Remote Desktop Network Level Authentication (NLA)

Network Level Authentication (NLA) is a feature of Remote Desktop Services. When enabled, NLA requires users to authenticate themselves before they can establish a connection to a remote computer. Allowing connections only from computers running Remote Desktop with NLA is a more secure authentication method that helps protect computers from malicious users and software. Enabling NLA remediates Nessus Plugin Read More…

Windows Server 2012 R2 RDP Issues Reported

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Some sites have reported recent issues accessing Windows 2012 R2 servers through Remote Desktop. Not all sites are experiencing issues, and while the cause is still being investigated, it appears to coincide with the recent linking of higher level Internet Explorer 11 and Windows 10 STIGs. In some cases, changes to the server’s firewall rule set resolved the issue. Details …

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