Re: [Full-disclosure] RDP, can it be done safely?

[Jeffrey Walton <noloader@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Dainiel,

> You might find it easier to use another remote access solution.
I probably should have elaborated: if users are local, understand that RDP
is probably un-encrypted or weakly encrypted. If the users are remote, you
might find it easier to use another remote access solution.
Jeff
On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 5:04 PM, Jeffrey Walton <noloader@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Dan,
>
> Where are the users located (local LAN or from an untrusted network such as
> the Internet)?
>
> If I recall correctly, RDP encryption is "turned on" from a GPO setting
> that applies to the host/server, and not just RDP [or was it strong
> encryption?] (corrections, please). So you can get a secure RDP connection
> at the cost of possibly breaking other functionality.
> You might find it easier to use another remote access solution.
>
> Jeff
>
>   On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 4:35 PM, Daniel Sichel 
> <daniels@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>>    We have a boneheaded group of software developers who even in this day
>> and age eschew the client server model of software for the easier dumber run
>> it from the console school of design. So I have this idiotic Windows
>> accounting application that MUST run on an application server, cannot be run
>> from a client.  Rather than have my accounting department log in directly to
>> the physical box, I would like to have them use some flavor of terminal
>> services on my Windows server. My question therefore is, can I turn on RDP
>> safely, without exposing my Windows server to risk of exploitation?
>>
>> Thanks for any help you can give.
>>
>> Dan S.
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