Remember RDP
Full name: Remote Desktop Protocol
Memory aid: Remote Desktop appears through a Protocol.
Exposing RDP directly to the Internet increases attack exposure.
Study area: Protocols & logical ports · Batch 2
Relevant study for: CompTIA A+ Core 1 220-1201 · CompTIA Network+ N10-009 · CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · Cisco CCNA 200-301 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline
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RDP — Remote Desktop Protocol
Provides remote graphical desktop connectivity.
Why learn RDP — Remote Desktop Protocol?
Provides remote graphical desktop connectivity.
Where it came from
Exposing RDP directly to the Internet increases attack exposure.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Remote Desktop appears through a Protocol.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand RDP: Remote Desktop Protocol.
- Recall this memory aid: Remote Desktop appears through a Protocol.
- Explain the practical use: Provides remote graphical desktop connectivity.
- Explain this distinction: Exposing RDP directly to the Internet increases attack exposure.
- Identify RDP in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- IEEE 802 LAN/MAN standards (www.ieee802.org)
- IETF Internet standards (www.rfc-editor.org)