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Figure 4: Console Redirection Architecture
User Session Privacy
User session privacy is a security concern in the console redirection feature in DRAC 4.
DRAC 4 supports the following techniques to maintain user session privacy and prevent user
sessions from being hijacked:
The default maximum number of console redirection sessions is limited to two. Administrators
can configure the maximum number of console redirection sessions to one to avoid another
remote user taking control of the console redirection session.
Note: Dell strongly recommends setting the maximum number of console redirection
sessions to one if additional simultaneous remote access is not required.
In addition to DRAC 4 console redirection, users can use Remote Desktop on the Windows
operating system and VNC console redirection on a Linux-based operating system to perform
post-operating system console redirection. For additional information, refer to the Remote
Desktop or VNC console redirection documentation.