RE: Secure Way of Remotely Viewing a Desktop...

From: brian_carpio@csgsystems.com
Date: 04/25/02 

Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 14:06:31 -0600 (MDT)
From: brian_carpio@csgsystems.com
To: "Fallon, Benjamin" <bfallon@Businessedge.com>

VNC can be secure if you tunnel it throuhg SSH.

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Brian Carpio
CSG Systems Inc.
Open Systems Unix System Admin

x3317
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On Thu, 25 Apr 2002, Fallon, Benjamin wrote:

> VNC Isn't secure. Do a search on Security Focus @
> http://www.securityfocus.com/ .
>
>
> Ben
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Remington Winters [mailto:fyreguy@rivetgeek.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 8:37 PM
> To: <@securityfocus.com
> Subject: Re: Secure Way of Remotely Viewing a Desktop...
>
>
> Try VNC, the client sees everything the host does. Just make sure you
> disable his mouse and keyboard in the connection first though ;)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Timothy Hall" <admin@TELE2WIN.NET>
> To: "<@securityfocus.com" <security-basics@securityfocus.com>
> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 3:04 PM
> Subject: Secure Way of Remotely Viewing a Desktop...
>
>
> > Hey Folks!
> >
> > I hope this forum is the right place to post this question... If not,
> sorry!
> >
> > Background:
> > I'm a sys. admin. at a local high school and have the following
> situation...
> >
> > There is a student taking a computer programming class that has a vison
> disability. He has a school provided Win2K Pro laptop that has been locked
> down very tightly... This laptop was provided to him to make learning
> easier for him. However, there is one problem... In order for him to
> funtion effectively in class he will need to be able to see a remote display
> of what his teacher is doing on her PC (which is hooked up to an LCD
> projector) on the screen of his PC. Is there a secure way of accomplishing
> this feat without using any of a number of trojan horse programs?
> >
> > The network is Windows based instead of Novell, so ZENWorks is not an
> option...
> >
> > Thanks for any help you can give in this!!!
> >
> >
> >
> > TîMöTH¥ ÇHîÇK Hª££
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

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