Thread: Remote viewing and access

Hi,

My first post here. Hope to be a regular and helpful member here.

I'm trying to code a simple module program that when installed enables remote screen viewing and keyboard and mouse input.

I only want those three functions: viewing, mouse and keyboard input.

Is there any library or open source project that might enable to achieve this. Or do you know of any approach I might take in coding this that will help me achieve that?

The architecture will be that of master(can input keyboard and mouse) and slave(can receive commands and such).

Would be best if the solution just works and does not need user to do any settings at all.

Unless you're doing something malicious, such as keylogging or taking over random computers, I'm not sure why you would want to do this. On a on-topic note though, you might want to look up system-independent things for this, because getting things like keystrokes and stuff like that isn't nessecarily standard. I suppose you could remotely connect to the computer if you knew the machine name and such and it was on your network, but I'm fairly sure that doing this would be strictly administrator only.

I believe you can imagine the extremely malicious uses for such a program. Even if your intentions are angelic, such a program would inevitably be used for criminal purposes. Perhaps not by yourself, but surely by others.

This goes far beyond keeping an eye on what your family or employees are doing, on-line. Consult with an attorney on this matter, even if your moral instincts can't turn you away from this. You'd be surprised at the liabilities you could be facing, including possibly prison.

Originally Posted by redcoder

Is there any library or open source project that might enable to achieve this.

Sure, for example LibVNCServer/LibVNCClient, which is licensed under the GPL. Best of all, it uses VNC, which means you can have your software interoperate with other VNC clients and servers, too. See the server-side documentation -- server being the one who shares their screen --, and a SDL client example.

redcoder red-flag

I was actually thinking of a program like Teamviewer(for remote assistance and such) and such but I do see the ways such could be misused so i understand your misgivings.

Nominal Animal, thanks for the pointer. Appreciated.

FloridaJo no need for such; yet you don't know my intentions.

Thanks for the replies, though I personally think that just like projects like Metasploit, they can be used for both good and bad and so could this project of mine.

@imalc - not actually logging to master...allow the master to input mouse and keyboard. Like remote assistance programs do.