# Teleport 8 brings identity-based secure access to remote Windows RDP desktops via browser.

DevFeed: [Teleport 8 brings identity-based secure access to remote Windows RDP desktops via browser.](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/teleport-8-brings-identity-based-secure-access-to-remote-windows-rdp-desktops-via-browser-29797.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://goteleport.com/blog/rdp-access-for-windows-browser/>)

Author: ev@goteleport.com (Ev Kontsevoy)

Published: 2021-12-14T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Teleport](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/teleport.md>)

Topics: [Windows](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/windows.md>), [remote access](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/remote-access.md>), [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ssh.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [cross-platform](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cross-platform.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>)

Tags: [audit](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/audit.md>), [authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authentication.md>), [cross-platform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cross-platform.md>), [gui](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gui.md>), [identity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/identity.md>), [mfa](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mfa.md>), [network](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [rdp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rdp.md>), [remote-access](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/remote-access.md>), [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ssh.md>), [windows](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/windows.md>)

## AI overview

Teleport 8 introduces Desktop Access for Windows, enabling browser-based access to Windows RDP desktops alongside Linux systems accessed through SSH. The release extends Teleport's identity-aware access platform with certificate-based authentication, MFA, session recording, auditing, and role-based access controls across mixed infrastructure.

## Source excerpt

Teleport 8 adds Windows Desktop Access, making it the go-to access platform for organizations running mixed Linux SSH and Windows RDP infrastructure.