!INCLUDE [security-posture-management-connector](includes/security-posture-management-connector.md)] -## Main threats+<a name="main-threats"></a>+## Main threats to your Citrix ShareFile environment  Connecting Citrix ShareFile to Defender for Cloud Apps helps you address the following threats: @@ -29,11 +30,14 @@ Connecting Citrix ShareFile to Defender for Cloud Apps helps you address the fol  ## How Defender for Cloud Apps helps to protect your environment +Defender for Cloud Apps can help protect your Citrix ShareFile environment in the following ways:+ - [Detect cloud threats, compromised accounts, and malicious insiders](best-practices.md#detect-cloud-threats-compromised-accounts-malicious-insiders-and-ransomware)  - [Use the audit trail of activities for forensic investigations](best-practices.md#use-the-audit-trail-of-activities-for-forensic-investigations)  -## SaaS security posture management  +<a name="saas-security-posture-management"></a>+## SaaS security posture management for Citrix ShareFile  To see security posture recommendations for Citrix Share File in Microsoft Secure Score, create an API connector via the **Connectors** tab, with **Owner** and **Enterprise** permissions. In Secure Score, select **Recommended actions** and filter by **Product** = **CitrixSF**. @@ -60,6 +64,8 @@ The Citrix Share file user used for logging into Citrix Share file must have Acc  ### Create API keys +Perform the following steps to create the API keys required for the connector:+ 1. Go to [ShareFile API Documentation](https://api.sharefile.com/), and sign in to your organization account.      ![Screenshot of the Citrix ShareFile sign-in page for API access.](media/connect-citrix-sharefile-login.png "Screenshot of the Citrix ShareFile sign-in page for API access")@@ -88,6 +94,8 @@ The Citrix Share file user used for logging into Citrix Share file must have Acc  ### Configure Defender for Cloud Apps +Use the following steps to configure the Citrix ShareFile connector in Defender for Cloud Apps:+ 1. In the Microsoft Defender Portal, select **Settings**. Then choose **Cloud Apps**. Under **Connected apps**, select **App Connectors**.  1. In the **App connectors** page, select **+Connect an app**, followed by **Citrix ShareFile**.@@ -98,7 +106,7 @@ The Citrix Share file user used for logging into Citrix Share file must have Acc      ![Screenshot of the Citrix ShareFile connector dialog with instance name field.](media/connect-citrix-sharefile-instance-name.png "Screenshot of the Citrix ShareFile connector dialog with instance name field") -1. In the next screen, enter the following fields:+1. In the Citrix ShareFile connector details screen, enter the following fields:      - The **Client ID** and **Client Secret** that you created in the Citrix ShareFile API portal.     - **Client Subdomain**: Enter your account's subdomain. For example, if your account's URL is "mycompany.sharefile.com", you would enter "mycompany".