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66 lines
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### RCON
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### What is RCON
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RCON (Remote Console) is a protocol designed by Valve to allow administrators to control and manage game servers remotely.
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It provides a way to execute commands on a server from a different location, such as a phone or a separate computer.
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### Why RCON
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- Convenience: Manage your server from anywhere with an internet connection.
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- Flexibility: Execute commands without needing to be physically present at the server's location.
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- Efficiency: Automate tasks and streamline server management.
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### SSH vs RCON
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**SSH**
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- Offers strong encryption to protect data transmitted between the client and server
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- Primarily designed for secure remote login and execution of commands on a remote machine
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- Common for managing Linux/Unix systems, configuring networks, and running scripts.
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- Provides a shell-like environment, allowing you to execute various commands and interact with the remote system
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**RCON**
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- Specifically designed for remote administration of game servers, allowing you to control and manage the server's settings and operations
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- Typically less secure than SSH, as it often relies on plain text passwords
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- Primarily used by game server administrators to manage game servers
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- Limited set of game-specific commands
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### Packets
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RCON is a very simple Protocol it has a few Packets. That's how a RCON Packet looks
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| Field | Description |
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| ----- | ----------------------------------------------- |
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| ID | For example used when auth failed or succeed |
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| Type | That way we know what Packet this is |
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| Body | A Message (String) (e.g. A Command, A Password) |
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#### Server Bound Packets <sub><sub>(Client→Server)</sub></sub>
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| Type | Packet |
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| ---- | ----------- |
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| 2 | Auth |
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| 3 | ExecCommand |
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#### Client Bound Packets <sub><sub>(Server→Client)</sub></sub>
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| Type | Packet |
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| ---- | ------------ |
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| 2 | AuthResponse |
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| 0 | Output |
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### How RCON works
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1. Authentication:
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- The RCON client sends an authentication packet with the desired password.
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- The server verifies the password and responds with an authentication response packet.
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- If successful, the response packet includes the same ID as the client send. If unsuccessful, the ID is -1.
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2. Command Execution:
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- The authenticated client can now send command execution packets, Each packet contains the command to be executed.
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- The server processes the command and sends back an output packet containing the result or any error messages.
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