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In this example we are screen sharing a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 server from a macOS client.  VNC is inherently not a secure protocol.  VNC passwords often goes thru clear text or no password at all (think telnet and ftp).  SSH can be used to help secure your VNC connection from end to end.

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Initial password setup

SSH to the server to set your VNC password, the view-only password is optional. NOTE this password should be treated as an insecure password and should not be re-used elsewhere.

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