Posted: 12/1/2007 5:32:18 AM EDT
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im debating on switching from windoz remote desktop software to vnc. i have the personal version. i mainly use it on the lan. but if it works just as well for 128bit aes with vnc im gonna switch also, any reason why i should use enterprise edition ? thanks for any input, or any other suggestions |
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There's a PDF paper here that looks at the RDP encryption details. The short answer is it's vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks, of the sort you could expect to experience on a wireless LAN or after an ARP poisoning attack. I use RDP over the Internet all the time, but always through an SSH tunnel or a secure VPN ala Cisco. Come to think of it, the same guidance applies to VNC as well. |
That's the key, we use it all the time for spot remote admin tasks, but only through a VPN. |
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openvpn.net/ Depending on your needs openvpn is really excellent. Fairly easy to setup if you know networking. Instead of forwarding individual ports it creates a virtual network adapter. I use it for keeping persistent links to remote machines, friends and parents network, and to access my windows networks at home when I'm on the road. -Foxxz |