At its core, RDP over SSH essentially connects the RDP client (the user's machine) to the RDP server (the remote machine) via an encrypted SSH tunnel. Below is a simplified overview of the process: The user starts an SSH session with the remote server
After connecting to an SSH server using Bitvise SSH Client, clicking the New Remote Desktop button launches a port forwarded Remote Desktop session. The SSH Client will setup all the settings and launch the Windows Remote Desktop client for you.
RDPoverSSH uses SSH tunnels with certificate authentication to map a port on the local machine to any port on the remote machine. It is specifically designed for remote control with Microsoft's Remote Desktop Protocol, although any port mapping may be
MobaXterm provides all the important remote network tools (SSH, X11, RDP, VNC, FTP, MOSH, ...) and Unix commands (bash, ls, cat, sed, grep, awk, rsync, ...) to Windows desktop, in a single portable exe file which works out of the box.
It allows you to view all of your remote connections in a simple yet powerful interface and supports multiple protocols including RDP, VNC, SSH, HTTP/S and more.
