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How to secure Windows Remote Desktop (RDP)

How to secure Windows Remote Desktop (RDP)

How secure is Windows RDP? By default, a Remote Desktop session is operated via an encrypted channel which prevents anyone to view your session by network listening methods. Although this is a secure method, it is still susceptible to “man-in-the-middle-attack” to a certain degree as well as a form of brute-force attacks or simple guesses if the attacker has any info on your general likes, preferences and habits (Social media is fun indeed). Basic security tips Keep your Windows updated…

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Use the On-Premises Organizational Authentication Option (ADFS) With ASP.NET in Visual Studio 2013

Use the On-Premises Organizational Authentication Option (ADFS) With ASP.NET in Visual Studio 2013

Source This afternoon my good friend Pranav Rastogi pointed out that we don’t have a walkthrough showing how to use the On-Premises option for organizational authentication in the new ASP.NET project templates in VS2013 – AKA hooking up your web app to an ADFS instance. You know what? He was right! With all the excitement around the new capabilities for cloud-based project, we didn’t cover this specific feature as that is largely a refactoring of what was already available in the Identity and…

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