RE: Publishing terminal services behind ISA/VPN

  • From: "Thomas W Shinder" <tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 04:34:57 -0500

Hi Greg,

I'm no hacker, but how it is easier to brute force an RDP session viz. a
PPTP VPN session? I can see how an L2TP/IPSec VPN would make brute force
less likely to be effective because of the machine certificate
requirement, but not PPTP, unless I'm missing something (which is more
than likely).

Thanks!
Tom

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-----Original Message-----
From: Greg Mulholland [mailto:gregstelatel@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 12:02 AM
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Subject: [isalist] RE: Publishing terminal services behind ISA/VPN


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Jim

The reason I use vpn in favour of publishing rdp, is that it is allot
easier
to brute force a rdp session than it is a vpn session. However, like you
say, rdp only gives you console access. 


Greg Mulholland
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Harrison [mailto:jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Friday, 7 May 2004 2:33 PM
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Subject: [isalist] RE: Publishing terminal services behind ISA/VPN

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You should always use static IPs on the ISA external interface whenever
possible.
Since Windows RDP is already encrypted, you really only add overhead
with a
VPN channel.

If you want direct access to the internal hosts, use a VPN channel; if
you
only need console access, leave it to RDP.

  Jim Harrison
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On Thu, 6 May 2004 17:45:03 -0400
 "Marvin Cummings" <marvc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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Isn't all of this possible via a secured connection to the ISA/VPN
server
and then to terminal services? I too want to be able to access my
internal
network remotely and I'm hoping to do it this way instead of adding a
ton of
3rd party apps to the server. 

Also is it also possible or wise to assign a static IP to the external
interface of the ISA and connect to the ISA/VPN/TS server?

 

Thanks 

 

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From: Greg Mulholland [mailto:gregstelatel@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 8:44 PM
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Subject: [isalist] RE: Publishing terminal services behind ISA/VPN

 

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Joseph

 

I winscp is my MVT (most valuable tool) atm, occassionally i have run a
windows ssh server on my isa so i can use ssh from the outside. You can
also
port stuff over ssh which is lovely and secure, things like VNC and
stuff.

 

http://winscp.sourceforge.net/eng/ - winscp 

http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html -- putty
ssh
client

http://www.bitvise.com/winsshd.html -- ssh server for windows

 

Greg Mulholland
Stelatel Communications
Unit 3 641-643 Centre Rd
Bentleigh East, VIC
Phone: (03) 9576-5699
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From: cismic [mailto:cismic@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, 6 May 2004 9:09 AM
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Subject: [isalist] RE: Publishing terminal services behind ISA/VPN

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Hi Thomas,

I guess I could use FTP to post the new pages. And then create a special
*.aspx page that I can use to compile the new site pages.  Isnt' SSH
more
for the unix world?  I was just searching for a windows version of SSH.

I find that back to back processes although more secure are a little
harder
to get working the way I want.

 

Thank you,

Joseph

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        From: Thomas W Shinder <mailto:tshinder@xxxxxxxxxxx>  

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        Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 3:59 PM

        Subject: [isalist] RE: Publishing terminal services behind
ISA/VPN

         

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        Hi Joseph,

         

        How about FTP or SSH? I prefer not to run TS on a public access
box,
esp. one that allows anonymous public access.

         

        HTH,

        Tom

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