Passwords syncing between servers with the same IP

Hello,

Best regards,

Hi,

I am using RDP connections and storing the password in the general section under store password on the local computer.

I don't think I am using the shortcut option.

I can reproduce the problem by simply selecting
- new entry
- Microsoft Remote Desktop (RDP)
- enter whatever in the name and domain field.
- make sure the username and the server ip address are identical with a second entry.
- passwords will sync. When one is changed the other will change to match.

Thanks,
Ben

Hello Ben,
Do you open it in external mode?

Regards

If you are talking about RDP then I doubt it makes a difference. I can see the password changing when I select view password without even opening a connection.

But no, I use RDP in Embedded mode.

Hi,
This is very strange indeed. What data source type do you use?

Regards

Hello,

So using the "store password on the local computer" means that you are in fact using the Windows Credential Manager to persist the password.

As per our topic on RDP sessions (https://help.remotedesktopmanager.com/session_rdp.htm)

The alternative is to store the password in the database, they are encrypted using AES 256 bit encryption so they can be read only using RDM. For additional security with something that only your organization knows, use our Security Providers to encrypt the whole connection data with an additional passphrase. (https://help.remotedesktopmanager.com/administration_securityproviders.htm) Note that this is only available on Advanced Data Sources (https://help.remotedesktopmanager.com/DataSources_Advanced.htm)

Best regards,

Oh right, that makes total sense. I will use the database option from now on.

Thanks for the help.

Ben

For the developers of RDM:

There is possibility to store different credentials for the same machine in the Windows Credential Manager:

- Store the credentials with an own unique identifier per connection.
- On starting the RDP session, copy first the credentials to "TERM/DNS name or IP address" and then start the RDP session.

This mechanism does work, because I have used it in my own autoit script for manging RDP sessions.

Best regards,

Jeroen Bos

Hello,

Thats what we do when you specify to store the passwords in the db ;)

Hi,

I understand, but with storing the credentials in the Windows Credential Manager all the cryto is done by Microsoft (of course you'll have to trust them) and you don't have to worry about that.

Yes indeed.

But one of the primary reason that our communityuses RDM is the possibility to share passwords in a secure fashion. This implies that it comes from a central location.

My favorite aspect is that I never handle a password, the system administrator takes care of that and the rest of the team simply focuses on managing systems rather then passwords.

Again, RDM is flexible to the extreme, it can adapt to YOUR concerns and allow for MANY scenarios.


Best regards,