Remote Desktop Protocol

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application layer protocol network protocol remote desktop protocol

Remote Desktop Protocol is a Microsoft-developed network communication standard that enables users to remotely access and control Windows-based computers with a graphical interface over a network.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf application layer protocol ⓘ
network protocol ⓘ
remote desktop protocol ⓘ
abbreviation RDP ⓘ
defaultPort 3389 ⓘ
designedFor remote administration ⓘ
remote application access ⓘ
remote technical support ⓘ
developer Microsoft ⓘ
includesFeature bandwidth optimization ⓘ
bitmap caching ⓘ
data compression ⓘ
encryption ⓘ
remote audio playback ⓘ
remote input handling ⓘ
session management ⓘ
smart card redirection ⓘ
operatesOnLayer application layer ⓘ
platform Android ⓘ
Linux ⓘ
Windows ⓘ
iOS ⓘ
macOS ⓘ
recommendedMitigation enabling Network Level Authentication ⓘ
restricting access with firewalls ⓘ
use of VPN for remote access ⓘ
using strong authentication ⓘ
relatedTo Independent Computing Architecture ⓘ
Virtual Network Computing ⓘ
runsOverProtocol Transmission Control Protocol ⓘ
surface form: TCP
securityConcern brute-force attacks on exposed RDP ports ⓘ
man-in-the-middle attacks if not properly secured ⓘ
ransomware distribution via compromised RDP ⓘ
standardizedAs T.128 ⓘ
supports audio redirection ⓘ
clipboard redirection ⓘ
drive redirection ⓘ
file transfer ⓘ
multi-monitor configurations ⓘ
network level authentication ⓘ
printer redirection ⓘ
remote control of computers ⓘ
remote graphical user interface access ⓘ
session encryption ⓘ
usedBy Microsoft Remote Desktop clients ⓘ
Remote Desktop Connection ⓘ
Remote Desktop Services ⓘ
Windows Terminal Services ⓘ
third-party RDP clients ⓘ
uses client–server model ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Windows → supportsRemoteAccess → Remote Desktop Protocol ⓘ
RC4 stream cipher → usedIn → Remote Desktop Protocol ⓘ
subject surface form: RC4
this entity surface form: Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol