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Can I trust WinVNC?

  • 23-01-2006 9:26pm
    #1
    Balfa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,709 ✭✭✭


    I want access to my home desktop from other places, and I was planning on setting it up as a WinVNC server and forwarding the appropriate port. I'll try and use a good password, but is this a wise thing to do? Does anyone know if VNC is easily crackable or anything?

    I don't have any sensitive information on my PC, but I don't want some fecker coming in and having a laugh at my expense.


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  • #2
    djmarkus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,606 ✭✭✭djmarkus


    Been using it for years, never had a problem, i think ultravnc offers slightly better security


  • #3
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,581 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Yeah it's easy to crack password if someone has local access to either
    encryption of data transferred is minimal if at all.

    zvnc = Zebeede + Vnc if you want to encrypt it
    http://home.comcast.net/~davedyer/znc/zvnc.html

    no idea if still developed - but you can use VNC + Zebedee or ZVNC combinations

    But what you should really use is a secure tunnel / VPN


  • #4
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    Capt'n Midnight wrote:
    But what you should really use is a secure tunnel / VPN

    Just wanted to reinforce this.

    VNC is not secure over an unsecured network.


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