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Opening port 3389 is as secure as (if not more than) HTTPS or non-certificate based VPN, as all traffic is encrypted within the RDP Packets.<br />
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Of course, it is necessary to have installed security patches.<br />
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<a href="http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/tip/Remote-Desktop-Protocol-security-How-to-secure-RDP-network-endpoints" rel="ugc">http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/tip/Remote-Desktop-Protocol-security-How-to-secure-RDP-network-endpoints</a>
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Opening port 3389 is as secure as (if not more than) HTTPS or non-certificate based VPN, as all traffic is encrypted within the RDP Packets.

Of course, it is necessary to have installed security patches.

http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/tip/Remote-Desktop-Protocol-security-How-to-secure-RDP-network-endpoints [http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/tip/Remote-Desktop-Protocol-security-How-to-secure-RDP-network-endpoints]

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Hi Security Experts,<br />
To access server having public IP hosted behind firewall, Is RDP (TCP/3389) secure enough , Or it Required or only recommended to do it Over IPSEC tunnel ?<br />
&nbsp;Server is Windows Server 2012 and access is from internet.<br />
Regards
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Hi Security Experts,
To access server having public IP hosted behind firewall, Is RDP (TCP/3389) secure enough , Or it Required or only recommended to do it Over IPSEC tunnel ?
 Server is Windows Server 2012 and access is from internet.
Regards

Is RDP secure enough over Internet  or it it needs IPSEC - Windows Server 2012

Network security consists of the policies adopted to prevent and monitor authorized access, misuse, modification, or denial of a computer network and network-accessible resources. Network security involves the authorization of access to data in a network, and covers a variety of computer networks; conducting transactions and communications among businesses, government agencies and individuals. Networks can be private, such as within a company, and others which might be open to public access.

Network Security

A virtual private network (VPN) is a network that uses a public telecommunication infrastructure, such as the Internet, to provide remote offices or travelling users access to a central organizational network securely. VPNs encapsulate data transfers using secure cryptographic methods and other security mechanisms to ensure that only authorized users can access the network and that the data cannot be intercepted.

Windows Server 2012 is the server version of Windows 8 and the successor to Windows Server 2008 R2. Windows Server 2012 is the first version of Windows Server to have no support for Itanium-based computers since Windows NT 4.0. Windows Server 2012, now in its second release (Windows Server 2012 Release 2) includes Foundation, Essentials, Standard and Datacenter, and does not support IA-32 or IA-64 processors.

Windows Server 2012

Remote access may refer to the connection to a data-processing system from a remote location, for example through a virtual private network remote desktop software, terminal emulation, or the activation of features of a business telephone system from outside the business's premises.