best tips to secure your remote desktop
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Basic Security Tips For
Remote Desktop
Remote Desktop is more secure than remote
administration tools that do not encrypt the entire
session.
The following tips will help to secure Remote Desktop
access to both desktops and server that you support.
1. Use Strong Passwords
This should be considered a required step before enabling
Remote Desktop.
2. Update Your Software Version
Make sure your are running the latest versions of both
the client and server software
Older versions may not support high encryption and
may have other security flaws.
Use firewalls (both software and hardware where available)
to restrict access to remote desktop listening ports.
3. Restrict Access Using Firewalls
4. Enable Network Level Authentication
Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 also provide Network Level Authentication (NLA) by default.
5. Use RDP Gateways
It provides a way to tightly restrict access to Remote Desktop Gateway ports while supporting remote connections through a single "Gateway" server.
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