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Re:RustDesk now supports true unattended remote access on Wa... by wooben on Friday August 14, 2026 @02:23PM (#49302667)
Your statement is not entirely accurate. This only applies when using Direct IP Access on local networks, which is off by default. Their justification and invitation to PRs is the final comment [1] on the issue you linked. Why are you leaving this information out of your comment?

1 - https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk/issues/3714#issuecommen...

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Re:RustDesk now supports true unattended remote access on Wa... by SubiculumCode on Friday August 14, 2026 @02:29PM (#49302765)
It may only apply to Direct IP Access, but isn't that what many would expect (not trusting middleman to be secure?)
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Re:RustDesk now supports true unattended remote access on Wa... by innocent_name on Friday August 14, 2026 @04:50PM (#49304419)
Have you tried reading the docs?

>RustDesk is a single open-source application (AGPL) with its own architecture. Clients connect outward to an ID/rendezvous server, which brokers a peer-to-peer or relayed session. Per the RustDesk documentation, traffic is end-to-end encrypted (built on NaCl)

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Re:RustDesk now supports true unattended remote access on Wa... by SubiculumCode on Friday August 14, 2026 @05:03PM (#49304566)
Not yet...good to chastise me on this, but in my defense, I am at work, and am just trying to get a sense of this, as I would like to move away from VNC.
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Re:RustDesk now supports true unattended remote access on Wa... by wolrah on Monday August 17, 2026 @12:48PM (#49333990)
The specific purpose of RustDesk is to have the middleman making remote access across networks easier. It's intended to replace TeamViewer, LogMeIn, etc. not VNC or RDP.

You either pick a middleman you want to trust or you run one of your own, if you don't want that or need the features if offers RustDesk is not for you.

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Re:RustDesk now supports true unattended remote access on Wa... by preisschild on Friday August 14, 2026 @03:01PM (#49303177)
I still think its an essential feature for self-hosting, but they seem to be open to PRs so what is the problem?
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Re:RustDesk now supports true unattended remote access on Wa... by yencabulator on Monday August 17, 2026 @11:41AM (#49332819)
You know what's a really bad look on you? Deleting the issue.
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