Would you like to learn how to use a group policy to configure the Remote Desktop security level to TLS? In this tutorial, we will show you how to force the use of TLS on remote desktop connections.
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Tutorial GPO – Configure Remote Desktop security level to TLS
On the domain controller, open the group policy management tool.
Create a new group policy.
Enter a name for the new group policy.
In our example, the new GPO was named: MY-GPO.
On the Group Policy Management screen, expand the folder named Group Policy Objects.
Right-click your new Group Policy Object and select the Edit option.
On the group policy editor screen, expand the Computer configuration folder and locate the following item.
Access the folder named Security.
Enable the item named Require use of specific security layer for remote (RDP) connections.
Select the TLS option.
Als de tls-optie niet beschikbaar is, selecteert u de optie SSL.
To save the group policy configuration, you need to close the Group Policy editor.
Congratulations! You have finished the GPO creation.
Tutorial GPO – Configure Remote Desktop security level to TLS
On the Group policy management screen, you need to right-click the Organizational Unit desired and select the option to link an existent GPO.
In our example, we are going to link the group policy named MY-GPO to the root of the domain.
Na het toepassen van de GPO moet u 10 of 20 minuten wachten.
Gedurende deze periode wordt de GPO gerepliceerd naar andere domeincontrollers.
In ons voorbeeld hebben we de verbinding met extern bureaublad geconfigureerd voor het gebruik van TLS.
