Re: Securing RDP - Is this possible?

[Ansgar Wiechers <bugtraq () planetcobalt net>]

On 2009-04-14 Chip Panarchy wrote:
> Is Secure RDP an impossibility?

No.

> I am now working (WOOT) and they seem to use entirely RDP, almost no
> VNC...

So?

> This, by my reckoning would make the network most insecure.

And why exactly might that be?

> Would you agree?

No.

> Or is it possible to Secure RDP?

Yes.

RDP already is reasonably secure in itself (a lot more than VNC). If you
want to make it even harder to attack: run the RDP connection through
something like an SSH tunnel or a VPN.

Regards
Ansgar Wiechers
-- 
"The Mac OS X kernel should never panic because, when it does, it
seriously inconveniences the user."
--http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn2004/tn2118.html

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