On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:58:04 -0600
Caleb Langeslag <[email protected]> wrote:

> Is there any way to configure the TigerVNC viewer (in listening mode)
> to be the TLS server (the one with the private key), or can only the
> TigerVNC server be such? If not, is there ANY way to secure VNC
> reverse-connections (where the server connects to the client)?
> 
> And if not, what would be a reasonable cross-platform option of
> securing the connection?
>  - Should I write some TLS tunnelling client that's bundled with the server?
>  - Should I use IPsec?
>  - Should I beat the crap out of and thoroughly limit OpenVPN to make
> it work that way?
> 

You can use stunnel to secure connections. It is cross platform and you can use 
any vnc software with it.
I made a "duct-taped" version (self extract 7zip to a temporary folder + 
stunnel +vnc connection all launched from a .bat file) that uses stunnel with 
256 bit encryption (2 way authentication) to tunnel the vnc connection (the 
server runs Linux, the clients are on Windows workstations). The nice thing is 
that you dont need any encryption-aware vnc server so i use ultravnc for 
windows xp (user mode) and tightvnc for windows vista/7 (service mode, only for 
runtime).
Tigervnc sadly uses too much CPU with its encryption, has no file transfer 
support and its not that stable yet. Additionally the viewer has no dynamic 
resizing and thats a big turnoff.
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