RDP over SSL benefit?

Isnt rdp in high encryption mode secure enough? what benefit is there to
add SSL with cert?
Curious if I am missing something

Many regards
Carlo

 

SSL provides authentication of the server,
Anthony


"Carlo" <nf@no.com> wrote in message
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> Isnt rdp in high encryption mode secure enough? what benefit is there to
> add SSL with cert?
> Curious if I am missing something
>
> Many regards
> Carlo
>
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In message <AC47BCC6-957D-46B7-BD0A-0BBD8A6F32BF@microsoft.com> "Anthony
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>SSL provides authentication of the server,<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

RDP does that too, at least with reasonably modern servers/clients, no?

 

I would expect that the main advantage is that it uses HTTPS, standard port
443.
This port is open from most public places (hotels, conferences, airports).
In some places VPN traffic is blocked.

Many admins like to connect to their servers while they are away from work.

"Carlo" <nf@no.com> wrote in message
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> Isnt rdp in high encryption mode secure enough? what benefit is there to
> add SSL with cert?
> Curious if I am missing something
>
> Many regards
> Carlo
>
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The SSL certificate on the server is the bit that does the verification of
the server identity.
Anthony


"Dave Warren" <dave-usenet@djwcomputers.com> wrote in message
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> In message <AC47BCC6-957D-46B7-BD0A-0BBD8A6F32BF@microsoft.com> "Anthony
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> RDP does that too, at least with reasonably modern servers/clients, no? <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

I have always used RDP with a different port set at high security. I would
expect that to be enough. I guess I dont see how adding an ssl cert can
improve that. But if the client wants it, its a free cert with selfssl
anyway.

Thanks

carlo
"Dusko Savatovic" <savatovic@nospam.gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I would expect that the main advantage is that it uses HTTPS, standard port
>443.
> This port is open from most public places (hotels, conferences, airports).
> In some places VPN traffic is blocked.
>
> Many admins like to connect to their servers while they are away from
> work.
>
> "Carlo" <nf@no.com> wrote in message
> news:eHvwbP#KKHA.5956@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
>> Isnt rdp in high encryption mode secure enough? what benefit is there to
>> add SSL with cert?
>> Curious if I am missing something
>>
>> Many regards
>> Carlo
>>
>> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

 

In message <C76E55A2-90CD-4FFD-93FF-C3FA25C8640D@microsoft.com> "Anthony
[MVP]" <anthony@no-reply.com> was claimed to have wrote:
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>The SSL certificate on the server is the bit that does the verification of
>the server identity.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

Yeah, I realize that -- My point is that there isn't much
identify/verification added by running RDP over a SSL tunnel.