Remote Desktop Protcol (RDP) Refrences

Resources:

Reference Documentation

Remote Desktop Protocol:

Windows Communication Protocols (MCPP)

• [MS-RDPBCGR]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Basic Connectivity and Graphics Remoting Specification
• [MS-RDPCR2]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Composited Remoting V2 Specification
• [MS-RDPEA]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Audio Output Virtual Channel Extension
• [MS-RDPEAI]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Audio Input Redirection Virtual Channel Extension
• [MS-RDPECLIP]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Clipboard Virtual Channel Extension
• [MS-RDPEDC]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Desktop Composition Virtual Channel Extension
• [MS-RDPEDYC]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Dynamic Channel Virtual Channel Extension
• [MS-RDPEECO]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Virtual Channel Echo Extension
• [MS-RDPEFS]: Remote Desktop Protocol: File System Virtual Channel Extension
• [MS-RDPEGDI]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Graphics Device Interface (GDI) Acceleration Extensions
• [MS-RDPELE]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Licensing Extension
• [MS-RDPEMC]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Multiparty Virtual Channel Extension
• [MS-RDPEMT]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Multitransport Extension
• [MS-RDPEPC]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Print Virtual Channel Extension
• [MS-RDPEPNP]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Plug and Play Devices Virtual Channel Extension
• [MS-RDPEPS]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Session Selection Extension
• [MS-RDPERP]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Remote Programs Virtual Channel Extension
• [MS-RDPESC]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Smart Card Virtual Channel Extension
• [MS-RDPESP]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Serial and Parallel Port Virtual Channel Extension
• [MS-RDPEUDP]: Remote Desktop Protocol: UDP Transport Extension
• [MS-RDPEUSB]: Remote Desktop Protocol: USB Devices Virtual Channel Extension
• [MS-RDPEV]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Video Redirection Virtual Channel Extension
• [MS-RDPEVOR]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Video Optimized Remoting Virtual Channel Extension
• [MS-RDPEXPS]: Remote Desktop Protocol: XML Paper Specification (XPS) Print Virtual Channel Extension
• [MS-RDPNSC]: Remote Desktop Protocol: NSCodec Extension
• [MS-RDPRFX]: Remote Desktop Protocol: RemoteFX Codec Extension
• [MS-RDWR]: Remote Desktop Workspace Runtime Protocol Specification
• [MS-RDPEGT]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Geometry Tracking Virtual Channel Protocol Extension
• [MS-RDPEGFX]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Graphics Pipeline Extension
• [MS-RDPEI]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Input Virtual Channel Extension
• [MS-RDPADRV]: Remote Desktop Protocol: Audio Level and Drive Letter Persistence Virtual Channel Extension

Preview Specifications

• [MS-RDSOD] Remote Desktop Services Protocols Overview
• [MS-TSGU]: Remote Desktop Gateway Server Protocol Specification

Protocols Used in RDP:

• T.125 : Multipoint communication service protocol specification
• T.123: Network-specific data protocol stacks for multimedia conferencing
• RFC 1006 - ISO Transport Service on top of the TCP
• X.224: Protocol for providing the connection-mode transport service
• X.690: ASN.1 encoding rules: Specification of BER, CER and DER
• X.691: ASN.1 encoding rules: Specification of PER
• T.124 : Generic Conference Control

Algorithms Used in RDP:

• Microsoft Point-To-Point Compression (MPPC) Protocol

Remote Desktop Services API:

• Virtual Channel Client DLL
• Writing a Client DVC Module
• Remote Desktop Services API Reference

Network Level Authentication (NLA):

• MSDN - Authentication Reference
• ==[MS-KILE]: Kerberos Protocol Extensions
• [MS-NLMP]: NT LAN Manager (NTLM) Authentication Protocol Specification
• [MS-CSSP]: Credential Security Support Provider (CredSSP) Protocol Specification
• [MS-APDS]: Authentication Protocol Domain Support Specification
• [MS-NRPC]: Netlogon Remote Protocol Specification
• [MS-TLSP]: Transport Layer Security (TLS) Profile
• [MS-SPNG]: Simple and Protected GSS-API Negotiation Mechanism (SPNEGO) Extension

Terminal Server Gateway (TS Gateway):

• [MS-TSGU]: Terminal Services Gateway Server Protocol Specification
• [MS-RPCE]: Remote Procedure Call Protocol Extensions
• [MS-RPCH]: Remote Procedure Call over HTTP Protocol Specification

Active Directory:

• [MS-ADTS]: Active Directory Technical Specification
• [MS-SAMR]: Security Account Manager (SAM) Remote Protocol Specification (Client-to-Server)