Security Basics: Re: Remote Management using Dial-up/Broadband

[Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers <bugtraq () planetcobalt net>]

On 2005-08-02 Ramki B wrote:
> I would like to know which would be the best application for Remote
> management of Windows Servers (Win2k3, IIS, Exchange etc.) from any
> Dial-up/Broadband connection. The setup is typically to monitor and
> manage the Windows server at office from home using a ISP ...
RDP is fine for that.

> Are Remote Desktop or MTS safe enough?
No.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/904797.mspx

> Any safer alternative to these? 
Use an SSH tunnel when connecting to your terminal server.

http://sshwindows.sourceforge.net/
http://www.cs.bham.ac.uk/~smp/projects/ssh-windows/
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/

Regards
Ansgar Wiechers
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