[3467] in WWW Security List Archive
re: Terminal server security
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Fernando Cabal)
Wed Nov 6 02:28:00 1996
Date: Wed, 6 Nov 1996 00:03:38 -0500
To: www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu
From: Fernando Cabal <fernando.cabal@panorama.net>
Errors-To: owner-www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu
> Our University is planning a change in the network security policies.
>even though our network have plenty of workstations that access campus
>servers at the FDDI bckbone, still remains more than 60 terminals connected
>to decservers (Lat and some with TCP/IP), that mainly access some VMS
>computers (for issues related to university management). We plan to use
>virtual networks and put firewalls in front of the networks that hold the
>administrative infomation)..
>
> I would like to know if somebody knows a (not to expensive) solution to
>deal with the privacy in this terminal server escenario?... Changing the
>decservers for Linux or SCO unix PCs as terminal server, with encription
>capabilites?..
>
> If the terminals must remain for a while, can the decserver be upgraded
>to include security?
>
>Any help would be appreciated.
>
>Thanks!!
>
>Fco.
>
>
take a look at the Remote Annex product familly from Bay Networks
at www.westcon.com
Fernando Cabal
Montreal, CANADA
