Secure Remote Access

Static M.e. · 07-04-2005 3:39pm #1

All,

Im looking for some secure remote access software so I can access a server / pc from any location over the net, and take control of it with full viewing.

Bottom line here is security obviously because this will be left all the time I dont want another gaping hole in the system.

Primary focus would be for manually updating / fixing PC's across the net so I would also need to be able to restart the PC and log back in after aswell.

Is anyone in a similar situation if so, what do you find works best ?

Thanks,

fatherdougalmag · 07-04-2005 5:10pm

LogMeIn is free and secure.

krinpit · 07-04-2005 5:14pm

Does LogMeIn require a VPN connection? If not, how does it work?

penexpers · 07-04-2005 5:18pm

Install openssh and port forward 3389 to localhost 3389 and run rdesktop. Would require some kind of firewall in front of the machine obviously.

fatherdougalmag · 07-04-2005 5:25pm

LogMeIn doesn't require a VPN. It uses OpenSSL to create a secure path via LogMeIn's own server. Read the FAQ.

penexpers · 07-04-2005 5:27pm

Right, so you're trusting it to a 3rd party. Not exactly secure.

fatherdougalmag · 07-04-2005 6:06pm

I guess it depends on the sensitivity of your requirements but you can see the kind of companies who use their services.

Static M.e. · 08-04-2005 9:55am

Thanks for the reply's all.

fatherdougalmag: LogMeIn looks interesting enough as a free product but as penexpers said I wouldn't feel that secure with another 3rd party having access to my PC's.

penexpers: All the machines are Windows based with zonealarm FW's on home dsl connections. So would PuTTY be my best option here ?

Cabaal · 08-04-2005 11:45am

Remote Admin is good
- 128bit Encyrption by default
- Without or without password protection
- Can specifiy it to connect over ANY port you want be it port 80 or 22 or 6667

I've used it on and off the past two months or so
You can download the trail version from the their website.
Its a 30 day trail and it includes the server software and the client.

The client can be run on its own withoutn installing if you just copy the exe

rsynnott · 08-04-2005 6:04pm

VNC with SSL port forwarding?

Stky10 · 13-04-2005 1:01pm

Apparently this is what the FBI use

http://www.netop.com/

(or so the reseller that was trying to sell it to me claimed. I think
they included in some email a document from the FBI that certified
this, but I'm too lazy to go searching)

Capt'n Midnight · 13-04-2005 6:56pm

Stky10 wrote:

Apparently this is what the FBI use

http://www.netop.com/

(or so the reseller that was trying to sell it to me claimed. I think
they included in some email a document from the FBI that certified
this, but I'm too lazy to go searching)

there was crowd that used to advertise thier encryption software as being bought by GCHQ , but then as was pointed out GCHQ / NSA could be expected to buy at least one copy of every encryption progam out there, doesn't mean they use it.

Stky10 · 15-04-2005 8:19pm

Capt'n Midnight wrote:

there was crowd that used to advertise thier encryption software as being bought by GCHQ , but then as was pointed out GCHQ / NSA could be expected to buy at least one copy of every encryption progam out there, doesn't mean they use it.

I went back and checked old emails and found it. I'd cut and paste
the content, only its a PDF and its protected. Here it is though

http://www.richmondsys.co.uk/richmondsystems/products/netop/remotecontrol/casestudies/fbi.pdf

I've used it, and its pretty good....better than PCAnywhere. Bit
expensive though...

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