Remote desktop security bugs ..............................?

[Fortress]

does it exist in right now or in the history ?

or in other words , is it safe for using remote desktop server.

esp. for the computers which is 24 hrs online

thanks

 

[WimvV]

does it exist in right now or in the history ?

or in other words , is it safe for using remote desktop server.

esp. for the computers which is 24 hrs online

thanks

Simply: NO
Everything like this: If you can make it, you can brake it...
Possibility from someone to get unwanted access: Low, but never zero.
Wim

 

[Bill Sanderson]

There was one security patch issued fairly early on in XP's existence, for a
weakness in how the encryption was used in the connection.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS02-051.mspx

I agree with WimvV, and recommend logging, lockouts and password complexity.

 

[Stephen Wright]

i would add:

changing the standard port of 3389 to something else,

making it more secure.

Much harder to break in when you can't find what you're breaking in to.


ste

 

[Jeffrey Randow (MVP)]

Security by obscurity isn't security...

Implementing a VPN/Tunnelling solution can also provide additional
security.

Jeffrey Randow (Windows Networking & Smart Display MVP)
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