Using Terminal Services to Remotely Administer Windows2000 Servers Securely

This paper will focus primarily on the security issues of using Terminal Services to remotely administer Windows 2000 Servers. A general discussion of Terminal Services clients, licensing, the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) and Terminal Services encryption methods will provide the reader with a fundamental understanding of Terminal Services. A brief discussion of various security and Denial of Service vulnerabilities will demonstrate the need for Terminal Services security. The paper will conclude with the general steps necessary to plan, implement, test and monitor a secure Terminal Services configuration to remotely administer Windows 2000 Servers.