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How to Eliminate Static Credentials from Trading Infrastructure

Learn why static credentials like SSH keys are dangerous in trading and financial infrastructure, alongside strategies for mitigating their risk.

SSH

SSH Port 22: Custom Ports, Port Forwarding Security, and Production SSH Hardening

Learn about SSH port 22, its limitations, port forwarding security, and how to harden production SSH.

Identity

From Plaintext, to BLESS, to Identity: The Evolution of Secure Remote Access

A senior Adobe security engineer traces the evolution of secure remote access from telnet to SSH keys, Netflix's BLESS, and modern certificate-based identity.

Shadow access

6 Ways Shadow Access Creates Risk in Your Infrastructure

Shadow access is one of the most dangerous threats to your infrastructure. Learn what it is, where it comes from, and how Teleport eliminates its root causes.

SSH

How we improved SSH connection times by up to 40%

Teleport boosted SSH connection speeds by 40%: from diagnosing latency with Distributed Tracing to replacing SSH connections with gRPC—without sacrificing security.

SSH

Choosing an SSH Client on Windows

There are several Windows-friendly SSH clients to keep connections secure. We explore the most common ones and compare their core characteristics.

SSH

SFTP: a More Secure Successor to SCP

SCP is a simple protocol, but it's not secure. SFTP is a more secure successor to SCP, and should be used wherever possible.

SSH

What You Need to Know About X11 Forwarding

In this blog post, we'll deep-dive into X11 Forwarding, explaining what X11 is and how it works under the hood.

Certificates

SSH Certificates: How Do OpenSSH Certificates Compare to X.509?

Learn how OpenSSH certificates differ from X.509.

SSH

SSH configuration: ssh_config

What is ssh_config? How do you configure an SSH client with it? This blog post offers some of our favorite tips and tricks!

SSH

How to Configure SSH Certificate-Based Authentication

Learn how to configure SSH certificate-based authentication in OpenSSH using short-lived, CA-signed certificates to replace static SSH keys and improve security.