A web-based RDP client built with Go WebAssembly and grdp

Re:A web-based RDP client built with Go WebAssembly and grdp by jqpabc123 on Saturday April 25, 2026 @07:30AM (#47900597)

Interesting from a technical perspective but with native RDP clients readily available on just about every platform, I don't see the need for it.

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Re:A web-based RDP client built with Go WebAssembly and grdp by boredishBoi on Saturday April 25, 2026 @08:31AM (#47900919)

Not many good MFA options for native RDP/RDG. Putting it in the browser lets you wrap the whole thing with OAUTH/passkeys etc

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Re:A web-based RDP client built with Go WebAssembly and grdp by hnlmorg on Saturday April 25, 2026 @12:54PM (#47902817)

Having just implemented OAUTH into a Go app this week, I can assure you that it’s surprising easy to do so without making your entire application a website.

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Re:A web-based RDP client built with Go WebAssembly and grdp by boredishBoi on Saturday April 25, 2026 @06:08PM (#47905055)

I don’t disagree but none of the native RDP clients support oauth for non azure computers.

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Re:A web-based RDP client built with Go WebAssembly and grdp by le-mark on Saturday April 25, 2026 @09:32AM (#47901452)

When it’s in a browser you don’t need to install anything on the local machine. I used to use Apache guacamole to access my machine at home from work when I was stuck in a cube all day.

https://guacamole.apache.org/

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Re:A web-based RDP client built with Go WebAssembly and grdp by pixel_popping on Saturday April 25, 2026 @10:36AM (#47901844)

Browsers are sandboxes, your native client often isn't, there is definitely a huge advantage, portability and embeddability as well, it's also simpler to sniff traffic (and MITM it).

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Re:A web-based RDP client built with Go WebAssembly and grdp by jqpabc123 on Saturday April 25, 2026 @12:57PM (#47902833)

Doesn't this limit your ability to share resources and transfer data?

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Re:A web-based RDP client built with Go WebAssembly and grdp by pixel_popping on Saturday April 25, 2026 @02:20PM (#47903408)

Why would it? You have access to your entire filesystem via the browser.

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Re:A web-based RDP client built with Go WebAssembly and grdp by stephbook on Saturday April 25, 2026 @11:42AM (#47902271)

1 contributor, 1 commit, new project... gives me vibe-coding feels.

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Re:A web-based RDP client built with Go WebAssembly and grdp by zcw100 on Saturday April 25, 2026 @03:53PM (#47904048)

If you have factual observations to make that's fine but can we stop with the "smells like vibe coding" attacks? It's like an AI version of an ad-hominem attack.

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Re:A web-based RDP client built with Go WebAssembly and grdp by tom_alexander on Saturday April 25, 2026 @01:01PM (#47902857)

Perhaps as a web client for the remote desktop on the BMC chips?

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