[Openswan Users] Basic Openswan question

[Paul Wouters]

On Mon, 27 Nov 2006, Ladi wrote:

> Scenario:
> >From a linux box users connect to a Win 2k3 server (terminal server) using rdesktop. I'm suppose to secure this connection (TCP port 3389) using certificates. I have already searched on the net about doing this in linux and found out only Openswan. The only thing i'm confused is that whatever i read about Openswan is about creating a VPN (and my boss doesn't want to create a vpn for this).
>
> My question is (I hope it makes sense): can i use openswan to accomplish my task or not?

Openswan is VPN software. If your boss doesnt want a vpn, don't use it.

I do not know if one can use TLS and X.509 certificates within the rdesktop protocol.

Paul