Case study

OpenRad: a Radmin VPN client and wire-format reimplementation

OpenRad reimplements Radmin VPN as a Rust desktop and command-line client with a virtual Ethernet interface. Its documented wire format and transport engine cover network membership, peer authentication, direct TCP and UDP connections, and relay fallback; Android, Python and Minecraft clients share the format.

Targets: Protocol
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-08

Stars: 24
Last commit: 2026-11-07
Language: Java
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Rust 1.95 or newer for the primary build; Linux is the established platform.
Limits: Windows x64 is experimental; Android is beta, and Minecraft clients are alpha.
License: MIT License.

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BibTeX

@misc{openrad-case,
  title = {{OpenRad: a Radmin VPN client and wire-format reimplementation}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/gringoestrangeiro/openrad}},
  url = {https://github.com/gringoestrangeiro/openrad},
  urldate = {2026-11-08},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/openrad-case/}}
}

Plain text

OpenRad: a Radmin VPN client and wire-format reimplementation. https://github.com/gringoestrangeiro/openrad (accessed 2026-11-08). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/openrad-case/

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README.md GitHub · gringoestrangeiro/openrad · Revision 5404488
docs/architecture.md GitHub · gringoestrangeiro/openrad · Revision 5404488
LICENSE GitHub · gringoestrangeiro/openrad · Revision 5404488