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More info?)
Thanks - that's a very useful reference, and gives some additional
information about why a VPN connection adds to the security of Remote
Desktop.
"Alan Sun [MSFT]" <v-asun@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hey Olav,
>
> Thanks for your posting here.
>
> By default, Windows XP Remote Desktop use high (128-bit) encryption to
> encrypt most data transmissions in both the client-to-server direction and
> the server-to-client direction.
>
> For more information, you may take a look at the following article:
>
> 275727 High Encryption on a Remote Desktop or Terminal Services Session
> Does
>
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=275727
>
> Hope this helps! If anything is unclear or you need further help, just
> post
> back to let me know. Have a nice day!
>
> Thanks & Regards
> Alan Sun
> Microsoft Online Partner Support
>
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> ---- From: "Olav Tollefsen" <x@y.com>
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> <O8ZJypOpEHA.1136@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl>
> ---- Subject: Re: Remote Desktop, encryption?
> ---- Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 07:40:42 +0200
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> ---- The reference below states:
> ----
> ---- "Beginning with Windows 2000, administrators can choose to encrypt
> data
> ---- using a 56- or 128-bit key."
> ----
> ---- I can't find any administrative GUI to control encryption when
> connecting TO
> ---- a Windows XP machine. I know how to do this on a Windows Server 2003
> ---- machine, but not for connections to the Windows XP desktop.
> ----
> ---- Can anyone clarify?
> ----
> ---- Olav
> ----
> ---- "Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message
> ---- news:O8ZJypOpEHA.1136@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> ---- > RC4, 128 bit keystrength.
> ---- >
> ---- >
>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/termserv/te
> rmserv/remote_desktop_protocol.asp
> ---- >
> ---- > is an older reference.
> ---- >
> ---- >
> ---- > "Olav Tollefsen" <x@y.com> wrote in message
> ---- > news:uuL5aANpEHA.868@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> ---- >> When I connect via Remote Desktop to a Windows XP machine, what
> kind of
> ---- >> encryption is used and where can I find documentation on this?
> ---- >>
> ---- >> Olav
> ---- >>
> ---- >
> ---- >
> ----
> ----
> ----
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