User guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Preface 5 About This Book
- Chapter 1 9 Using Apple Remote Desktop
- Chapter 2 25 Setting Up
- 25 System Requirements for Apple Remote Desktop
- 26 Setting Up an Apple Remote Desktop Administrator Computer
- 28 Setting Up Client Computers With MacOSX 10.2 Installed
- 32 Setting Up Client Computers With MacOSX 10.3 Installed
- 36 Creating a Custom Client Installer
- 38 Understanding Access Types
- 44 Considerations for Managed Clients
- 44 Configuring the Administrator Software
- 48 Setting Up the Network
- 49 Getting the Best Performance
- 50 Maintaining Security
- Chapter 3 53 Administering Computers
- Chapter 4 93 Interacting With Users
- Appendix A 105 Reference
- About This Book
- Using Apple Remote Desktop
- Setting Up
- System Requirements for Apple Remote Desktop
- Setting Up an Apple Remote Desktop Administrator Computer
- Setting Up Client Computers With MacOSX 10.2 Installed
- Setting Up Client Computers With MacOSX 10.3 Installed
- Creating a Custom Client Installer
- Understanding Access Types
- Considerations for Managed Clients
- Configuring the Administrator Software
- Setting Up the Network
- Getting the Best Performance
- Maintaining Security
- Administering Computers
- Interacting With Users
- Reference
52 Chapter 2 Setting Up
To enable User Mode:
1 Make sure you are logged in as an administrator user.
2 Open Remote Desktop.
3 Choose Remote Desktop > Preferences.
4 Click the Restricted Access button.
5 Enable or disable features, as desired.
6 Close the Preference’s window.
Authentication and Data Transport Encryption
Authentication to Apple Remote Desktop clients uses an authentication method which
is based on a Diffie-Hellman Key agreement protocol that creates a shared 128-bit key.
This shared key is used to encrypt both the name and password using the Advanced
Encryption Standard (AES). The Diffie-Hellman Key agreement protocol used in ARD 2 is
very similar to the Diffie-Hellman Key agreement protocol used in personal file sharing,
with both of them using a 512-bit prime for the shared key calculation.
With Remote Desktop 2, keystrokes and mouse events are encrypted when you control
Mac OS X client computers. This information is encrypted using the Advanced
Encryption Standard (AES) with the 128-bit shared key that was derived during
authentication.
Warning: If you are using ARD to manage computers over public networks, consider
using a virtual private network (VPN) solution to protect your information.