On Sunday, January 17, 2016 10:46:38 AM Rich Freeman wrote: > On Sun, Jan 17, 2016 at 10:27 AM, J. Roeleveld <jo...@antarean.org> wrote: > > Actually, there are several large corporations that use RDP-like > > technologies. Although those are called "VDI" and usually use XenDesktop > > on the server side and "icaclient" on the client. > > Runs through HTTPS and apart from keyloggers and screenloggers, there is > > not much that can be done. > > Using 2-factor authentication (RSA-type keys or similar) they're pretty > > secure. > > Yeah, I would agree with that. I've set up a few thin client citrix > boxes ages ago. These days I'd say the web is the bigger trend, and I > agree that 2-factor can greatly reduce the impact of keylogging. One > of the nice things with one of the SaaS applications we're using at > work is that if we're having connection issues I can just wake up my > console on my home PC next to my VPN'ed laptop and see if the > application is accessible with a complete different route (suffice it > to say I sometimes dread using the office LAN for this reason - I've > seen file transfers go faster over the VPN than the local WiFi). > > But, if you're still stuck with win32 applications Citrix is certainly > a solution. I was thinking it might take over the corporate desktop > until everything started moving more towards the web.
XenDesktop is actually a lot nicer than the classical "Citrix". You end up with a full VM rather than a multi-user hack on top of a single user OS. I prefer to work using VDI/icaclient than with the company supplied laptops. Especially since my own laptop and desktop is nicer to type with and the screen is better quality... -- Joost
