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I wondered if it is possible to secure a RDP connection to a Windows 10 Pro PC using a certificate. It is a stand alone PC which is joined to an Azure AD domain. <br><br>I know that opening up RDP to the internet is not a good idea but this is only a temporary measure. I will be changing the the default RDP listening port on the PC and just wondered if I could use a certificate to secure it a little bit more.<br><br><br><br><br>
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I wondered if it is possible to secure a RDP connection to a Windows 10 Pro PC using a certificate. It is a stand alone PC which is joined to an Azure AD domain.
I know that opening up RDP to the internet is not a good idea but this is only a temporary measure. I will be changing the the default RDP listening port on the PC and just wondered if I could use a certificate to secure it a little bit more.


RDP is encrypted....
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/remote/understanding-remote-desktop-protocol
You even find a cert on your computer hich is self signed....

Using certificates to secure connection to a Windows 10 PC - no serevr involved

Windows 10 is a personal computer operating system featuring the "universal application architecture" (UAP); apps can be designed to run across multiple devices with nearly identical code, including PCs, tablets, smartphones, embedded systems, Xbox One, Surface Hub and HoloLens. Windows 10 also includes a virtual desktop system, a window and desktop management feature called Task View, the Microsoft Edge web browser, support for fingerprint and face recognition login, voice-based search (Cortana), new security features for enterprise environments, and DirectX 12 and WDDM 2.0 to improve the operating system's graphics capabilities for games.

Windows 10

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Windows OS

A personal computer is a general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities and price make it useful for individuals, and is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer time-sharing models that allowed systems to be used by many people, usually at the same time. Personal computers may be connected to a local area network (LAN), either by a cable or a wireless connection, and through that to the Internet. A personal computer may be a laptop computer or a desktop computer running an operating system such as Windows, Linux or Macintosh OS.