Security/encryption accessing Mikrotik remotely?

RouterOS General
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I want to setup the Mikrotik so that I can access it remotely over the internet via Winbox. Does Winbox use any encryption for the username/password when logging in, or is everything plaintext?

Is there any solution for this without having to setup a VPN?

Also, is there any way to change the default port to access Mikrotik via the web interface (port 80)?

2

Winbox uses 8192 TCP port, it uses encryption (TLS protocol) when ‘Secure connection’ at Winbox is checked.