List of endpoints for configuring the policies, options and connection rules of RDP connections.
GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/rdp
Cookie name | Description | Required | Values |
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session_id | Contains the authentication token of the user | Required |
The value of the session ID cookie received from the REST server in the authentication response, for example, a1f71d030e657634730b9e887cb59a5e56162860. For more information on authentication, see Authenticate to the SPS REST API. NOTE: This session ID refers to the connection between the REST client and the SPS REST API. It is not related to the sessions that SPS records (and which also have a session ID, but in a different format). |
The following command lists the available settings for configuring for RDP connections.
curl --cookie cookies https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/rdp
The following is a sample response received when listing the configuration settings.
For more information on the meta object, see Message format.
{ "items": [ { "key": "channel_policies", "meta": { "href": "/api/configuration/rdp/channel_policies" } }, { "key": "connections", "meta": { "href": "/api/configuration/rdp/connections" } }, { "key": "domain_membership", "meta": { "href": "/api/configuration/rdp/domain_membership" } }, { "key": "options", "meta": { "href": "/api/configuration/rdp/options" } }, { "key": "settings_policies", "meta": { "href": "/api/configuration/rdp/settings_policies" } } ], "meta": { "first": "/api/configuration/aaa", "href": "/api/configuration/rdp", "last": "/api/configuration/x509", "next": "/api/configuration/reporting", "parent": "/api/configuration", "previous": "/api/configuration/private_keys", "transaction": "/api/transaction" } }
Item | Description |
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channel_policies | List of the default and custom channel policies. |
connections | List of connection policies. |
domain_membership | Domain membership configuration. Prerequisite for configuring Credential Security Service Provider / Network Layer Authentication. |
options | List of global RDP options that affect all connections. |
settings_policies | List of protocol-level settings (timeout, display, protocol version, and authentication). You can create multiple variations, and choose the appropriate one for each connection policy. |
The following table lists the typical status and error codes for this request. For a complete list of error codes, see Application level error codes.
Code | Description | Notes |
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401 | Unauthenticated | The requested resource cannot be retrieved because the client is not authenticated and the resource requires authorization to access it. The details section contains the path that was attempted to be accessed, but could not be retrieved. |
403 | Unauthorized | The requested resource cannot be retrieved because the client is not authorized to access it. The details section contains the path that was attempted to be accessed, but could not be retrieved. |
404 | NotFound | The requested object does not exist. |
Connection policies determine if a server can be accessed from a particular client. Connection policies reference other resources (policies, usergroups, keys) that must be configured and available before creating a connection policy.
GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/rdp/connections/
Cookie name | Description | Required | Values |
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session_id | Contains the authentication token of the user | Required |
The value of the session ID cookie received from the REST server in the authentication response, for example, a1f71d030e657634730b9e887cb59a5e56162860. For more information on authentication, see Authenticate to the SPS REST API. NOTE: This session ID refers to the connection between the REST client and the SPS REST API. It is not related to the sessions that SPS records (and which also have a session ID, but in a different format). |
The following command lists RDP connection policies.
curl --cookie cookies https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/rdp/connections/
The following command retrieves the properties of a specific policy.
curl --cookie cookies https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/rdp/connections/<connection-key>
The following is a sample response received when listing RDP connection policies.
For more information on the meta object, see Message format.
{ "items": [ { "key": "12932832285a830b4d2f5d7", "meta": { "href": "/api/configuration/rdp/connections/12932832285a830b4d2f5d7" } } ], "meta": { "first": "/api/configuration/rdp/channel_policies", "href": "/api/configuration/rdp/connections", "last": "/api/configuration/rdp/settings_policies", "next": "/api/configuration/rdp/domain_membership", "parent": "/api/configuration/rdp", "previous": "/api/configuration/rdp/channel_policies", "remaining_seconds": 600, "transaction": "/api/transaction" } }
When retrieving the endpoint of a specific RDP connection policy, the response is the following.
{ "body": { "access_control": [ { "authorizer": "reporting", "permission": "audit_and_authorize", "require_different_ip": true, "require_different_username": true, "subject": { "selection": "everybody" } } ], "active": true, "channel_database_cleanup": { "days": 550, "enabled": true }, "indexing": { "enabled": true, "policy": { "key": "-50000", "meta": { "href": "/api/configuration/policies/indexing/-50000" } }, "priority": 3 }, "log_audit_trail_downloads": true, "name": "rdp_demo", "network": { "clients": [ "0.0.0.0/0" ], "ports": [ 3389 ], "targets": [ "10.30.255.28/24" ] }, "policies": { "aa_plugin": null, "analytics_policy": null, "archive_cleanup_policy": { "key": "1854671967571b9063c4c82", "meta": { "href": "/api/configuration/policies/archive_cleanup_policies/1854671967571b9063c4c82" } }, "audit_policy": { "key": "78101850949e47437dd91d", "meta": { "href": "/api/configuration/policies/audit_policies/78101850949e47437dd91d" } }, "backup_policy": { "key": "512524636571b903540804", "meta": { "href": "/api/configuration/policies/backup_policies/512524636571b903540804" } }, "channel_policy": { "key": "-20200", "meta": { "href": "/api/configuration/rdp/channel_policies/-20200" } }, "credential_store": { "key": "505008562571b936560254", "meta": { "href": "/api/configuration/policies/credentialstores/505008562571b936560254" } }, "ldap_server": { "key": "250588254571b931066482", "meta": { "href": "/api/configuration/policies/ldap_servers/250588254571b931066482" } }, "settings": { "key": "-301", "meta": { "href": "/api/configuration/rdp/settings_policies/-301" } }, "usermapping_policy": null }, "rate_limit": { "enabled": false }, "remote_desktop_gateway": { "enabled": false }, "server_address": { "address": "10.30.255.70", "port": 3389, "selection": "fix" }, "source_address": { "selection": "box_address" }, "transport_security": { "certificate": { "selection": "self_signed" }, "server_certificate_check": { "enabled": false }, "legacy_fallback": false, "selection": "tls" }, "web_gateway_authentication": { "enabled": false } }, "key": "12932832285a830b4d2f5d7", "meta": { "first": "/api/configuration/rdp/connections/12932832285a830b4d2f5d7", "href": "/api/configuration/rdp/connections/12932832285a830b4d2f5d7", "last": "/api/configuration/rdp/connections/12932832285a830b4d2f5d7", "next": null, "parent": "/api/configuration/rdp/connections", "previous": null, "remaining_seconds": 600, "transaction": "/api/transaction" } }
Element | Type | Description | ||||
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key | string | Top level element, contains the ID of the connection policy. | ||||
body | Top level element (string) | The elements of the connection policy. | ||||
access_control | Top level list |
Collection of access policies. Access policies define who can authorize and audit a connection. | ||||
active | boolean | Set to false to suspend the connection policy. Connection settings are preserved. | ||||
channel_database_cleanup | Top level item | Configures cleanup of the connection metadata on the connection policy's level. | ||||
days | int |
Retention time, in days. Must not exceed the retention time of the archive_cleanup_policy, and the retention time configured in the global settings of the protocol. The global settings of the SSH protocol are available at the api/configuration/ssh/options endpoint. | ||||
enabled | boolean | Set to true to enable periodical cleanup of the connection metadata. | ||||
indexing | Top level item | Configures indexing for the connection policy. | ||||
enabled | boolean | Set to true to enable indexing the connections. | ||||
policy | string |
References the identifier of the indexing policy. You can configure indexing policies at the /api/configuration/policies/indexing/ endpoint. To modify or add an indexing policy, use the value of the returned key as the value of the policy element, and remove any child elements (including the key). | ||||
priority | int |
Specifies the indexing priority for the connection. Possible values are:
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log_audit_trail_downloads | boolean |
Set to true to log audit trail downloads. | ||||
name | string | The name of the connection policy. | ||||
network | ||||||
clients | list, string | List of client ("from") IP addresses. | ||||
ports | list, integers | List of target ports. | ||||
targets | list, string | List of target IP addresses. | ||||
override_log_level | Top level item |
Specifies the verbosity level of sessions handled by this connection policy. The log level of other connection policies is not affected. If disabled, the log level set at the /api/configuration/<protocol>/options endpoint is used.
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policies | Top level item | List of policies referenced by the connection policy. | ||||
aa_plugin | string |
References the identifier of the AA plug-in. You can configure AA plug-ins at the /api/configuration/plugins/aa/ endpoint. To modify or add an AA plug-in, use the value of the returned key as the value of the aa_plugin element, and remove any child elements (including the key). | ||||
analytics_policy | string |
References the identifier of the analytics policy. You can configure analytics policies at the /api/configuration/analytics/ endpoint. To add or modify an analytics policy, use the value of the returned key as the value of the analytics element, and remove any child elements (including the key). | ||||
archive_cleanup_policy | string |
References the identifier of the archive/cleanup policy. You can configure archive and cleanup policies at the /api/configuration/policies/archive_cleanup_policies/ endpoint. To modify or add an archive/cleanup policy, use the value of the returned key as the value of the archive_cleanup_policy element, and remove any child elements (including the key). | ||||
audit_policy | string |
Cannot be null. References the identifier of the audit policy. You can configure audit policies at the /api/configuration/policies/audit_policies/ endpoint. To modify or add an audit policy, use the value of the returned key as the value of the audit_policy element, and remove any child elements (including the key). | ||||
backup_policy | string |
References the identifier of the backup policy. You can configure backup policies at the /api/configuration/policies/backup_policies/ endpoint. To modify or add a backup policy, use the value of the returned key as the value of the backup_policy element, and remove any child elements (including the key). | ||||
channel_policy | string |
References the identifier of the channel policy. The value of this option cannot be null. To modify or add a channel policy, use the value of the returned key as the value of the channel_policy element, and remove any child elements (including the key). You can configure RDP channel policies at the /api/configuration/rdp/channel_policies/ endpoint. | ||||
credential_store | string |
References the identifier of the credential store. You can configure credential stores at the /api/configuration/policies/credentialstores/ endpoint. To modify or add a credential store, use the value of the returned key as the value of the credential_store element, and remove any child elements (including the key). | ||||
ldap_server | string |
References the identifier of the LDAP server. You can configure LDAP servers at the /api/configuration/policies/ldap_servers/ endpoint. To modify or add an LDAP server, use the value of the returned key as the value of the ldap_server element, and remove any child elements (including the key). | ||||
settings | string |
References the identifier of the settings policy. The value of this option cannot be null. To modify or add a settings policy for this protocol, use the value of the returned key as the value of the settings element, and remove any child elements (including the key). You can configure RDP settings policies at the /api/configuration/ssh/settings_policies/ endpoint. | ||||
usermapping_policy | string |
References the identifier of a Usermapping Policy. You can configure Usermapping Policies at the /api/configuration/policies/usermapping_policies/ endpoint. To modify or add a Usermapping Policy, use the value of the returned key as the value of the usermapping_policies element, and remove any child elements (including the key). | ||||
rate_limit | Top level element | Connection rate limit. | ||||
enabled | boolean | Set to true to provide a connection rate limit. | ||||
value | int | The number of connections (per minute) that are allowed in the connection policy. | ||||
remote_desktop_gateway | Top level element |
Configure SPS to act as a Remote Desktop Gateway. Otherwise, simply disable this option: "remote_desktop_gateway": { "enabled": false }, | ||||
server_address | Top level item | Defines the address where the clients connect to. | ||||
source_address | Top level element | Allows you to configure Source Network Address Translation (SNAT) on the server side of SPS. SNAT determines the IP address SPS uses in the server-side connection. The target server will see the connection coming from this address. | ||||
selection | string |
Configures Source Network Address Translation. Possible values are:
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address | string |
Must be used if the value of the selection element is set to fix. The IP address to use as the source address in server-side connections. | ||||
transport_security | Top level element |
Configures the encryption used in the sessions. | ||||
certificate | JSON object |
Selects the certificate to show to the peers. You have the following options:
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server_certificate_check | JSON object |
By default, SPS accepts any certificate shown by the server. "server_certificate_check": { "enabled": false }, To verify the certificate of the destination server, configure and reference a Trusted CA list. "server_certificate_check": { "enabled": true, "trusted_ca": "9106862955a844051d7bf6" }, | ||||
legacy_fallback | boolean |
Set to true to permit the clients to disable TLS encryption and use only the Legacy RDP Security Layer (also known as: Standard RDP Security). You might want to do this if you are experiencing compatibility issues. For example, when you attempt to connect to a very old Windows machine (for example, Windows Server 2003 or older).
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selection | legacy | tls |
Configures the encryption used in the sessions.
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web_gateway_authentication | Top level item | When gateway authentication is required for a connection, the user must authenticate on SPS as well. This additional authentication can be performed out-of-band on the SPS web interface for every protocol. | ||||
enabled | boolean | Set to true to enable additional gateway authentication on the SPS web interface. | ||||
groups | list, string |
By default, any user can perform gateway authentication for the connections. You can restrict authentication to members of specific usergroups. Define the usergroups at the /api/configuration/aaa/local_database/groups/ endpoint, and list the name of each group here. | ||||
require_same_ip | boolean | Set to true to only accept web gateway authentication from the same host that initiated the connection. |
Elements of access_control | Type | Description | |
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authorizer | string |
The usergroup (local or LDAP) who can authorize or audit the connection. Local usergroups can be added or modified at the /api/configuration/aaa/local_database/groups/ endpoint. | |
permission | string |
Defines the permissions of the authorizer usergroup. Possible values are:
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require_different_ip | boolean | Set to true to require the authorizing user and its subject to have different IP addresses. | |
require_different_username | boolean | Set to true to require the authorizing user and its subject to have different usernames. | |
subject | Top level item | Defines the subjects of the access control policy. | |
group | string |
The usergroup (local or LDAP) that is subject to the access control policy. Local usergroups can be added or modified at the /api/configuration/aaa/local_database/groups/ endpoint. | |
selection | string |
Possible values:
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Elements of remote_desktop_gateway | Type | Description | ||
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enabled | boolean |
Set to true and configure the other options as needed for your environment to use SPS as a Remote Desktop Gateway. For details and prerequisites, see "Using One Identity Safeguard for Privileged Sessions (SPS) as a Remote Desktop Gateway" in the Administration Guide. | ||
certificate | JSON object |
To act as a Remote Desktop Gateway, SPS needs to display a certificate to the clients.
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selection | generate | fix |
Determines if SPS displays the same certificate to every client (fix), or generates a separate certificate (generate) for every client. | ||
value | JSON object or string |
Contains the options and parameters related to the option set in selection.
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common_name | string |
Available only if selection is set to generate. You can specify the Common Name of the generated certificates in this parameter. For example: "common_name": "examplecn" If set to null, the Common Name of the certificates will be SPS-hostname.domainname | ||
signing_ca | string |
Available only if selection is set to generate. Contains the reference key of the signing CA used to sign the certificates that SPS shows to the clients. For example: "signing_ca": "1904188625a843f11d30a5" If set to null, the Common Name of the certificates will be SPS-hostname.domainname | ||
local_authentication | JSON object |
Determines how SPS authenticates the clients: either using Active Directory (SPS must be member of a domain), or using a Local User Database. | ||
selection | active_directory | local_user_database |
Determines how SPS authenticates the clients:
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value | JSON object |
Set to null if selection is set to active_directory. If selection is set to local_user_database, value contains a JSON object with the domain and local_user_database keys. | ||
domain | string |
Available only if selection is set to local_user_database. | ||
local_user_database | string |
Available only if selection is set to local_user_database. Contains the reference ID of a Local User Database that SPS will use to authenticate the clients. |
Elements of server_address | Type | Description | ||
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custom_dns | string |
Configures a DNS server that is used to reverse-resolve the hostname if the Channel Policy contains the address of the target as a hostname instead of an IP address. By default, this is disabled and SPS uses the DNS server set in the /api/configuration/network/dns endpoint.
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selection | string |
Configures the address where the clients connect to. Possible values are:
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network | string |
Must be used if selection is set to nat. The target address in IP/prefix format. Example: "10.20.30.40/24". | ||
address | string |
Must be used if selection is set to fix. The IP address of the target server. | ||
port | int |
Must be used if selection is set to fix. The port of the target server. | ||
domains | Top level list |
Must be used if selection is set to inband. | ||
domain | Top level item | Lists the address ranges that are included in the connection policy. | ||
selection | string |
Specifies if the target address range is provided as a domain or as an IP range. Possible values are:
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value | string |
The address range of the target server(s). Use the selection element to specify if the address is an IP range, or a domain. | ||
port | int | The port of the targer server(s). | ||
exception_domains | Top level list |
Can only be used if selection is set to inband. Lists the address ranges that are excluded from the connection policy. | ||
domain | Top level item | Contains the excluded address range. | ||
selection | string |
Specifies if the excluded address(es) are provided as a domain or as an IP range. Possible values are:
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value | string |
The excluded address(es). Use the selection element to specify if the address is an IP range, or a domain. | ||
port | int | The excluded port. | ||
dns_server | string |
Can only be used if selection is set to inband. IP address or the hostname of the domain name server used to resolve the address of the target server. | ||
dns_suffixes | list, string |
Can only be used if selection is set to inband. If the clients do not include the domain name when addressing the server (for example they use username@server instead of username@server.example.com), SPS can automatically add domain information (for example example.com). You can add multiple domain names. SPS attempts to resolve the target address by appending the domain names in the provided order, and uses the first successfully resolved address to establish the connection. |
For practical purposes, the following examples show only the relevant parts of a connection policy JSON object. To modify or add a connection policy, always submit the full JSON object.
Access control list: configuring the "security" usergroup to only audit connections made by the "root_only" usergroup.
"access_control": [ { "authorizer": "security", "permission": "audit", "require_different_ip": true, "require_different_username": true, "subject": { "group": "root_only", "selection": "only" } }
Access control list: configuring the "security" usergroup to only audit connections made by the "root_only" usergroup.
"access_control": [ { "authorizer": "security", "permission": "audit", "require_different_ip": true, "require_different_username": true, "subject": { "group": "root_only", "selection": "only" } }
Target server: use the address specified by the client.
"server_address": { "selection": "original" }
Target server: use a fix address.
"server_address": { "address": "<fix-IP>", "port": 22, "selection": "fix" }
Target server: configure inband destination selection, where the client can specify the target address in the username. The target can be either an IP range, or a domain.
"server_address": { "dns_server": "<ip-of-dns-server>", "dns_suffixes": null, "domains": [ { "domain": { "selection": "address", "value": "<IP-range>" }, "port": 22 }, { "domain": { "selection": "domain", "value": "*.example" }, "port": 22 } ], "selection": "inband" }
Source address: use the same fix IP when connecting to the remote server.
"source_address": { "address": "<ip-address>", "selection": "fix" }
Web gateway authentication: require the admin usergroup to perform an additional gateway authentication on the SPS web interface. They must authenticate from the same host which initiated the connection.
"web_gateway_authentication": { "enabled": true, "groups": [ "admin" ], "require_same_ip": true }
Policies: configure only the required policies.
"policies": { "aa_plugin": null, "analytics_policy": null, "archive_cleanup_policy": null, "audit_policy": "<key-of-audit-policy>", "backup_policy": null, "channel_policy": "<key-of-channel-policy>", "credential_store": null, "ldap_server": null, "settings": "<key-of-settings-policy>", "usermapping_policy": null }
The following table lists the typical status and error codes for this request. For a complete list of error codes, see Application level error codes.
Code | Description | Notes |
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201 | Created | The new resource was successfully created. |
400 | InvalidQuery | The requested filter or its value is invalid. |
401 | Unauthenticated | The requested resource cannot be retrieved because the client is not authenticated and the resource requires authorization to access it. The details section contains the path that was attempted to be accessed, but could not be retrieved. |
403 | Unauthorized | The requested resource cannot be retrieved because the client is not authorized to access it. The details section contains the path that was attempted to be accessed, but could not be retrieved. |
404 | NotFound | The requested object does not exist. |
To add an RDP connection policy, you have to:
For more information, see Open a transaction.
POST the JSON object to the https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/rdp/connections/ endpoint. You can find a detailed description of the available parameters listed in Element .
If the POST request is successful, the response includes the key of the new connection policy. For example:
{ "key": "a99be49b-b0a2-4cf9-b70d-fea1f9ea188f", "meta": { "href": "/api/configuration/rdp/connections/a99be49b-b0a2-4cf9-b70d-fea1f9ea188f", "parent": "/api/configuration/rdp/connections", "transaction": "/api/transaction" } }
For more information, see Commit a transaction.
To modify an RDP connection policy, you have to:
For more information, see Open a transaction.
PUT the modified JSON object to the https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/rdp/connections/<key-of-the-object> endpoint. You can find a detailed description of the available parameters listed in Element .
For more information, see Commit a transaction.
The available RDP channel types and their functionalities are described below. For details on configuring channel policies, see Channel policy.
Channel | Special options | Description |
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#drawing | Yes |
Drawing: Enables access to the server's graphical desktop (screen). This channel must be enabled for RDP to work. Channel-specific actions:
For example: "actions": { "audit": true, "content_policy": { "key": "433849548566ab327522e6" }, "four_eyes": false, "ids": false } |
cliprdr | None | Clipboard: Enable access to the server's clipboard: the clipboard of the remote desktop can be pasted into local applications (and vice-versa). Note that SPS can audit the clipboard channel, but cannot search or display its contents. |
rdpdr | Yes |
Redirects: Enables access to every device redirections available in RDP, like file-sharing, printer sharing, device (for example CD-ROM) sharing, and so on. To enable only a specific type of redirection, use the specific channels instead (for example, rdpdr-serial for serial device redirection). Channel-specific actions:
Channel-specific access control rules:
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rdpsnd | None |
Sound: Enable access to the sound device of the server. |
customs | Yes |
Custom: Applications can open custom channels to the clients connecting remotely to the server. Enabling the Custom channel allows the clients to access all of these custom channels. To permit only specific channels, list the unique names of the channels into the customs field. For example, to monitor RemoteApp connections, you need to configure custom channels. For more information, see "Configuring RemoteApps" in the Administration Guide. Channel-specific access control rules:
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seamrdp | None | Seamless: Enable seamless channels that run a single application on the RDP server, instead of accessing the entire desktop. |
drdynvc | Yes |
Dynamic virtual channel: Enable the server to open channels back to the client dynamically. Enabling this channel allows access to all of such dynamic channels. To restrict which dynamic channels are permitted, list the unique names of the channels into the drdynvcs field. Channel-specific access control rules:
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rdpdr-serial | Yes |
Serial redirect: Enables access to serial-port redirections. To restrict access to specific redirections, list the unique names of the channels in the devices field. Channel-specific access control rules:
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rdpdr-parallel | Yes |
Parallel redirect: Enables access to parallel-port redirections. To restrict access to specific redirections, list the unique names of the channels in the devices field. Channel-specific access control rules:
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rdpdr-printer | Yes |
Printer redirect: Enables access to printer-port redirections. To restrict access to specific redirections, list the unique names of the channels in the devices field. Channel-specific access control rules:
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rdpdr-disk | Yes |
Disk redirect: Enables access to shared disk drives. To restrict access to specific redirections, list the unique names of the channels in the devices field, for example: "devices": [ "C:"
Channel-specific access control rules:
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rdpdr-scard | Yes |
SCard redirect:Enables access to shared SCard devices. To restrict access to specific redirections, list the unique names of the channels in the devices field, for example: Channel-specific access control rules:
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