How secure is the UMKC Remote Lab Service?
The Remote Lab software uses an encrypted connection to provide secure access to remote lab machines. This means all communications from your computer to the remote lab PC are encrypted, making it virtually impossible for someone to hijack the session or view data. When a connection to one of the remote lab machines is broken (by an unexpected disconnect), the server will cleanly close out all sessions to the workstation before allowing connections by other remote users. Furthermore, the remote lab machines are located in a secured area, so while they are being accessed, others can’t approach them. When a user has an active remote session to one of the machines, the screen appears “locked out” and can only be unlocked by that user or an administrator. Remote Lab machines have Microsoft Forefront antivirus installed and are running a firewall.
