RCONRR

RCONRR stands for Remote Console with Reproducible and Reconciled Records. It is described as an extension of the traditional RCON protocol aimed at secure, auditable, and reproducible remote administration of server software, particularly game servers and other services that rely on remote command execution.

The intent of RCONRR is to address limitations of standard RCON by adding authentication, encryption, and an immutable command-logging layer. It seeks to provide verifiable records of who issued which commands, when they were executed, and what server state changes followed, enabling easier auditing, rollback, and incident response. The design is aimed at reducing the risk of unauthorized access and command tampering in complex, multi-user environments.

Key features commonly associated with RCONRR include cryptographic authentication and optional mutual TLS, end-to-end encryption for command traffic, and a hash-logged audit trail that links each command to a state-change checkpoint. Additional capabilities often described in proposals are deterministic or replayable command execution, snapshot and rollback support to a prior checkpoint, and RBAC-based access control to limit command scope per user or role. Some implementations also propose multi-server coordination to maintain consistency across several instances of the same service.

Implementation status varies, as RCONRR is not a single universally adopted standard. Several independent projects and forks have explored prototypes or reference implementations, but broad interoperability with existing RCON tools is not guaranteed. Practitioners typically assess adoption on a per-project basis, weighing security requirements against compatibility and complexity.

Related concepts include traditional RCON, SSH-based admin access, TLS for transport security, and immutable audit logs or blockchain-inspired logging schemes.