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Secure Remote Desktop

Asked by ergenbgr in Windows Network Security, Miscellaneous Security, Security Issues in Programming

I work as a part-time consultant for a medium sized municipality (Population <100,000). I am in the process of developing an audit program which necessitates frequent ODBC access to AS400 records. My schedule is such that I cannot be on site to maintain the productivity goals that I have set with my employer. To improve my productivity I requested "Remote Desktop" access so that I can work in the evenings when I am out of town and sitting in a motel room. I know there are many security issues related to such access but feel that the productivity gain will be substantial and may be worth the risk. My employer is totally supportive and has begun to envision other benefits of such technology within her areas of responsibility. But, my employer and I both know that our IT Director is highly security conscious, justifiably, and we will need to do a real sales job to get him to agree to allow such access.

I am vaguely familiar with VPN tunneling and commercial services like "GoToMyPc". Is there a product or technique that will allow for SECURE (relative to the productivity gains) remote desktop access and not put the municipalitys network at an unacceptable level of security risk? The reason remote desktop is preferable over VPN tunneling is that I do not have licensing for the software tools available on-site. It would appear impractical for me to duplicate the software licensing onto my production laptop when they are readily available through a remote desktop solution.

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