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17 Accessing Remote Desktop using VNC on Dell PowerEdge Servers and MX7000 Modular Infrastructure
VNC viewer
3. Because the connection is not secure, the following message is displayed:
Unencrypted connection to the VNC server
4. Click Continue to begin establishing the VNC connection.
5. When prompted, type the VNC password.
6. The VNC session to Server Host OS will be started by using an unencrypted channel.
4.3 Connecting Using RealVNC over TLS/SSL by using ssltunnel
The TLS/SSL encryption provides protection against information disclosure on the 12G, 13G, and 14G
servers. Similar to many VNC clients, RealVNC does not have built-in TLS support. However, a secure
connection can be achieved by using RealVNC with an external tunneling application. One such application is
‘ssltunnel’. By first configuring ‘ssltunnel’ to establish a connection with the iDRAC VNC Server, the VNC
client will connect to a local socket on the client system which will then securely forward data to the server.