Jay Sorg wrote, On 06/15/2010 09:42 PM: >> I have a small question regarding to Xrdp. I red that the vnc output is >> grabed and packed into >> a rdp session. But when you are using the " console " option for example, is >> the password >> you enter encrypted or still plain text as with VNC. >> >> to make the question even shorter: is Xrdp as secure as windows rdp ( to use >> over internet ). >> >> I hope to hear from you, since if its encrypred this would be perfect for >> me!. >> > Yes, the RDP client encrypts all the data doing from the client to server. > You can edit /etc/xrdp/xrdp.ini to change the encryption level. > I think it defaults to medium which is encrypted in both directions. >
Encrypted do however not necessarily mean secure. I wouldn't put a rdp server directly on the internet, no matter if it is MS TS or Xrdp. The latest TLS / NLA protocols (not yet in Xrdp) might be significantly better - I don't know. Be careful! /Mads ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo _______________________________________________ xrdp-devel mailing list xrdp-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xrdp-devel
