Apple Remote Desktop - Encryption

Encryption

Prior to version 3, ARD encrypted only passwords, mouse events and keystrokes, not desktop graphics (or file transfers). Apple therefore recommended that ARD traffic crossing a public network should be tunnelled through a VPN, to avoid the possibility of someone eavesdropping on ARD sessions.

ARD 3.0 has the option of using AES 128 bit, the same as a basic SSH server.