and to really complement that and avoid hackers scanning that port look at using firewall authentication off a radius server (in w2k/nt it is called IAS). this requires the user to log in twice but then only exposes you to FW hacks, which should be less prevalent than TS hacks...........
cheers Dean -----Original Message----- From: Dennis Depp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, 2 February 2002 9:55 a.m. To: NT 2000 Discussions Subject: Re: Terminal Server Security Place it behind a firewall and only allow port 3389 thru. Use High encryption. Keep everything patched. Denny At 03:23 PM 2/1/2002 -0500, Phil wrote: >I want to put a terminal server on the internet directly. What kind of >precautions do I need to do in order to secure the box? >I mean that I do not want to have people VPN into the network first. >What are the security holes associated with doing this? >When people lob in is it sent with plain text? > >Thanks! > > > >_________________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > >------ >You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp >To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] *************************************************** This e-mail is not an official statement of the Waikato Regional Council unless otherwise stated. Visit our website http://www.ew.govt.nz *************************************************** ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
