diff --git a/Pcap++/header/PcapRemoteDevice.h b/Pcap++/header/PcapRemoteDevice.h
index 860a32788..339405571 100644
--- a/Pcap++/header/PcapRemoteDevice.h
+++ b/Pcap++/header/PcapRemoteDevice.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #if defined(_WIN32)
 
 #include <vector>
+#include <memory>
 #include "PcapLiveDevice.h"
 
 
@@ -81,15 +82,10 @@ namespace pcpp
 	private:
 		IPAddress m_RemoteMachineIpAddress;
 		uint16_t m_RemoteMachinePort;
-		PcapRemoteAuthentication* m_RemoteAuthentication;
+		std::shared_ptr<PcapRemoteAuthentication> m_RemoteAuthentication;
 
 		// c'tor is private, as only PcapRemoteDeviceList should create instances of it, and it'll create only one for every remote interface
-		PcapRemoteDevice(pcap_if_t* iface, PcapRemoteAuthentication* remoteAuthentication, const IPAddress& remoteMachineIP, uint16_t remoteMachinePort);
-
-		// private copy c'tor
-		PcapRemoteDevice( const PcapRemoteDevice& other );
-		// private assignment operator
-		PcapRemoteDevice& operator=(const PcapRemoteDevice& other);
+		PcapRemoteDevice(pcap_if_t* iface, std::shared_ptr<PcapRemoteAuthentication> remoteAuthentication, const IPAddress& remoteMachineIP, uint16_t remoteMachinePort);
 
 		static void* remoteDeviceCaptureThreadMain(void *ptr);
 
@@ -97,6 +93,11 @@ namespace pcpp
 		ThreadStart getCaptureThreadStart();
 
 	public:
+		PcapRemoteDevice(const PcapRemoteDevice&) = delete;
+		PcapRemoteDevice(PcapRemoteDevice&&) noexcept = delete;
+		PcapRemoteDevice& operator=(const PcapRemoteDevice&) = delete;
+		PcapRemoteDevice& operator=(PcapRemoteDevice&&) noexcept = delete;
+
 		virtual ~PcapRemoteDevice() {}
 
 		/**
diff --git a/Pcap++/header/PcapRemoteDeviceList.h b/Pcap++/header/PcapRemoteDeviceList.h
index 904866c40..4d9e09a3d 100644
--- a/Pcap++/header/PcapRemoteDeviceList.h
+++ b/Pcap++/header/PcapRemoteDeviceList.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #if defined(_WIN32)
 
+#include <memory>
 #include "IpAddress.h"
 #include "PcapRemoteDevice.h"
 
@@ -30,13 +31,10 @@ namespace pcpp
 		std::vector<PcapRemoteDevice*> m_RemoteDeviceList;
 		IPAddress m_RemoteMachineIpAddress;
 		uint16_t m_RemoteMachinePort;
-		PcapRemoteAuthentication* m_RemoteAuthentication;
+		std::shared_ptr<PcapRemoteAuthentication> m_RemoteAuthentication;
 
 		// private c'tor. User should create the list via static methods PcapRemoteDeviceList::getRemoteDeviceList()
-		PcapRemoteDeviceList() : m_RemoteMachinePort(0), m_RemoteAuthentication(NULL) {}
-		// private copy c'tor
-		PcapRemoteDeviceList(const PcapRemoteDeviceList& other);
-		PcapRemoteDeviceList& operator=(const PcapRemoteDeviceList& other);
+		PcapRemoteDeviceList() : m_RemoteMachinePort(0), m_RemoteAuthentication(nullptr) {}
 
 		void setRemoteMachineIpAddress(const IPAddress& ipAddress);
 		void setRemoteMachinePort(uint16_t port);
@@ -53,6 +51,11 @@ namespace pcpp
 		 */
 		typedef typename std::vector<PcapRemoteDevice*>::const_iterator ConstRemoteDeviceListIterator;
 
+		PcapRemoteDeviceList(const PcapRemoteDeviceList&) = delete;
+		PcapRemoteDeviceList(PcapRemoteDeviceList&&) noexcept = delete;
+		PcapRemoteDeviceList& operator=(const PcapRemoteDeviceList&) = delete;
+		PcapRemoteDeviceList& operator=(PcapRemoteDeviceList&&) noexcept = delete;
+
 		~PcapRemoteDeviceList();
 
 		/**
diff --git a/Pcap++/src/PcapRemoteDevice.cpp b/Pcap++/src/PcapRemoteDevice.cpp
index ac1ae9c46..6b48ab17d 100644
--- a/Pcap++/src/PcapRemoteDevice.cpp
+++ b/Pcap++/src/PcapRemoteDevice.cpp
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ pcap_rmtauth PcapRemoteAuthentication::getPcapRmAuth() const
 	return result;
 }
 
-PcapRemoteDevice::PcapRemoteDevice(pcap_if_t* iface, PcapRemoteAuthentication* remoteAuthentication, const IPAddress& remoteMachineIP, uint16_t remoteMachinePort)
+PcapRemoteDevice::PcapRemoteDevice(pcap_if_t* iface, std::shared_ptr<PcapRemoteAuthentication> remoteAuthentication, const IPAddress& remoteMachineIP, uint16_t remoteMachinePort)
 	: PcapLiveDevice(iface, false, false, false)
+	, m_RemoteMachineIpAddress(remoteMachineIP)
+	, m_RemoteMachinePort(remoteMachinePort)
+	, m_RemoteAuthentication(std::move(remoteAuthentication))
 {
 	PCPP_LOG_DEBUG("MTU calculation isn't supported for remote devices. Setting MTU to 1514");
 	m_DeviceMtu = 1514;
-	m_RemoteMachineIpAddress = remoteMachineIP;
-	m_RemoteMachinePort = remoteMachinePort;
-	m_RemoteAuthentication = remoteAuthentication;
 }
 
 
@@ -35,16 +35,16 @@ bool PcapRemoteDevice::open()
 	char errbuf[PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE];
 	int flags = PCAP_OPENFLAG_PROMISCUOUS | PCAP_OPENFLAG_NOCAPTURE_RPCAP; //PCAP_OPENFLAG_DATATX_UDP doesn't always work
 	PCPP_LOG_DEBUG("Opening device '" << m_Name << "'");
-	pcap_rmtauth* pRmAuth = NULL;
+	pcap_rmtauth* pRmAuth = nullptr;
 	pcap_rmtauth rmAuth;
-	if (m_RemoteAuthentication != NULL)
+	if (m_RemoteAuthentication != nullptr)
 	{
 		rmAuth = m_RemoteAuthentication->getPcapRmAuth();
 		pRmAuth = &rmAuth;
 	}
 
 	m_PcapDescriptor = pcap_open(m_Name.c_str(), PCPP_MAX_PACKET_SIZE, flags, 250, pRmAuth, errbuf);
-	if (m_PcapDescriptor == NULL)
+	if (m_PcapDescriptor == nullptr)
 	{
 		PCPP_LOG_ERROR("Error opening device. Error was: " << errbuf);
 		m_DeviceOpened = false;
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ bool PcapRemoteDevice::open()
 void* PcapRemoteDevice::remoteDeviceCaptureThreadMain(void *ptr)
 {
 	PcapRemoteDevice* pThis = (PcapRemoteDevice*)ptr;
-	if (pThis == NULL)
+	if (pThis == nullptr)
 	{
 		PCPP_LOG_ERROR("Capture thread: Unable to extract PcapLiveDevice instance");
 		return 0;
diff --git a/Pcap++/src/PcapRemoteDeviceList.cpp b/Pcap++/src/PcapRemoteDeviceList.cpp
index e6ff31205..e852e6c29 100644
--- a/Pcap++/src/PcapRemoteDeviceList.cpp
+++ b/Pcap++/src/PcapRemoteDeviceList.cpp
@@ -202,13 +202,11 @@ void PcapRemoteDeviceList::setRemoteMachinePort(uint16_t port)
 
 void PcapRemoteDeviceList::setRemoteAuthentication(const PcapRemoteAuthentication* remoteAuth)
 {
-	if (remoteAuth != NULL)
-		m_RemoteAuthentication = new PcapRemoteAuthentication(*remoteAuth);
+	if (remoteAuth != nullptr)
+		m_RemoteAuthentication = std::shared_ptr<PcapRemoteAuthentication>(new PcapRemoteAuthentication(*remoteAuth));
 	else
 	{
-		if (m_RemoteAuthentication != NULL)
-			delete m_RemoteAuthentication;
-		m_RemoteAuthentication = NULL;
+		m_RemoteAuthentication = nullptr;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -220,11 +218,6 @@ PcapRemoteDeviceList::~PcapRemoteDeviceList()
 		delete (*devIter);
 		m_RemoteDeviceList.erase(devIter);
 	}
-
-	if (m_RemoteAuthentication != NULL)
-	{
-		delete m_RemoteAuthentication;
-	}
 }
 
 } // namespace pcpp