Security News > 2020 > March > Microsoft Deprecates Remote Desktop Connection Manager
Microsoft announced this week that has deprecated Remote Desktop Connection Manager due to security concerns.
The application has been around for decades, providing users with the ability to manage multiple remote desktop connections, but Microsoft has long been investing in other solutions to provide users with remote desktop access.
In a support article published last year, the tech giant encouraged users to switch to in-box remote desktop client or universal Remote Desktop client instead, arguing that RDCMan "Has not kept pace with the level of advanced technology" that the company has been aiming for.
The security flaw, which was found to affect Remote Desktop Connection Manager 2.7, has a moderate severity rating, with no mitigating factors identified.
"Microsoft recommends using supported Remote Desktop clients and exercising caution when opening RDCMan configuration files," the company notes.