Re: How to stop prompt for Credentials?

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Hi

My problem is that it use to work and now does not. This is not something
that would be found in the desing phase because it work properly.

I still think the client should use the password if supplied and let me
worry about the security.

Thanks,
Simon

"Patrick Rouse" wrote:

I feel your pain Simon, but at some point it's about what just works, as you
don't want users rejecting a server based computing technology over issues
that have solutions. Terminal Server is a platform on which others extend,
and I don't see that changing. In most projects these kind of requirements
flush themselves out in the Proof of Concept phase.


--
Patrick C. Rouse
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
SE, West Coast USA & Canada
Quest Software, Provision Networks Division
Virtual Client Solutions
http://www.provisionnetworks.com


"Simon White" wrote:

Unfortunately most of these solution are not cost effective in my case.

Simon

"Patrick Rouse" wrote:

There are plenty of 3rd party solutions to address this issue. Provision
Networks, Citrix, Ericom, 2x...


--
Patrick C. Rouse
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
SE, West Coast USA & Canada
Quest Software, Provision Networks Division
Virtual Client Solutions
http://www.provisionnetworks.com


"Simon White" wrote:

I understand that is how it works unfortunately that is useless for my
applications. I can handle that MS does not store the password in the RDP
file by design however it would be useful if it would use the password if it
found in the RDP file.

Otherwise it is nearly impossible to give users an automatic method of
connecting to TS Applications without at least once having them fill in the
user name and password. Perhaps MS does not have any idea often people
forget their passwords and how much time I must spend re-setting them. I can
eliminate all this extra unnecessary work if the user never has to know the
password and the RDC just uses what it finds in the RDP file.

To me their fix does not provide extra security because users just create
easier passwords and write them down so anyone can either figure them out or
look them up.

So now I am must start using a RDP launcher to work around this problem. To
be honest I am not impressed.

Simon



"Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

Storing the password in the file only works for the same user on
the same workstation as where the file was created (that's why it
works on the second connection). So you can't copy a standard file
to all clients.

Check here as well:

Vista Remote Desktop Connection Authentication FAQ
http://blogs.msdn.com/ts/archive/2007/01/22/vista-remote-desktop-
connection-authentication-faq.aspx

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<SimonWhite@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on 18 feb 2008:

I have secure website used by clients to connect to terminal
servers. When they click a link a dynamically created RDP file
is returned launching their Remote Desktop Connection. However,
they are now prompted for a password despite the fact that it
was supplied in the RDP file. The terminal servers all use SSL
and I have turned off the prompt for credentials item in the RDP
file.

If they login and save their password then it appears to work
fine on subsequent connections however the problem is that they
usually do not know the password having not needed it in the
past. I would actually prefer not to give it to them so that I
can change them on a regular basis without having to tell them.

So is my problem related to a "User name hint" bug I read about
or is there no way now to automate connection to a terminal
server without user intervention?

The clients are using RDC v6 connecting to Window 2003 servers.

.

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