'''Remote access software''' provides access to a remote [GUI] or [shell]. ** Description ** Security is always a key issue to consider when provisioning remote access to an information system. A [vpn%|%virtual private network], in which systems become members of the network, is one approach. Another approach, adopted by `[ssh]` and similar tools, secures an individual connection instead of an entire network. ** Software Providing Access to Remote Shells ** [ssh]: [https://www.vandyke.com/products/vshell/index.html%|%Vshell Server]: [psexec]: rtelnet: rsh: [rexec]: ** Services Providing Access to Remote GUI's ** [https://aws.amazon.com/appstream/%|%Amazon Appstream]: [https://www.copilot.com/%|%Copilot]: Based on [VNC]. ** Software Providing Access to Remote GUI's ** Citrix: [VNC]: [NX] remote access framework: Includes FreeNX [rdp]: [[find reference to rdp2vnc]] [http://www.pexus.com/%|%X-Deep/32]: [http://www.gensortium.com/products/gencontrol.html%|%GenControl]: Released under the [GPL]. [http://us.norton.com/symantec-pcanywhere-host/%|%PC Anywhere]: [WeirdX]: