VNC: Difference between revisions

Download and run the latest stable vncviewer64-x.y.z.exe version package installer from [https://sourceforge.net/projects/tigervnc/files/stable/ the official download page] (for example <code>vncviewer64-1.12.0.exe</code>). Next, click to download [https://curl.haxx.se/ca/cacert.pem cacert.pem] to a local directory. This download is required only for Windows. On MacOS and LINUX a certificate file will already be installed. Configure the default viewer settings by clicking the desktop TigerVNC Viewer icon.  In the "VNC Viewer: Connection Details" window that appears click "Options -> Security" then tick all boxes except "Encryption None" and enter your  <code>C:\full\directory\pathto\cacert.pem</code> in the "Path to X509 CA Certificate" field.  Also make sure that the text box for the "Path to X509 CRL file" is empty. To save the settings click OK and then click Connect (if Connect is not clicked, the settings will not be saved).  Lastly, to create secure tunnels from your desktop to the vncserver as described in the sections below, you will need to open a terminal window and run the ssh command.  This maybe done using PowerShell standard on Windows 10 since the 1809 October update.