Re: Best practices with Terminal Services

From: S. Pidgorny [MVP] (slavickp@yahoo.com)
Date: 08/30/02 

From: "S. Pidgorny [MVP]" <slavickp@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 18:34:37 +1000

Terminal server facilitates strong encryption with authentication within
encrypted stream: therefore, TS gives adequate protection. However, VPN adds
authentication before a user sees the Windows logon screen - a bit of
additional protection. VPN doesn't add value in terms of encryption etc. 

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Svyatoslav Pidgorny, MS MVP, MCSE
-= F1 is the key =-
"Matt" <matt@businesscomputing.com.au> wrote in message
news:c05001c24fc1$3f2643f0$9ae62ecf@tkmsftngxa02...
> If connecting to a sbs 2000 server via terminal services
> client or remote desktop is that enough security or
> should we also be connecting by using vpn aswell?
> But then vpn adds more steps for users to connect to the
> server.
> Is there a way (if using vpn is recommended) where say
> remote desktop establishes the vpn automaticly when
> connecting to the server?
> Currently if we are to setup a vpn aswell the steps
> needed are
> 1.connect to internet (not needed if on broadband)
> 2.click on vpn connection icon
> 3.click on remote desktop icon
>
> but then when using vpn things like viewing websites on
> your local pc's ie6 and recieving emails on your local
> copy of outlook isn't possible, or is it?
>
> thanks to anyone who can help
> Matt

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