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Teleport Academy is your resource for understanding modern infrastructure security. Browse tutorials, how-to guides, and explainers covering topics from SSH and Kubernetes access to zero trust, compliance, and AI infrastructure.

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Azure AKS RBAC

Configuring Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) for Microsoft Azure Managed Kubernetes Service (AKS)

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Backend for Frontend (BFF) Pattern: Microservices for UX

The Backend for Frontend (BFF) pattern creates dedicated backends for each frontend application, optimizing user experiences and simplifying development. It acts as an adapter between frontends and microservices, increasing backend agility and promoting faster development processes.

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Certificate Authority

What is a certificate authority? A clear guide to what a CA does, how it issues and signs digital certificates, root vs intermediate CAs, and CA trust. Read on.

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Comparing TCP/IP and OSI Model

TCP/IP and OSI model serves a similar purpose - to map all the bits and pieces involved in networked communication. While OSI is the recommended standard, the internet was designed around the TCP/IP model.

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Configure Okta as an Identity Provider for Kubernetes Clusters

This post is a tutorial that explains how to use Okta as an identity provider for Kubernetes clusters managed by Teleport. Okta is a platform for managing identities and access in the cloud that allows secure and simple access to multiple programs and services. Teleport is an identity-native infrastructure access platform that provides phishing-proof zero trust for every engineer and service connected to an organization's global infrastructure.

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Configure RBAC for Kubernetes EKS

An overview of best practices for how to configure RBAC for Kubernetes running AWS EKS.

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Configuring Grafana with GitHub OAuth SSO Access

In this tutorial we will show you how to configure identity-based access to a self-hosted Grafana instance using GitHub OAuth SSO, Teleport Enterprise and JWT tokens. In today’s technology landscape, with employees working remotely all across the globe, simple perimeter security is no longer good enough.

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Configuring Grafana with Google Workspace SSO Access

In this tutorial we will show you how to configure identity-based access to a self-hosted Grafana instance using Google Workspace SSO, Teleport Enterprise and JWT tokens. In today’s technology landscape, with employees working remotely all across the globe, simple perimeter security is no longer good enough.

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Configuring Grafana with Okta SSO Access

In this tutorial we will show you how to configure identity-based access to a self-hosted Grafana instance using Okta SSO, Teleport Enterprise and JWT tokens. In today’s technology landscape, with employees working remotely all across the globe, simple perimeter security is no longer good enough.

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Guide to Audit Logging for Cloud Native Companies

A deep dive into best practices for what is audit logging with best practices for cloud native companies.

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How IPv4 and IPv6 works

IPv4 is a 32 bit network address scheme widely used on the internet. IPv6 is a 128 bit network address scheme designed to replace IPv4.

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How to Access and Monitor IoT Devices Securely

Uncover effective strategies for managing IoT devices remotely at scale. Our comprehensive guide provides security teams with solutions for secure and efficient IoT device control.

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How to Access Proxmox Virtual Environment with Teleport

An overview guide for how to protect and connect to Proxmox VE edition using Teleport.

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How to Configure Single Sign-On (SSO) for Accessing AWS EKS Clusters

We will guide you through the steps to configure single sign-On (SSO) for Amazon EKS clusters with Okta, SAML and Teleport Enterprise.

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How to SSH into an EC2 Instance: A Step-by-Step Guide

This comprehensive guide provides a step-by-step walkthrough on how to establish a secure SSH connection to your Amazon EC2 instance. It covers key concepts, security best practices, and common troubleshooting tips for a secure and efficient remote access experience.

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Implementing Zero Trust Network Access in Cloud-Native Environments

Zero trust network access (ZTNA) is a security model that grants access to applications and resources based on verified identity and context, never on network location. Instead of trusting anyone inside a network perimeter, ZTNA verifies every request, checking the user, the device, and the context, and grants the least access needed, for that session only. This guide defines ZTNA, explains how it works through an identity-aware proxy, contrasts it with the VPN it replaces, untangles the related terms (ZTA, SASE, SDP), and walks through real use cases, outcomes, and how to implement ZTNA in cloud-native environments with Teleport.

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