PC-Duo Gateway Guide
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PC-Duo security features
One of the most valuable aspects of PC-Duo remote desktop solutions is the ability to
create and enforce fine-grained access control policies, and to easily modify them to
reflect changes in your organization.
PC-Duo security features include the following:
―Authentication‖
―Authorization‖
―Auditing‖
―Encryption‖
Authentication
In the PC-Duo model, PC-Duo applications that request information and services are
considered ―clients‖ and those that provide information and services are considered
―servers‖. For example, the PC-Duo Master is considered a client when it connects to and
requests a list of Hosts from a PC-Duo Gateway. In turn, the PC-Duo Gateway is
considered a client when it connects to and requests information from a PC-Duo Host in
the same domain.
Gateway-managed (Gateway & Host are in same domain)
Master-
Gateway
relationship
Gateway-
Host
relationship
Gateway-managed (Gateway & Host are not in same domain)
Master-
Gateway
relationship
Gateway-
Host
relationship
When PC-Duo Host is not in the same domain as the Gateway, the relationship is
automatically reversed: The Host is programmed to be the client and will reach out to the
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