By default, SGD uses SSH to provide secure connections between SGD servers and UNIX or Linux system application servers.
SSH provides the following benefits:
All communication between application servers and SGD servers using SSH is encrypted, including the X protocol if you are running X applications
User names and passwords are always encrypted before being transmitted over the network
See Using SSH for more details about using SSH with SGD.
By default, Windows applications servers use enhanced network security, such as Network Level Authentication (NLA) or Transport Layer Security (TLA). If enhanced network security is not configured or supported on the application server, Windows applications use the Microsoft Remote Desktop (RDP) protocol. This means that all communication is encrypted, and connections to Microsoft Windows application servers are secure. See Section 4.2.3, “Windows Applications”.