What is generally more secure? FreeNX or VNC?

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Published on 2010-02-14T09:33:44Z Indexed on 2010/03/13 9:25 UTC
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FreeNX or VNC, which is generally more secure? I am just wondering since both give encryption.

I know FreeNX generally uses SSH which is very secure.

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