Teleport – Identity-Aware Access Proxy

Teleport is an identity-aware access proxy that provides secure access to SSH servers, Kubernetes clusters,...

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Teleport is an identity-aware access proxy that provides secure access to SSH servers, Kubernetes clusters, databases, and web applications. It eliminates the need for VPNs and static credentials by implementing certificate-based authentication with short-lived credentials and complete audit logging.

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Key Features

  • Certificate-Based Auth – No static keys or passwords
  • Session Recording – Complete audit trail
  • Role-Based Access – Fine-grained permissions
  • SSO Integration – SAML, OIDC, GitHub, Google
  • Multi-Protocol – SSH, K8s, databases, web apps

Installation

# Add repository
curl https://goteleport.com/static/install.sh | bash -s 14.0.0

# Or download directly
curl -O https://get.gravitational.com/teleport-v14.0.0-linux-amd64-bin.tar.gz

Quick Start

# Configure Teleport
sudo teleport configure -o /etc/teleport.yaml

# Start Teleport
sudo teleport start

# Connect via tsh client
tsh login --proxy=teleport.example.com
tsh ssh user@server

Download Teleport

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