A remote access or remote management service was detected. If such a service is accessible to malicious users it can be used to carry different type of attacks. Malicious users could try to brute force credentials or collect additional information on the service which could enable them in crafting further attacks.
How is the remote access to the device configured?
The remote access is configured with ssh/https and is lock down via ACL to only internal addresses. The devices are running site to site and gre tunnel with IP sec. Anyone can brief what can be done more to avoid the Remote Access or Management Service Detected Vulnerability?
How do I monitor the status of remote access users?
Click REPORTING to navigate to Remote Access Reporting in the Remote Access Management Console. Click Remote Client Status to navigate to the remote client activity and status user interface in the Remote Access Management Console. You will see the list of users who are connected to the Remote Access server and detailed statistics about them.
Which remote management services are detected on the target host?
A remote management service that accepts unencrypted credentials was detected on target host. Services like Telnet, FTP, HTTP with basic auth are checked. Services like TFTP are also checked.
How do I manage remote access in Windows Server 2016?
In Server Manager, click Tools, and then click Remote Access Management. Click REPORTING to navigate to Remote Access Reporting in the Remote Access Management Console. Click Remote Client Status to navigate to the remote client activity and status user interface in the Remote Access Management Console.
Simulate an operations issue
Because your Remote Access server is probably configured properly and not experiencing any issues, you can use the following procedure to simulate an operations issue. If your server is currently servicing clients in a production environment, you may not want to take these actions at this time.
Identify the operations issue and take corrective action
Turning off the IP Helper service will cause a serious error on the Remote Access server. The monitoring dashboard will show the operations status of the server and the details of the issue.
Restore the IP Helper service
To restore the IP Helper service on your Remote Access server, you can follow the Resolution steps above to start or restart the service, or you can use the following procedure to reverse the procedure that you used to simulate the IP Helper service failure.
What permissions do remote access users need?
Admins who deploy a Remote Access server require local administrator permissions on the server and domain user permissions. In addition, the administrator requires permissions for the GPOs that are used for DirectAccess deployment.
What is DirectAccess client?
DirectAccess client computers are connected to the intranet whenever they are connected to the Internet, regardless of whether the user has signed in to the computer. They can be managed as intranet resources and kept current with Group Policy changes, operating system updates, antimalware updates, and other organizational changes.
What is DirectAccess Remote Client Management?
The DirectAccess Remote Client Management deployment scenario uses DirectAccess to maintain clients over the Internet. This section explains the scenario, including its phases, roles, features, and links to additional resources.
Do DirectAccess clients have to be domain members?
DirectAccess clients must be domain members. Domains that contain clients can belong to the same forest as the Remote Access server, or they can have a two-way trust with the Remote Access server forest or domain.
Do I need domain admin permissions for DirectAccess?
To take advantage of the features that restrict DirectAccess deployment to only mobile computers, Domain Admin permissions are required on the domain controller to create a WMI filter. If the network location server is not located on the Remote Access server, a separate server to run it is required.
Do you need a certificate for remote access?
A certification authority is required on the server if you do not want to use self-signed certificates for IP-HTTPS or the network location server, or if you want to use client certificates for client IPsec authentication.
How to install Remote Access on DirectAccess?
On the DirectAccess server, in the Server Manager console, in the Dashboard, click Add roles and features. Click Next three times to get to the server role selection screen. On the Select Server Roles dialog, select Remote Access, and then click Next.
What group does DirectAccess belong to?
For a client computer to be provisioned to use DirectAccess, it must belong to the selected security group . After DirectAccess is configured, client computers in the security group are provisioned to receive the DirectAccess Group Policy Objects (GPOs) for remote management.
How to configure deployment type?
On the Remote Access server, open the Remote Access Management console: On the Start screen, type, type Remote Access Management Console, and then press ENTER. If the User Account Control dialog box appears, confirm that the action it displays is what you want, and then click Yes.
