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Table 5. Security-Related Settings in the View Agent Configuration Template
Setting
Registry Value
Name Description
AllowDirectRDP AllowDirectRDP
Determines whether non-View clients can connect directly
to View desktops with RDP. When this setting is disabled,
View Agent permits only View-managed connections
through View Client.
IMPORTANT For View to operate correctly, the Windows
Terminal Services service must be running on the guest
operating system of each desktop. You can use this setting
to prevent users from making direct RDP connections to
their desktops.
This setting is enabled by default.
AllowSingleSignon AllowSingleSigno
n
Determines whether single sign-on (SSO) is used to
connect users to View desktops. When this setting is
enabled, users are required to enter only their credentials
when connecting with View Client. When it is disabled,
users must reauthenticate when the remote connection is
made.
This setting is enabled by default.
CommandsToRunOnConnect CommandsToRunOnC
onnect
Specifies a list of commands or command scripts to be run
when a session is connected for the first time.
No list is specified by default.
CommandsToRunOnReconnect CommandsToRunOnR
econnect
Specifies a list of commands or command scripts to be run
when a session is reconnected after a disconnect.
No list is specified by default.
ConnectionTicketTimeout VdmConnectionTic
ketTimeout
Specifies the amount of time in seconds that the View
connection ticket is valid.
If this setting is not configured, the default timeout period
is 120 seconds.
CredentialFilterExceptions CredentialFilter
Exceptions
Specifies the executable files that are not allowed to load
the agent CredentialFilter. Filenames must not include a
path or suffix. Use a semicolon to separate multiple
filenames.
No list is specified by default.
For more information about these settings and their security implications, see the VMware View
Administration document.
Security Settings in the View Client Configuration Template
Security-related settings are provided in the ADM template file for View Client (vdm_client.adm). Except where
noted, the settings include only a Computer Configuration setting. If a User Configuration setting is available
and you define a value for it, it overrides the equivalent Computer Configuration setting.
Security Settings are stored in the registry on the host machine under HKLM\Software\Policies\VMware,
Inc.\VMware VDM\Client\Security.
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