Securing Your Computer And Sessions; Protecting A Host Computer From Unauthorized Access - Symantec PCANYWHERE 12.0 User Manual

Securing your computer
and sessions
This chapter includes the following topics:

Protecting a host computer from unauthorized access

When you set up a host computer so that others can connect to it, one of your
primary concerns should be to protect the host from unauthorized access.
Symantec pcAnywhere requires that you set up logon credentials for users who
connect to your computer and that you select an authentication method to verify
their identities.
See
You can also use the following methods to help protect a host computer from
unauthorized access:
Protecting a host computer from unauthorized access
About access rights
About session security
Using encryption to protect data
Protecting configuration settings
Ways to assess host security
"About authentication in pcAnywhere"
Chapter
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