Skip to the main content.
  • About
  • Events
  • Calculators
  • Support
  • Contact Us
logo-altanora-white
logo-altanora-white
  • Citrix & VDI
    • Citrix Solution Overview
    • Citrix Traditional Licensing
    • Citrix Pay-as-You-Go Licensing
    • Citrix Funded Pro Services
    • Citrix Managed Services
    • Hosted/Managed XenServer
    • Managed NetScaler
    • Citrix SecurSpaces
    • Citrix SecurAccess with Chrome Enterprise
    • Citrix UniconOS
    • Citrix Experience Insights
    • Citrix Device Posture
    • FAQ
  • Services
    • 24-7 Support
    • Audits and Assessments
    • Consulting / Staff Augmentation
    • Implementation and Migration Services
    • IT Co-Managed Services
    • IT Managed Services
    • Professional Services
    • Training
  • Solutions
    • Aviation
    • Defence
    • Engineering and Architecture
    • Finance
    • Government CMMC & CPCSC
    • Healthcare
    • Manufacturing
    • Telecom
  • Cloud & As-a-Service
    • VMware Hosted as a Service
    • AltaSphere
    • CMMC & CPCSC Enclaves
    • Digital Workspace
    • Sovereign Enclaves
    • Hosted DaaS
    • DR as a Service
    • Back-up as a Service
    • Bare-Metal as a Service
    • Hypervisor as a Service
    • Infrastructure as a Service
    • AuthX - IAM Solution
  • AI & Security
    • AI Governance
    • Secure AI Development
    • GPU & AI Workspaces
    • Post-Quantum Security
    • CMMC
    • CPCSC
    • Data Sovereignty
    • HIPAA & PHIPA
    • Security Assessments
    • SOX
    • Zero Trust
  • Citrix & VDI
    • Citrix Solution Overview
    • Citrix Traditional Licensing
    • Citrix Pay-as-You-Go Licensing
    • Citrix Funded Pro Services
    • Citrix Managed Services
    • Hosted/Managed XenServer
    • Managed NetScaler
    • Citrix SecurSpaces
    • Citrix SecurAccess with Chrome Enterprise
    • Citrix UniconOS
    • Citrix Experience Insights
    • Citrix Device Posture
    • FAQ
  • Services
    • 24-7 Support
    • Audits and Assessments
    • Consulting / Staff Augmentation
    • Implementation and Migration Services
    • IT Co-Managed Services
    • IT Managed Services
    • Professional Services
    • Training
  • Solutions
    • Aviation
    • Defence
    • Engineering and Architecture
    • Finance
    • Government CMMC & CPCSC
    • Healthcare
    • Manufacturing
    • Telecom
  • Cloud & As-a-Service
    • VMware Hosted as a Service
    • AltaSphere
    • CMMC & CPCSC Enclaves
    • Digital Workspace
    • Sovereign Enclaves
    • Hosted DaaS
    • DR as a Service
    • Back-up as a Service
    • Bare-Metal as a Service
    • Hypervisor as a Service
    • Infrastructure as a Service
    • AuthX - IAM Solution
  • AI & Security
    • AI Governance
    • Secure AI Development
    • GPU & AI Workspaces
    • Post-Quantum Security
    • CMMC
    • CPCSC
    • Data Sovereignty
    • HIPAA & PHIPA
    • Security Assessments
    • SOX
    • Zero Trust
  • Example Link
  • Example Link
  • Example Link
Facebook Instagram Linkedin X YouTube Medium
Services
  • Citrix VDI & DaaS
  • Project Sky
  • Cloud & As-a-Service
  • Managed Services
  • Professional Services
  • AI & Security
Company
  • About Altanora
  • Events
  • Careers
  • Blog
  • Contact Us
Resources
  • Calculators
  • Case Studies
  • Blog & Insights
  • Support
  • Partner Program
Get Started
  • Get a Free Assessment
  • Request a Demo
  • Support Portal
  • Partner with Us
Altanora
  • Legal Stuff
  • Privacy Policy

© 2026 Altanora. All rights reserved.

Facebook X Instagram Linkedin YouTube Medium
Return to top
Home / AI & Security / Secure AI Development

AI & Security · Secure AI Development

Secure AI Development,
Let Developers and AI Agents Build Without Exposing Your Code.

Citrix SecurSpaces gives developers, contractors and AI coding agents fast, governed cloud workspaces where source code never lands on a device.

Plan a SecurSpaces PilotCompare Approaches

What Is Citrix SecurSpaces?

Citrix SecurSpaces (formerly Secure Developer Spaces) provides secure, browser-accessible development workspaces. Code, credentials and data stay in a governed environment, and developers use the IDEs and AI assistants they already know. It supports VS Code, JetBrains, Cursor, Windsurf and GitHub Copilot. AI coding agents run sandboxed inside the workspace, where their activity is isolated and audited.

Altanora is one of the first North American partners authorized to deliver Citrix SecurSpaces projects through Citrix Funded Pro Services, and we run our own development on it. See the product overview.

SecurSpaces at a Glance

60%lower TCO per user at Citrix, vs. traditional VDI or high-spec laptops
4–6 weeksfor a Citrix-funded pilot with agreed success criteria
Air-gappeddeployment supported on self-hosted Kubernetes
Aug 2026Citrix-managed SecurSpaces Flex available

Sources: Citrix customer stories, Citrix documentation and Citrix announcement, August 2026. Pilot funding depends on Citrix eligibility.

What You Get

Speed for developers. Control for security teams.

💻

Governed workspaces

Browser-accessible development environments with code kept entirely off local machines.

🤖

Sandboxed AI agents

Run AI coding and non-coding agents inside the workspace, isolated and audited.

🌐

Approved AI only

Route AI assistant traffic through an AI gateway so it reaches only the models you approve.

🛡

Data loss prevention

Detect sensitive tokens, credentials and proprietary code, with controlled ingress and egress.

⚡

GPU when you need it

Compute profiles that scale CPU, memory or GPU for AI and machine learning work.

☁

Deploy your way

Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, self-hosted Kubernetes including air-gapped, or Citrix-managed SecurSpaces Flex.

Developer Laptops and VDI vs Citrix SecurSpaces

Why teams are moving development into governed workspaces.

Comparison of developer laptops, VDI and Citrix SecurSpaces
Developer laptopsTraditional VDICitrix SecurSpaces
Where code livesOn the deviceIn the data centreIn a governed workspace
AI coding assistantsUnmanagedOften slow or blockedApproved tools, routed to approved models
AI agentsRun with full user accessRarely supportedSandboxed and audited
Contractor onboardingShip or secure a deviceFull desktop buildBrowser access to a ready workspace
Developer experienceFast, but riskyOften laggy for IDEsNative IDEs, built for development

How a Citrix-Funded Pilot Works

A short, structured pilot that proves value before you scale.

  1. Scope

    Pick two or three use cases, such as contractors, offshore teams or AI coding agents.

  2. Build

    Deploy SecurSpaces in your cloud or as SecurSpaces Flex, with your identity and repositories.

  3. Prove

    Run real development work against success criteria agreed up front.

  4. Scale

    Get a production plan, and let us run it with Citrix Managed Services.

SecurSpaces in Practice

Published results and what Altanora runs itself.

Global engineering organization

2,000+

developers targeted for onboarding to Citrix SecurSpaces, with 0 lines of code stored on endpoints.

Citrix customer story →

Altanora

In production

Our own development runs on Citrix SecurSpaces, so we support what we use.

Altanora

Citrix

60%

lower total cost of ownership per user than traditional VDI or high-spec laptops, with onboarding in minutes.

Citrix customer story →

From Our Clients

“Every interaction with Altanora has consistently exceeded my expectations. Their deep technical expertise, combined with a comprehensive understanding of our business challenges, allows them to deliver practical solutions and reliably meet their commitments.”
Frederic St-Jean, Director of Information Technology

Why Altanora for Secure AI Development

2026 Citrix Evangelist Partner of the Year and a Citrix Platinum Partner since 2006, with 70+ certified engineers across North America.

Early and authorized

One of the first North American partners authorized to deliver SecurSpaces through Citrix Funded Pro Services.

We use it

Our own developers work in SecurSpaces every day.

DevOps expertise

Dedicated DevOps engineers, not only desktop specialists.

Secure AI Development FAQ

What happened to Citrix Secure Developer Spaces?

It's now called Citrix SecurSpaces. The product came from Citrix's acquisition of Strong Network, announced in December 2024.

Can developers use AI coding assistants in SecurSpaces?

Yes. SecurSpaces supports tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor and Windsurf, and can route AI traffic through a gateway so it reaches only approved models.

How does SecurSpaces secure AI agents?

Each coding or non-coding agent runs sandboxed inside the workspace, so its activity is isolated and audited and it can only reach what the workspace allows.

Where can SecurSpaces run?

On Azure, AWS or Google Cloud, on self-hosted Kubernetes including air-gapped environments, or as Citrix SecurSpaces Flex, which Citrix manages.

Is a SecurSpaces pilot funded by Citrix?

Eligible customers can run a four- to six-week pilot through Citrix Funded Pro Services. We confirm eligibility with Citrix before we start.

Is SecurSpaces a replacement for VDI?

For developers, often yes. It's built for development tools and workflows, while Citrix desktops remain the best fit for business apps.

Related: Citrix SecurSpaces · AI Governance · GPU & AI Workspaces · Professional Services · Zero Trust

Protect Your Code in the Age of AI Agents

Talk to us about a Citrix-funded SecurSpaces pilot.

Plan a SecurSpaces Pilot