Information Security
Remote Desktop will require VPN as of July 5, 2016.
Threat Level:
Medium
Threat Type:
Remote Access Threat
Advisory Date:
07/13/2023
Description
The University of Regina, Information Services, will be undertaking changes
related to Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). This change will impact users who
access on-campus computers from a location off campus via remote desktop
protocol (RDP).
Currently, users with a Windows computer located on campus may be able to
access their machines from a remote location using RDP.
However, everyday, there are thousands of remote desktop connection attempts
from unauthorized parties originating from the internet. To reduce the risk
of a successful unauthorized access, firewall rules are being updated. This
change will prevent on-campus computers from being directly accessed from
external sources with a remote desktop client over port 3389.
related to Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). This change will impact users who
access on-campus computers from a location off campus via remote desktop
protocol (RDP).
Currently, users with a Windows computer located on campus may be able to
access their machines from a remote location using RDP.
However, everyday, there are thousands of remote desktop connection attempts
from unauthorized parties originating from the internet. To reduce the risk
of a successful unauthorized access, firewall rules are being updated. This
change will prevent on-campus computers from being directly accessed from
external sources with a remote desktop client over port 3389.
Resolution
After the change is made, users wishing to access their on campus computers
from off campus will be required to do so via VPN. This will require
installing the VPN client on the source (remote) computer to establish a
connection to campus. Once the VPN connection is established, remote desktop
can be utilized as previously.
When connecting to VPN, you will be required to authenticate using your
uregina.ca (Novell) credentials before using the remote desktop client to
access your internal computer.
If you require remote desktop access to a computer on campus, please install
the VPN client on your remote devices prior to July 5, 2016.
Resources
The VPN client instructions can be found at:
http://www.uregina.ca/is/infrastructure/network/technotes/569.html (archive)
http://www.uregina.ca/is/infrastructure/network/technotes/569.html (archive)