# Resource Access Requests

With Teleport Resource Access Requests, users can request access to specific resources without needing to know anything about the roles or RBAC controls used under the hood. The Access Request API makes it easy to dynamically approve or deny these requests.

Just-in-time Access Requests are a feature of Teleport Enterprise. Teleport Community Edition users can get a preview of how Access Requests work by requesting a role via the Teleport CLI. Full Access Request functionality, including Resource Access Requests and an intuitive and searchable UI are available in Teleport Enterprise.

## Prerequisites

- A running Teleport Enterprise cluster. If you want to get started with Teleport, [sign up](https://goteleport.com/signup) for a free trial or [set up a demo environment](https://goteleport.com/docs/ver/17.x/get-started/deploy-community.md).

- The `tctl` and `tsh` clients.

  Installing `tctl` and `tsh` clients

  1. Determine the version of your Teleport cluster. The `tctl` and `tsh` clients must be at most one major version behind your Teleport cluster version. Send a GET request to the Proxy Service at `/v1/webapi/find` and use a JSON query tool to obtain your cluster version. Replace teleport.example.com:443 with the web address of your Teleport Proxy Service:

     ```
     $ TELEPORT_DOMAIN=teleport.example.com:443
     $ TELEPORT_VERSION="$(curl -s https://$TELEPORT_DOMAIN/v1/webapi/find | jq -r '.server_version')"
     ```

  2. Follow the instructions for your platform to install `tctl` and `tsh` clients:

     **Mac**

     Download the signed macOS .pkg installer for Teleport, which includes the `tctl` and `tsh` clients:

     ```
     $ curl -O https://cdn.teleport.dev/teleport-${TELEPORT_VERSION?}.pkg
     ```

     In Finder double-click the `pkg` file to begin installation.

     ---

     DANGER

     Using Homebrew to install Teleport is not supported. The Teleport package in Homebrew is not maintained by Teleport and we can't guarantee its reliability or security.

     ---

     **Windows - Powershell**

     ```
     $ curl.exe -O https://cdn.teleport.dev/teleport-v${TELEPORT_VERSION?}-windows-amd64-bin.zip
     Unzip the archive and move the `tctl` and `tsh` clients to your %PATH%
     NOTE: Do not place the `tctl` and `tsh` clients in the System32 directory, as this can cause issues when using WinSCP.
     Use %SystemRoot% (C:\Windows) or %USERPROFILE% (C:\Users\<username>) instead.
     ```

     **Linux**

     All of the Teleport binaries in Linux installations include the `tctl` and `tsh` clients. For more options (including RPM/DEB packages and downloads for i386/ARM/ARM64) see our [installation page](https://goteleport.com/docs/ver/17.x/installation.md).

     ```
     $ curl -O https://cdn.teleport.dev/teleport-v${TELEPORT_VERSION?}-linux-amd64-bin.tar.gz
     $ tar -xzf teleport-v${TELEPORT_VERSION?}-linux-amd64-bin.tar.gz
     $ cd teleport
     $ sudo ./install
     Teleport binaries have been copied to /usr/local/bin
     ```

* To check that you can connect to your Teleport cluster, sign in with `tsh login`, then verify that you can run `tctl` commands using your current credentials. For example, run the following command, assigning teleport.example.com to the domain name of the Teleport Proxy Service in your cluster and email\@example.com to your Teleport username:
  ```
  $ tsh login --proxy=teleport.example.com --user=email@example.com
  $ tctl status
  Cluster  teleport.example.com
  Version  17.7.20
  CA pin   sha256:abdc1245efgh5678abdc1245efgh5678abdc1245efgh5678abdc1245efgh5678
  ```
  If you can connect to the cluster and run the `tctl status` command, you can use your current credentials to run subsequent `tctl` commands from your workstation. If you host your own Teleport cluster, you can also run `tctl` commands on the computer that hosts the Teleport Auth Service for full permissions.

## Step 1/6. Grant roles to users

The built-in `requester` and `reviewer` roles have permissions to, respectively, open and review Access Requests. Grant the `requester` and `reviewer` roles to existing users, or create new users to test this feature. Make sure the requester has a valid `login` so that they can view and access SSH nodes.

For the rest of the guide we will assume that the `requester` role has been granted to a user named `alice` and the `reviewer` role has been granted to a user named `bob`.

1. Assign the `requester` role to a user named `alice`:

   Assign the `requester` role to `alice` by running the appropriate commands for your authentication provider:

   **Local User**

   1. Retrieve your local user's roles as a comma-separated list:

      ```
      $ ROLES=$(tsh status -f json | jq -r '.active.roles | join(",")')
      ```

   2. Edit your local user to add the new role:

      ```
      $ tctl users update $(tsh status -f json | jq -r '.active.username') \
        --set-roles "${ROLES?},requester"
      ```

   3. Sign out of the Teleport cluster and sign in again to assume the new role.

   **GitHub**

   1. Open your `github` authentication connector in a text editor:

      ```
      $ tctl edit github/github
      ```

   2. Edit the `github` connector, adding `requester` to the `teams_to_roles` section.

      The team you should map to this role depends on how you have designed your organization's role-based access controls (RBAC). However, the team must include your user account and should be the smallest team possible within your organization.

      Here is an example:

      ```
        teams_to_roles:
          - organization: octocats
            team: admins
            roles:
              - access
      +       - requester

      ```

   3. Apply your changes by saving closing the file in your editor.

   4. Sign out of the Teleport cluster and sign in again to assume the new role.

   **SAML**

   1. Retrieve your `saml` configuration resource:

      ```
      $ tctl get --with-secrets saml/mysaml > saml.yaml
      ```

      Note that the `--with-secrets` flag adds the value of `spec.signing_key_pair.private_key` to the `saml.yaml` file. Because this key contains a sensitive value, you should remove the saml.yaml file immediately after updating the resource.

   2. Edit `saml.yaml`, adding `requester` to the `attributes_to_roles` section.

      The attribute you should map to this role depends on how you have designed your organization's role-based access controls (RBAC). However, the group must include your user account and should be the smallest group possible within your organization.

      Here is an example:

      ```
        attributes_to_roles:
          - name: "groups"
            value: "my-group"
            roles:
              - access
      +       - requester

      ```

   3. Apply your changes:

      ```
      $ tctl create -f saml.yaml
      ```

   4. Sign out of the Teleport cluster and sign in again to assume the new role.

   **OIDC**

   1. Retrieve your `oidc` configuration resource:

      ```
      $ tctl get oidc/myoidc --with-secrets > oidc.yaml
      ```

      Note that the `--with-secrets` flag adds the value of `spec.signing_key_pair.private_key` to the `oidc.yaml` file. Because this key contains a sensitive value, you should remove the oidc.yaml file immediately after updating the resource.

   2. Edit `oidc.yaml`, adding `requester` to the `claims_to_roles` section.

      The claim you should map to this role depends on how you have designed your organization's role-based access controls (RBAC). However, the group must include your user account and should be the smallest group possible within your organization.

      Here is an example:

      ```
        claims_to_roles:
          - name: "groups"
            value: "my-group"
            roles:
              - access
      +       - requester

      ```

   3. Apply your changes:

      ```
      $ tctl create -f oidc.yaml
      ```

   4. Sign out of the Teleport cluster and sign in again to assume the new role.

2. Repeat these steps to assign the `reviewer` role to a user named `bob`.

---

TIP

Consider defining custom roles to limit the scope of a requester or reviewer's permissions. Read the [Access Request Configuration](https://goteleport.com/docs/ver/17.x/identity-governance/access-requests/access-request-configuration.md) guide for available options.

---

## Step 2/6. Search for resources

First, log in as `alice`.

```
$ tsh login --proxy teleport.example.com --user alice
```

Notice that `tsh ls` returns an empty list, because `alice` does not have access to any resources by default.

```
$ tsh ls
Node Name Address Labels
--------- ------- ------
```

Then try searching for all available ssh nodes.

```
$ tsh request search --kind node
Name                                 Hostname    Labels       Resource ID
------------------------------------ ----------- ------------ ------------------------------------------------------
b1168402-9340-421a-a344-af66a6675738 iot         test=test    /teleport.example.com/node/b1168402-9340-421a-a344-af66a6675738
bbb56211-7b54-4f9e-bee9-b68ea156be5f node        test=test    /teleport.example.com/node/bbb56211-7b54-4f9e-bee9-b68ea156be5f

To request access to these resources, run
> tsh request create --resource /teleport.example.com/node/b1168402-9340-421a-a344-af66a6675738 --resource /teleport.example.com/node/bbb56211-7b54-4f9e-bee9-b68ea156be5f \
    --reason <request reason>
```

You can search for resources of kind `node`, `kube_cluster`, `db`, `app`, and `windows_desktop`. Teleport also supports searching and requesting access to resources within Kubernetes clusters.

List of supported Kubernetes resources

Teleport supports searching and requesting access to the following Kubernetes resources:

---

RESOURCE ACCESS REQUESTS TO KUBERNETES NAMESPACES

Requesting access to a Kubernetes namespace allows you to access all resources in that namespace, including the supported Kubernetes resources listed below. However, it prevents you from access any resources belonging to another namespace.

---

- `pod`
- `secret`
- `configmap`
- `namespace`
- `service`
- `serviceaccount`
- `kube_node`
- `persistentvolume`
- `persistentvolumeclaim`
- `deployment`
- `replicaset`
- `statefulset`
- `daemonset`
- `clusterrole`
- `kube_role`
- `clusterrolebinding`
- `rolebinding`
- `cronjob`
- `job`
- `certificatesigningrequest`
- `ingress`

Advanced filters and queries are supported. See our [filtering reference](https://goteleport.com/docs/ver/17.x/reference/cli.md) for more information.

Try narrowing your search to a specific resource you want to access.

```
$ tsh request search --kind node --search iot
Name                                 Hostname    Labels       Resource ID
------------------------------------ ----------- ------------ ------------------------------------------------------
b1168402-9340-421a-a344-af66a6675738 iot         test=test    /teleport.example.com/node/b1168402-9340-421a-a344-af66a6675738

To request access to these resources, run
> tsh request create --resource /teleport.example.com/node/b1168402-9340-421a-a344-af66a6675738 \
    --reason <request reason>
```

## Step 3/6. Request access to a resource

Copy the command output by `tsh request search` in the previous step, optionally filling in a request reason.

```
$ tsh request create --resource /teleport.example.com/node/bbb56211-7b54-4f9e-bee9-b68ea156be5f \
    --reason "responding to incident 123"
Creating request...
Request ID: f406f5d8-3c2a-428f-8547-a1d091a4ddab
Username:   alice
Roles:      access
Resources:  ["/teleport.example.com/node/bbb56211-7b54-4f9e-bee9-b68ea156be5f"]
Reason:     "responding to incident 123"
Reviewers:  [none] (suggested)
Status:     PENDING

hint: use 'tsh login --request-id=<request-id>' to login with an approved request

Waiting for request approval...

```

The command will automatically wait until the request is approved.

## Step 4/6. Approve the Access Request

First, log in as `bob`.

```
$ tsh login --proxy teleport.example.com --user bob
```

Then list, review, and approve the Access Request.

```
$ tsh request ls
ID                                   User  Roles  Resources                   Created At (UTC)    Status
------------------------------------ ----- ------ --------------------------- ------------------- -------
f406f5d8-3c2a-428f-8547-a1d091a4ddab alice access ["/teleport.example.... [+] 23 Jun 22 18:25 UTC PENDING

[+] Requested resources truncated, use `tsh request show <request-id>` to view the full list

hint: use 'tsh request show <request-id>' for additional details
      use 'tsh login --request-id=<request-id>' to login with an approved request
$ tsh request show f406f5d8-3c2a-428f-8547-a1d091a4ddab
Request ID: f406f5d8-3c2a-428f-8547-a1d091a4ddab
Username:   alice
Roles:      access
Resources:  ["/teleport.example.com/node/bbb56211-7b54-4f9e-bee9-b68ea156be5f"]
Reason:     "responding to incident 123"
Reviewers:  [none] (suggested)
Status:     PENDING

hint: use 'tsh login --request-id=<request-id>' to login with an approved request
$ tsh request review --approve f406f5d8-3c2a-428f-8547-a1d091a4ddab
Successfully submitted review.  Request state: APPROVED
```

---

TIP

Check out our [Access Request Integrations](#integrating-with-an-external-tool) to notify the right people about new Access Requests.

---

## Step 5/6. Access the requested resource

`alice`'s `tsh request create` command should resolve now that the request has been approved.

```
$ tsh request create --resource /teleport.example.com/node/bbb56211-7b54-4f9e-bee9-b68ea156be5f \
    --reason "responding to incident 123"
Creating request...
Request ID: f406f5d8-3c2a-428f-8547-a1d091a4ddab
Username:   alice
Roles:      access
Resources:  ["/teleport.example.com/node/bbb56211-7b54-4f9e-bee9-b68ea156be5f"]
Reason:     "responding to incident 123"
Reviewers:  [none] (suggested)
Status:     PENDING

hint: use 'tsh login --request-id=<request-id>' to login with an approved request

Waiting for request approval...

Approval received, getting updated certificates...

> Profile URL:        https://teleport.example.com
  Logged in as:       alice
  Active requests:    f406f5d8-3c2a-428f-8547-a1d091a4ddab
  Cluster:            teleport.example.com
  Roles:              access, requester
  Logins:             alice
  Kubernetes:         disabled
  Allowed Resources:  ["/teleport.example.com/node/bbb56211-7b54-4f9e-bee9-b68ea156be5f"]
  Valid until:        2022-06-23 22:46:22 -0700 PDT [valid for 11h16m0s]
  Extensions:         permit-agent-forwarding, permit-port-forwarding, permit-pty
```

`alice` can now view and access the node.

```
$ tsh ls
Node Name Address   Labels
--------- --------- ---------
iot       [::]:3022 test=test

$ tsh ssh alice@iot
iot:~ alice$
```

## Step 6/6. Resume regular access

While logged in with a Resource Access Request, users will be blocked from access to any other resources. This is necessary because their certificate now contains an elevated role, so it is restricted to only allow access to the resources they were specifically approved for. Use the `tsh request drop` command to "drop" the request and resume regular access.

```
$ tsh request drop
```

When you drop an Access Request, Teleport issues a new user certificate. The new certificate retains the expiration of the previous certificate. Once your session expires and you reauthenticate to Teleport, you receive a user certificate with your user's originally configured time to live.

## Next Steps

### Automatically request access for SSH

Once you have configured Resource Access Requests, `tsh ssh` is able to automatically create a Resource Access Request for you when access is denied, allowing you to skip the `tsh request search` and `tsh request create` steps.

```
$ tsh ssh alice@iot
ERROR: access denied to alice connecting to iot on cluster teleport.example.com

You do not currently have access to alice@iot, attempting to request access.

Enter request reason: please
Creating request...
Request ID: ab43fc70-e893-471b-872e-ae65eb24fd76
Username:   alice
Roles:      access
Resources:  ["/teleport.example.com/node/bbb56211-7b54-4f9e-bee9-b68ea156be5f"]
Reason:     "please"
Reviewers:  [none] (suggested)
Status:     PENDING

hint: use 'tsh login --request-id=<request-id>' to login with an approved request

Waiting for request approval...

Approval received, reason="okay"
Getting updated certificates...

iot:~ alice$
```

### Restrict the resources a user can request access to

In this guide, we showed you how to enable a user to search for resources to request access to. To do so, we assigned the user a Teleport role with the `search_as_roles` field set to the preset `access` role.

You can impose further restrictions on the resources a user is allowed to search by assigning `search_as_roles` to a more limited role. Below, we will show you which permissions you must set to restrict a user's ability to search for different resources.

To restrict access to a particular resource using a role similar to the ones below, edit one of the user's roles so the `search_as_roles` field includes the role you have created.

For full details on how to use Teleport roles to configure RBAC, see the [Access Controls Reference](https://goteleport.com/docs/ver/17.x/reference/access-controls/roles.md).

#### `node`

You can restrict access to searching `node` resources by assigning values to the `node_labels` field in the `spec.allow` or `spec.deny` fields. The following role allows access to SSH Service instances with the `env:staging` label.

```
kind: role
version: v5
metadata:
  name: staging-access
spec:
  allow:
    node_labels:
      env: staging
    logins:
      - "{{internal.logins}}"
  options:
    # Only allows the requester to use this role for 1 hour from time of request.
    max_session_ttl: 1h

```

#### `kube_cluster`

You can restrict access to searching `kube_cluster` resources by assigning values to the `kubernetes_labels` field in the `spec.allow` or `spec.deny` fields.

The following role allows access to Kubernetes clusters with the `env:staging` label:

```
kind: role
metadata:
  name: kube-access
version: v7
spec:
  allow:
    kubernetes_labels:
      'env': 'staging'
    kubernetes_resources:
      - kind: '*'
        namespace: '*'
        name: '*'
  deny: {}

```

#### Kubernetes resources

You can restrict access to Kubernetes resources by assigning values to the `kubernetes_resources` field in the `spec.allow` or `spec.deny` fields.

The following role allows access to Kubernetes pods with the name `nginx` in any namespace, and all pods in the `dev` namespace:

```
kind: role
metadata:
  name: kube-access
version: v7
spec:
  allow:
    kubernetes_labels:
      '*':'*'
    kubernetes_resources:
      - kind: pod
        namespace: "*"
        name: "nginx*"
      - kind: pod
        namespace: "dev"
        name: "*"
    kubernetes_groups:
      - viewers
  deny: {}

```

##### Preventing unintended access to Kubernetes resources

If you are setting up a Teleport role to enable just-in-time access to a specific Kubernetes resources, you should set the role's `kubernetes_groups` and `kubernetes_users` to a role that has no access to Kubernetes resource beside the Kubernetes resources that Teleport is able to restrict access for.

This is because, if a user requests access to a Kubernetes pod, and the request is approved, the Teleport Kubernetes Service will use the `kubernetes_groups` and `kubernetes_users` fields in the role to add impersonation headers to the user's requests to a Kubernetes API server. Under these conditions, Teleport will be able to restrict access to all Kubernetes resources kinds mentioned above except for the desired `pod`. Teleport is also able to restrict access to namespaced-scoped custom resources but not cluster-scoped custom resources - CRDs resources that are cluster-scoped will be accessible to the user if the principals in the `kubernetes_users` and `kubernetes_groups` fields have access to them.

Requesting access to a Kubernetes Namespace allows you to access all resources in that namespace but you won't be able to access any other supported resources in the cluster.

##### Restrict Access Requests to specific Kubernetes resource kinds

The `request.kubernetes_resources` field allows you to restrict what kinds of Kubernetes resources a user can request access to. Configuring this field to any value will disallow requesting access to the entire Kubernetes cluster.

If the `request.kubernetes_resources` field is not configured, then a user can request access to any Kubernetes resources, including the entire Kubernetes cluster.

The following role allows users to request access to Kubernetes namespaces. Requests for Kubernetes resources other than `namespace` will not be allowed.

```
kind: role
metadata:
  name: requester-kube-access
version: v7
spec:
  allow:
    request:
      search_as_roles:
        - "kube-access"
      kubernetes_resources:
        - kind: "namespace"

```

The following role allows users to request access only to Kubernetes namespaces and/or pods.

```
kind: role
metadata:
  name: requester-kube-access
version: v7
spec:
  allow:
    request:
      search_as_roles:
        - "kube-access"
      kubernetes_resources:
        - kind: "namespace"
        - kind: "pod"

```

The following role allows users to request access to any specific Kubernetes resources.

```
kind: role
metadata:
  name: requester-kube-access
version: v7
spec:
  allow:
    request:
      search_as_roles:
        - "kube-access"
      kubernetes_resources:
        - kind: "*"

```

See related section about [Kubernetes Resources](https://goteleport.com/docs/ver/17.x/enroll-resources/kubernetes-access/controls.md) to see a list of supported `kind` values.

The `request.kubernetes_resources` field only restricts what `kinds` of Kubernetes resource requests are allowed. To control Kubernetes access to these resources see [Preventing unintended access to Kubernetes resources](#preventing-unintended-access-to-kubernetes-resources) section for more details.

#### `db`

You can restrict access to searching `db` resources by assigning values to the `db_labels` field in the `spec.allow` or `spec.deny` fields.

The following role allows access to databases with the `environment:dev` or `environment:stage` labels:

```
kind: role
version: v5
metadata:
  name: developer
spec:
  allow:
    db_labels:
      environment: ["dev", "stage"]

    # Database account names this role can connect as.
    db_users: ["viewer", "editor"]
    db_names: ["*"]

```

#### `app`

You can restrict access to searching `app` resources by assigning values to the `app_labels` field in the `spec.allow` or `spec.deny` fields.

The following role allows access to all applications except for those in `env:prod`:

```
kind: role
version: v5
metadata:
  name: dev
spec:
  allow:
    app_labels:
      "*": "*"
  deny:
    app_labels:
      env: "prod"

```

#### `windows_desktop`

You can restrict access to searching `windows_desktop` resources by assigning values to the `windows_desktop_labels` field in the `spec.allow` or `spec.deny` fields.

The following role allows access to all Windows desktops with the `environment:dev` or `environment:stage` labels.

```
kind: role
version: v4
metadata:
  name: developer
spec:
  allow:
    windows_desktop_labels:
      environment: ["dev", "stage"]

    windows_desktop_logins: ["{{internal.windows_logins}}"]

```

### Request access to Kubernetes resources

Teleport users can request access to a Kubernetes resources by running the following command, where resource-id is the ID of the resource:

```
$ tsh request create resource-id
```

#### Namespace-scoped resources

For Kubernetes namespaced resources, the `resource-id` is in the following format:

```
/TELEPORT_CLUSTER/NAMESPACED_KIND/KUBE_CLUSTER/NAMESPACE/RESOURCE_NAME

```

Teleport supports the following namespaced resources: `pod`, `secret`, `configmap`, `service`, `serviceaccount`, `persistentvolumeclaim`, `deployment`, `replicaset`, `statefulset`, `daemonset`, `kube_role`, `rolebinding`, `cronjob`, `job`, `ingress`.

For example, to request access to a pod called `nginx-1` in the `development` namespace, run the following command:

```
$ tsh request create --resources /teleport.example.com/pod/mycluster/development/nginx-1
```

For the `NAMESPACE` and `RESOURCE_NAME` values, you can match ranges of characters by supplying a wildcard (`*`) or regular expression. Regular expressions must begin with `^` and end with `$`.

For example, to create a request to access all pods in all namespaces that match the regular expression `/^nginx-[a-z0-9-]+$/`, run the following command:

```
$ tsh request create --resources /teleport.example.com/pod/mycluster/*/^nginx-[a-z0-9-]+$
```

#### Cluster-scoped resources

For Kubernetes cluster-scoped resources, the `resource-id` is in the following format:

```
/TELEPORT_CLUSTER/CLUSTER_WIDE_KIND/KUBE_CLUSTER/RESOURCE_NAME

```

Teleport supports the following cluster-wide resources: `namespace`, `kube_node`, `clusterrole`, `clusterrolebinding`, `persistentvolume`, `certificatesigningrequest`.

For example, to request access to a namespace called `prod`, run the following command:

```
$ tsh request create --resources /teleport.example.com/namespace/mycluster/prod
```

For the `RESOURCE_NAME` value, you can match ranges of characters by supplying a wildcard (`*`) or regular expression. Regular expressions must begin with `^` and end with `$`.

For example, to create a request to access all namespaces prefixed with `dev` match the regular expression `/^dev-[a-z0-9-]+$/`, run the following command:

```
$ tsh request create --resources /teleport.example.com/namespace/mycluster/^dev-[a-z0-9-]+$
```

Using cluster-scoped resource requests requires the role under `search_as_roles` to have the correct permissions for the cluster-scoped resource. This is an example of the required permissions to request access only to the namespace `prod` (and all resources within it):

```
kind: role
spec:
  allow:
    kubernetes_resources:
    - kind: namespace
      name: prod
      verbs:
      - '*'

```

#### Search for Kubernetes resources

If a user has no access to a Kubernetes cluster, they can search the list of resources in the cluster by running the following command, replacing kube-cluster with the name of the Kubernetes cluster and namespace with the name of a Kubernetes namespace:

```
$ tsh request search --kind=<kind> --kube-cluster=kube-cluster \
[--kube-namespace=namespace|--all-kube-namespaces]
Name               Namespace Labels    Resource ID
-----------------  --------- --------- ----------------------------------------------------------
nginx-deployment-0 default   app=nginx /teleport.example.com/pod/local/default/nginx-deployment-0
nginx-deployment-1 default   app=nginx /teleport.example.com/pod/local/default/nginx-deployment-1

To request access to these resources, run
> tsh request create --resource /teleport.example.com/pod/local/default/nginx-deployment-0 --resource /teleport.example.com/pod/local/default/nginx-deployment-1 \
    --reason <request reason>
```

The list returned includes the name of the resource, the namespace it is in if applicable, its labels, and the resource ID. Resources included in the list are those that match the `kubernetes_resources` field in the user's `search_as_roles`. The user can then:

- Request access to the resources by running the command provided by the `tsh request search` command.
- Edit the command to request access to a subset of the resources.
- Use a custom request with wildcards or regular expressions.

`tsh request search --kind=<kind>` works even if the user has no permissions to interact with the desired Kubernetes cluster, but the user's `search_as_roles` values must allow access to the cluster. If the user is unsure of the name of the cluster, they can run the following command to search it:

```
$ tsh request search --kind=kube_cluster
Name  Hostname Labels Resource ID
----- -------- ------ ----------------------------------------
local                 /teleport.example.com/kube_cluster/local

```

### Integrating with an external tool

With Teleport's Access Request plugins, users can manage Access Requests from within your organization's existing messaging and project management solutions.

| Integration     | Type                | Setup Instructions                                                                                                                |
| --------------- | ------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Slack           | Messaging           | [Set up Slack](https://goteleport.com/docs/ver/17.x/identity-governance/access-request-plugins/ssh-approval-slack.md)             |
| Mattermost      | Messaging           | [Set up Mattermost](https://goteleport.com/docs/ver/17.x/identity-governance/access-request-plugins/ssh-approval-mattermost.md)   |
| Microsoft Teams | Messaging           | [Set up Microsoft Teams](https://goteleport.com/docs/ver/17.x/identity-governance/access-request-plugins/ssh-approval-msteams.md) |
| Jira            | Project Board       | [Set up Jira](https://goteleport.com/docs/ver/17.x/identity-governance/access-request-plugins/ssh-approval-jira.md)               |
| PagerDuty       | Schedule            | [Set up PagerDuty](https://goteleport.com/docs/ver/17.x/identity-governance/access-request-plugins/ssh-approval-pagerduty.md)     |
| Email           | Messaging           | [Set up email](https://goteleport.com/docs/ver/17.x/identity-governance/access-request-plugins/ssh-approval-email.md)             |
| Discord         | Messaging           | [Set up Discord](https://goteleport.com/docs/ver/17.x/identity-governance/access-request-plugins/ssh-approval-discord.md)         |
| OpsGenie        | Incident Management | [Set up OpsGenie](https://goteleport.com/docs/ver/17.x/identity-governance/access-request-plugins/opsgenie.md)                    |
| ServiceNow      | Workflow            | [Set up ServiceNow](https://goteleport.com/docs/ver/17.x/identity-governance/access-request-plugins/servicenow.md)                |
| Datadog         | Incident Management | [Set up Datadog](https://goteleport.com/docs/ver/17.x/identity-governance/access-request-plugins/datadog-hosted.md)               |

## Next Steps

- Learn more about [Access Lists](https://goteleport.com/docs/ver/17.x/identity-governance/access-lists.md)
