Browser-based RDP clipboard controls#28670
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Browser-based RDP clipboard controls#28670asamborski wants to merge 5 commits intocloudflare:productionfrom
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Initial draft for clipboard control changelog
Changelog updates and dev docs
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nikitacano and
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ymarcus93
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| connection_rules: { | ||
| rdp: { | ||
| allow_local_clipboard_to_remote: true, | ||
| allow_remote_clipboard_to_local: false, | ||
| }, | ||
| }, | ||
| }} | ||
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| | Parameter | Type | Description | | ||
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| | `allow_local_clipboard_to_remote` | boolean | When `true`, users can paste text from their local client to the browser-based RDP session. Defaults to `false`. | | ||
| | `allow_remote_clipboard_to_local` | boolean | When `true`, users can copy text from the browser-based RDP session to their local client. Defaults to `false`. | | ||
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| Use the `connection_rules` block within a [`cloudflare_zero_trust_access_policy`](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/cloudflare/cloudflare/latest/docs/resources/zero_trust_access_policy) resource: | ||
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| ```tf | ||
| resource "cloudflare_zero_trust_access_policy" "rdp-policy" { | ||
| application_id = cloudflare_zero_trust_access_application.rdp-app.id | ||
| account_id = var.cloudflare_account_id | ||
| name = "Allow engineers with restricted clipboard" | ||
| decision = "allow" | ||
| precedence = 1 | ||
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| include { | ||
| email_domain = ["example.com"] | ||
| } | ||
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| connection_rules { | ||
| rdp { | ||
| allow_local_clipboard_to_remote = true | ||
| allow_remote_clipboard_to_local = false | ||
| } | ||
| } | ||
| } | ||
| ``` |
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It's not a boolean, but an array of allowed formats for that particular direction. Currently, only text is supported. Set the array to empty ([]) to block all copy/paste actions for that particular direction.
RDP Connection Rules Schema
Object: connection_rules.rdp (optional)
| Field | Type | Required | Description | Valid Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
allowed_clipboard_local_to_remote_formats |
array[string] |
No | Clipboard formats allowed when copying from local machine to remote RDP session | ["text"] or [] |
allowed_clipboard_remote_to_local_formats |
array[string] |
No | Clipboard formats allowed when copying from remote RDP session to local machine | ["text"] or [] |
Both Directions Example
{
"connection_rules": {
"rdp": {
"allowed_clipboard_local_to_remote_formats": ["text"],
"allowed_clipboard_remote_to_local_formats": ["text"]
}
}
}Empty RDP Rules (No Clipboard Access)
{
"connection_rules": {
"rdp": {
"allowed_clipboard_local_to_remote_formats": [],
"allowed_clipboard_remote_to_local_formats": []
}
}
}
ymarcus93
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| connection_rules { | ||
| rdp { | ||
| allow_local_clipboard_to_remote = true | ||
| allow_remote_clipboard_to_local = false | ||
| } | ||
| } | ||
| } |
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connection_rules = {
rdp = {
allowed_clipboard_local_to_remote_formats = ["text"]
allowed_clipboard_remote_to_local_formats = []
}
}
ymarcus93
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| Use the `connection_rules` block within a [`cloudflare_zero_trust_access_policy`](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/cloudflare/cloudflare/latest/docs/resources/zero_trust_access_policy) resource: | ||
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| ```tf | ||
| resource "cloudflare_zero_trust_access_policy" "rdp-policy" { |
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There are some syntax errors in this resource:
application_idis not supported as a top-level field incloudflare_zero_trust_access_policy.cloudflare_zero_trust_access_policyrepresents a reusable policy; you can add it as an attachment to Access applications incloudflare_zero_trust_application.policiesfield.precedenceis not valid in this resource for the same reason as above- Fix:
includeneeds=:
include = [{
email_domain = {
domain = "cloudflare.com"
}
}]
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Summary
This change encompasses the changelog for browser-based RDP (anticipated on Monday, March 2) as well as the necessary dev doc updates.
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