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Q: Configuring adaptive firewall for VNC and RDP connections

Hello, I'm using Yosemite with OSX Server.  Is there a way of configuring adaptive firewall for VNC and RDP connections?

Mac mini, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)

Posted on Mar 31, 2015 8:38 AM

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  • by Linc Davis,

    Linc Davis Linc Davis Mar 31, 2015 10:57 AM in response to MobAppLabs
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    Mar 31, 2015 10:57 AM in response to MobAppLabs

    Apple has never documented what the adaptive firewall really does, as far as I know. It seems that the built-in network services send it some kind of notification whenever there is a connection attempt. The Screen Sharing service is one of those, so it should be protected. There is no built-in RDP service, so if you somehow added one, it would not be protected.