Storing different credentials for different RDP sessions (same ser

[Guest Brian]

I have a TS that users access to run two applications. I force-run these at

TS logon, which means that each user actually has two separate ID's (please

don't get distracted from answering my question by telling me I should just

let them run one desktop without force-running the apps - we have our

reasons).

 

This means that the users need to store two separate sets of TS/RDP

credentials - one for each user; one with each RDP session. (Also, please do

not get distracted from my question by telling me not to store credentials.

Suffice it to say that I have my reasons, and the stations where the

credentials are saved are secure to my satisfaction.) However, since their

RDP sessions point to the same server, when they change the User ID for one

session, it changes it for the other. I think this was a change that came as

part of a Windows update.

 

Furthermore, with XP SP3, we seem to have lost the ability to differentiate

between ports when it comes to saved credentials. Having multiple servers

behind a firewall, I simply change the RDP port from 3389 to something else,

unique for each server, and forward that port to the server's LAN address.

Now, I cannot even differentiate between servers (gateway.myclient.com:xxx1

vs. gateway.myclient.com:xxx2).

 

How can I do this now?

[Guest Ratnesh Yadav [MSFT]]

Re: Storing different credentials for different RDP sessions (same ser

 

TS client v 6.0 and up does not allow saving creds in RDP file, only in

Credential Manager, which is more secure.

I’m guessing that what happened is that his TS client was updated.

Credential Manager (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa923650.aspx)

only allows saving one set of credentials per Server.

 

Ratnesh

 

"Brian" <Brian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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>I have a TS that users access to run two applications. I force-run these at

> TS logon, which means that each user actually has two separate ID's

> (please

> don't get distracted from answering my question by telling me I should

> just

> let them run one desktop without force-running the apps - we have our

> reasons).

>

> This means that the users need to store two separate sets of TS/RDP

> credentials - one for each user; one with each RDP session. (Also, please

> do

> not get distracted from my question by telling me not to store

> credentials.

> Suffice it to say that I have my reasons, and the stations where the

> credentials are saved are secure to my satisfaction.) However, since their

> RDP sessions point to the same server, when they change the User ID for

> one

> session, it changes it for the other. I think this was a change that came

> as

> part of a Windows update.

>

> Furthermore, with XP SP3, we seem to have lost the ability to

> differentiate

> between ports when it comes to saved credentials. Having multiple servers

> behind a firewall, I simply change the RDP port from 3389 to something

> else,

> unique for each server, and forward that port to the server's LAN address.

> Now, I cannot even differentiate between servers

> (gateway.myclient.com:xxx1

> vs. gateway.myclient.com:xxx2).

>

> How can I do this now?