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→Establishing a Secure Remote Desktop Session
The remote desktop configurations we have explored so far in this chapter are considered to be insecure because no encryption is used. This is acceptable when the remote connection does not extend outside of an internal network protected by a firewall. When a remote session is required over an internet connection a more secure option is needed. This achieved by tunneling the remote desktop through a secure shell (SSH) connection.
Before a secure connection is established the SSH server must be installed in the desktop to which the connection is to be established. For detailed steps on installing the SSH server on an Ubuntu Fedora Linux system see [[Configuring Fedora Linux Remote Access using SSH]].
Once the SSH server is installed and active it is time to move to the other system. At the other system, log in to the remote system using the following command, which will establish the secure tunnel between the two systems: