#Bastion host install

the Banyan Cloud Command Center is used by admins to publish services and define access policies.the Banyan App presents a service catalog to end users, which makes it easy to access services.the Banyan Connector, which can sit in your private network, sets up an outbound connection to the Banyan Global Edge Network.the Banyan Global Edge Network will act as a gateway to your infrastructure.ApproachĪ typical bastion host setup is depicted below: Best of all, admins can publish individual applications and services that remote users can access with one-click via the Banyan service catalog.

Admins can view a real-time events log that details user access patterns. With Banyan, access is based on user and device identity (established using short-lived certificates), not on specific IP addresses. This cookbook will demonstrate how Banyan can replace bastions for secure remote access – without the headache of credential management or IP whitelisting. Admins have very limited visibility into which private resources are actually being accessed. Once a user logs into the bastion host, they have complete access to the private network.

Admins have no visibility into private resources being accessed.

Combining these long-lived credentials with MFA improves security but adds even more complexity. If these credentials are lost, the security of the entire system is compromised. Users access bastion hosts with long-lived SSH keys or passwords that need to be independently provisioned and managed.

Long-lived credentials (used to access bastion hosts) pose a security risk.

IP whitelisting provides some additional protection, but source addresses can easily be spoofed, and IP addresses alone do not reveal anything about the user or device’s security posture. Since bastions have ports open to the internet, they are susceptible to attack.

Open ports are susceptible to attack, and IP whitelists don’t reflect security posture.

Bastion hosts create the following issues:

Using a bastion host is not ideal for today’s users, who require convenient access from anywhere and don’t want to be tied down by their corporate VPN.

#Bastion host install

Many organizations install bastion hosts in a DMZ where they’re left open to the internet, while others use IP whitelisting to restrict access to clients within their corporate network. Install the Banyan App and connect to the SSH Serviceīastion hosts, also known as jump boxes, are used to provide connectivity into a private network, typically for SSH access to protected servers. Define your SSH service and attach a policy