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 <[email protected]> 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 > <[email protected]>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. >> _______________________________________________ >> Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. >> Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html >> Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ >> > >
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