15.6 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, however, a more secure option is needed. This is achieved by tunneling the remote desktop through a secure shell (SSH) connection. This section will cover how to do this on Linux, UNIX and macOS client systems.
The SSH server is typically installed and activated by default on Fedora 31 systems. If this is not the case on your system, refer to the chapter entitled “Configuring SSH Key-based Authentication on Fedora 31”.
Assuming 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...
