Symantec PCANYWHERE - V12.1, User Manual

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The Web Remote automatically uses symmetric encryption
to secure the logon information if you are connecting to a host
computer that is running Symantec pcAnywhere 11.5 or later.
See “How the Web Remote secures the logon process”
on page 257.
Authentication of logon
credentials
You can select the level of encryption that best suits your
performance and security needs. You can also refuse to
connect with a host computer that uses a lower level of
encryption or a different algorithm.
See “About Web Remote encryption” on page 257.
Session encryption
How the Web Remote secures the logon process
The Web Remote prompts you for a logon name and password when you connect
to a pcAnywhere host. If you are connecting to a host computer that is configured
for Windows NT authentication, it also prompts you for a domain name. The Web
Remote authenticates these credentials. If the host computer runs Windows
Vista/XP/2003 Server/2000, the operating system might prompt you for computer
logon credentials as well.
The Web Remote supports a variety of authentication types. The authentication
type depends on the host computing environment. For example, the host might
use Microsoft Active Directory Services (ADS) or Novell Directory Services (NDS)
to create and maintain user accounts to control access to the network.
See “About authentication in pcAnywhere” on page 198.
When you connect to a host computer that is running Symantec pcAnywhere 11.5
or later, the Web Remote automatically encrypts the transmittal of the logon
credentials by using symmetric encryption.
When you connect to a host computer that is running an earlier version of
pcAnywhere, pcAnywhere detects which computer (the host or remote) uses the
lower encryption level. Symantec pcAnywhere encrypts the logon credentials
using the lower encryption level. For example, if the host encryption level is
configured for pcAnywhere encoding and the remote encryption level is configured
for symmetric encryption, pcAnywhere will encrypt the logon credentials using
pcAnywhere encoding.
About Web Remote encryption
Encryption is a method of encoding or scrambling data to prevent unauthorized
users from reading or tampering with the data. Modern methods of computer
cryptography use complex mathematical algorithms to encrypt and decrypt data.
257 Connecting from a Web browser
Ways to secure your Web Remote session