rdp 6 and anonymous terminal servces

[Guest Rich Raffenetti]

We have a need to implement an anonymous terminal server which runs a captive application which does its own authentication and cannot use the windows authentication provided by the terminal server login. :-(

 

We found that rdp 6 clients did not work well because the authentication is instead at the client end and without knowledge that the authentication was not needed. We discovered the enablecredsspsupport option which effectively disables the client-end authentication and the anonymous login proceeds without any extra authentication prompting - which is excellent. :-)

 

I have two questions which relate to this.

1.. Where can I find comprehensive rdp protocol documentation which describes all of the rdp parameters?

2.. Does the new Microsoft rdp client for macintosh honor enablecredsspsupport?

Rich

[Guest Rich Raffenetti]

Re: rdp 6 and anonymous terminal servces

 

It turns out we did not use anonymous authentication for this application. The reason was that all users could see the printers from all other users. That was a degree of complexity that was too much for the users.

 

I might add that the anonymous approach was not at all to avoid a licensing issue. We have considerable Windows Server 2003 TSCALs.

 

It still would be nice to have a good rdp protocol document. :-(

"Rich Raffenetti" <rich@raffenetti_takethisout.com> wrote in message news:%238$RdIneIHA.5788@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

We have a need to implement an anonymous terminal server which runs a captive application which does its own authentication and cannot use the windows authentication provided by the terminal server login. :-(

 

We found that rdp 6 clients did not work well because the authentication is instead at the client end and without knowledge that the authentication was not needed. We discovered the enablecredsspsupport option which effectively disables the client-end authentication and the anonymous login proceeds without any extra authentication prompting - which is excellent. :-)

 

I have two questions which relate to this.

1.. Where can I find comprehensive rdp protocol documentation which describes all of the rdp parameters?

2.. Does the new Microsoft rdp client for macintosh honor enablecredsspsupport?

Rich

[Guest Ratnesh Yadav [MSFT]]

Re: rdp 6 and anonymous terminal servces

 

Check following link for Remote Desktop Protocol: Licening Extension

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc241880.aspx

 

 

Ratnesh

"Rich Raffenetti" <rich@raffenetti_takethisout.com> wrote in message news:%23sKyOL6pIHA.3680@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

It turns out we did not use anonymous authentication for this application. The reason was that all users could see the printers from all other users. That was a degree of complexity that was too much for the users.

 

I might add that the anonymous approach was not at all to avoid a licensing issue. We have considerable Windows Server 2003 TSCALs.

 

It still would be nice to have a good rdp protocol document. :-(

"Rich Raffenetti" <rich@raffenetti_takethisout.com> wrote in message news:%238$RdIneIHA.5788@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

We have a need to implement an anonymous terminal server which runs a captive application which does its own authentication and cannot use the windows authentication provided by the terminal server login. :-(

 

We found that rdp 6 clients did not work well because the authentication is instead at the client end and without knowledge that the authentication was not needed. We discovered the enablecredsspsupport option which effectively disables the client-end authentication and the anonymous login proceeds without any extra authentication prompting - which is excellent. :-)

 

I have two questions which relate to this.

1.. Where can I find comprehensive rdp protocol documentation which describes all of the rdp parameters?

2.. Does the new Microsoft rdp client for macintosh honor enablecredsspsupport?

Rich