How MSIT Uses Terminal Services as a Scalable Remote Access Solution

re: How MSIT Uses Terminal Services as a Scalable Remote Access Solution

ExMsft — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:46:23 GMT

@markbr: MSIT uses smartcards. This would explain why smartcard is an available authentication option out-of-the-box. (Smartcards require PINs so they still have the "something you know" component of two-factor.)

See http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/9da3742f-699d-4476-b050-c50aa14aaf081033.mspx?mfr=true

re: How MSIT Uses Terminal Services as a Scalable Remote Access Solution

termserv — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:58:16 GMT

@paul:

You can modify web.config to make the Remote Desktops tab use TS Gateway. Look for the DefaultTSGateway and GatewayCredentialsSource settings.

Rob

re: How MSIT Uses Terminal Services as a Scalable Remote Access Solution

paul — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:59:43 GMT

Yes I'm interested in RSA integration as well?

Also it seems odd to have TSWeb remoteapps use the TSGateway, but when you click over to the Remote Desktop tab and try connect to a server/workstation it doesn't use the TSGateway?

We have had to manually had an .rdp shortcut as a remoteapp - which isn't a great workaround.

re: How MSIT Uses Terminal Services as a Scalable Remote Access Solution

markbr — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:50:58 GMT

was a two fold authentication such as SecurID from RSA or RAS services used for Internet security?

If so, are there any white papers coming forth on such a thing?

Thanks.