Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Security
Common Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Vulnerabilities Terminal Services Encryption Level is Medium or Low Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Protocol Server Man-in-the-Middle Weakness Terminal Services Doesn't Use Network Level Authentication (NLA) Only Terminal Services Encryption Level is Medium or Low Vulnerability Assessment: Host Assessment: Remediation: Local Computer Policy/Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Remote Desktop Services/Remote Desktop Session Host/Security/Set client connection encryption level Set client connection encryption level to High Note: High: The High setting encrypts data sent from the client to the server and from the server to the client by using strong 128-bit encryption. Use this encryption level in environments that contain only 128-bit clients (for example, clients that run Remote Desktop Connection). Clients that do not support this encryption level cannot connect to RD Se