diff --git a/SUMMARY.md b/SUMMARY.md index 3a672938e1e4c37d634a8103966d3c9ac52faa8a..783ffe82721abf35238180b1c7dfdc473cdadd4e 100644 --- a/SUMMARY.md +++ b/SUMMARY.md @@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ * [Advanced Features](/gui/README.md) * [Command Line Interface](/cli/README.md) * [Openstack Networking](/network/README.md) +* [Windows OS in cloud](/windows/README.md) * [FAQ](/faq/README.md) * [Contribute](/contribute/README.md) diff --git a/windows/README.md b/windows/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2bfcfbc4a21f5834a812ee13db8cca6519f39685 --- /dev/null +++ b/windows/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +# Accessing Windows instance +Windows host system for has RDP allowed for `Administrators` group. By default there are two users in this group: +- Admin - the password for this account is filled with `admin_pass` metadata in OpenStack, if no value is entered for this key, random password is generated. (could be used for orchestartion). +- Administrator - the password must be filled after instantiation of the system. + +The next step is to create a security group, that will allow access to a port `3389` ([RDP protocol](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_Desktop_Protocol)) for the instance. + +We recommend disabling those accounts, creating new ones in order to administer Windows instance in any production environment. + + +# Licensing +*TBD* + +# Advanced users +- You may use all features of [cloudbase-init](https://cloudbase.it/cloudbase-init/) for Windows. +- Windows Server [hardening guidelines](https://security.uconn.edu/server-hardening-standard-windows/). \ No newline at end of file