Windows Remote Desktop

From: Michael Gale (michael_at_bluesuperman.com)
Date: 01/14/04

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    Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 21:34:36 -0700
To: security-basics@securityfocus.com

    Hello,

            I have a question, I have locked down a company network allowing only
    web browsing, SSH and FTP. Nothing else is need and soon SSH and FTP
    will be gone hopefully once the VPN is final.

    Right now a internal user is complaining about the fact their remote
    desktop connection to their home PC is no longer working.

    The justification is that a remote PC out side the network is needed for
    testing. At which point I gladly offered to setup a out side box for
    testing. :)

    Any ways the question I have is, do you feel that Remote Desktop (into
    WinXP) is a secure enough connection to allow it. I mind you that this
    is supposed to be a outbound connection only but you never know with
    windows. 

    -- 
Hand over the Slackware CD's and back AWAY from the computer, your geek
rights have been revoked !!!
Michael Gale
Slackware user :)
Bluesuperman.com 
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