RE: remote desktop question
From: Jeff Gercken (JeffG_at_kizan.com)
Date: 10/24/05
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Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 11:53:48 -0400 To: <security-basics@securityfocus.com>
I know this thread is getting stale, but I found a really, really good
howto on RDP over ssh tunneling.
http://www.engr.wisc.edu/computing/best/rdesktop-putty.html
Ever wonder why the mstsc.exe client won't let you connect to localhost?
This site explains why (with a workaround).
-jeff
On 10/21/05, cc <cc@belfordhk.com> wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> The company I work with recently required a remote desktop access and
> to keep the budget down, I used a XP Pro system to receive only one
> Remote Desktop user.
>
> Since this requires the opening up of a port on the firewall, I'm
> quite concerned. I have limited the system to only one or
> two users who can log on. Since this is my initial foray
> into the remote desktop client (in the past, we used PCAnywhere, but
> it's getting more and more expensive(hard to justify purchasing a
> license for each system).
>
> In what ways can I protect the remote desktop system from being broken
> into? (Well, aside from shutting it down.)
>
> Any pointers appreciated.
>
> Edmund
>
>
>
>
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