Remote Login Client

Relevant Art

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_remote_desktop_software

GDM 2.20 and before

• Only supported XDMCP remote logins
• Authentication handled by remote system directly
• Connection not encrypted

LDM / LTSP

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Terminal_Server_Project

• https://code.launchpad.net/~ltsp-upstream

tsclient

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsclient

Available Protocols

XDMCP

NX

• http://www.nomachine.com/technology.php

• http://www.gnome.org/~markmc/a-look-at-nomachine-nx.html

VNC / RFB

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RFB_protocol

• http://www.realvnc.com/docs/rfbproto.pdf

RDP

• http://blogs.msdn.com/spatdsg/archive/2006/10/16/smartcard-logon-over-terminal-services-rdp-redirection.aspx

Citrix ICA

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Computing_Architecture

SLIM

• http://research.sun.com/features/tenyears/volcd/papers/nrthcutt.htm

SSH Tunnel with X Forwarding

References

* http://www.gnome.org/~markmc/remote-desktop-2.html * http://www.gnome.org/~markmc/guadec-2005-remotely-useful/img0.html