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RDP without the risk: Cloudflare's browser-based solution for secure third-party access

RDP without the risk: Cloudflare's browser-based solution for secure third-party access

3/21/2025 · Ann Ming Samborski, Gabriel Bauman, Athanasios Filippidis, Mike Borkenstein

What this post added

Introduced clientless, browser-based support for Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) as a new capability within the Cloudflare Access Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) service. This feature leverages the IronRDP client, which runs in the browser and encapsulates RDP sessions within WebSocket connections secured by Cloudflare Access policies, eliminating the need for VPNs or RDP client software. It integrates with Cloudflare Tunnel for connectivity and enforces authentication, authorization, and auditing through identity-aware policies.

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