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Accelerate DoD Zero Trust Compliance with Teleport

Teleport helps DoD components, defense contractors, and federal systems integrators meet the DoD Zero Trust Strategy's FY27 Target Level by establishing a unified identity layer across humans, machines, workloads, and AI agents. Cryptographic identities, per-session MFA, device trust, and identity-traceable audit logs map directly to capabilities across the User, Device, Application & Workload, and Visibility & Analytics pillars.

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Teleport Features for DoD Zero Trust Controls

Pillar 1: User Identification and Access Management
Aligned NIST 800-53 Control(s)	ID	Teleport Capability
Account Management, Identity Verification	IA-2, AC-02	Centralized RBAC with identity provider integration (SSO: Okta, Azure AD) Just-in-Time (JIT) access with time-bound approvals Hardware- and biometric-based authentication (e.g., YubiKey, Touch ID) Elimination of static credentials using short-lived certificates Dual authorization for high-risk access
	Aligned NIST 800-53 Control(s)	Account Management, Identity Verification
	ID	IA-2, AC-02
	Teleport Capability	Centralized RBAC with identity provider integration (SSO: Okta, Azure AD) Just-in-Time (JIT) access with time-bound approvals Hardware- and biometric-based authentication (e.g., YubiKey, Touch ID) Elimination of static credentials using short-lived certificates Dual authorization for high-risk access

Pillar 2: Device Security
Aligned NIST 800-53 Control(s)	ID	Teleport Capability
System Monitoring, Continuous Monitoring, Device Authentication	SI-4, CA-7, IA-3	Device Trust via TPM-backed credentials or secure enclave verification Key Management Service (KMS) and Hardware Security Module (HSM) integrations Integration with Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions like Jamf
	Aligned NIST 800-53 Control(s)	System Monitoring, Continuous Monitoring, Device Authentication
	ID	SI-4, CA-7, IA-3
	Teleport Capability	Device Trust via TPM-backed credentials or secure enclave verification Key Management Service (KMS) and Hardware Security Module (HSM) integrations Integration with Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions like Jamf

Pillar 3: Network Security
Aligned NIST 800-53 Control(s)	ID	Teleport Capability
Remote Access, Boundary Protection	AC-17, SC-7	End-to-end encrypted session tunneling via reverse proxy Removes reliance on VPNs or bastion hosts Protocol-aware proxy secures access to SSH, Kubernetes, RDP, databases
	Aligned NIST 800-53 Control(s)	Remote Access, Boundary Protection
	ID	AC-17, SC-7
	Teleport Capability	End-to-end encrypted session tunneling via reverse proxy Removes reliance on VPNs or bastion hosts Protocol-aware proxy secures access to SSH, Kubernetes, RDP, databases

Pillar 4: Application Workload Security
Aligned NIST 800-53 Control(s)	ID	Teleport Capability
Access Enforcement, Least Privilege Enforcement, Software/Information Integrity	AC-3, AC-6, SI-7	Cross-service authentication Attribute- and role-based access controls for infrastructure workloads Just-in-Time access for sensitive applications Dual authorization and session moderation Device Trust enforcement
	Aligned NIST 800-53 Control(s)	Access Enforcement, Least Privilege Enforcement, Software/Information Integrity
	ID	AC-3, AC-6, SI-7
	Teleport Capability	Cross-service authentication Attribute- and role-based access controls for infrastructure workloads Just-in-Time access for sensitive applications Dual authorization and session moderation Device Trust enforcement

Pillar 5: Data Security
Aligned NIST 800-53 Control(s)	ID	Teleport Capability
Mobile Device Access, Control Protection of Data at Rest	AC-19, SC-28	Fine-grained Access Lists to govern access to data resources Encrypted communication via reverse tunnels Short-lived, identity-linked certificates for authentication Full session recordings and audit logs for for all access sessions Active session controls, including real-time session locking
	Aligned NIST 800-53 Control(s)	Mobile Device Access, Control Protection of Data at Rest
	ID	AC-19, SC-28
	Teleport Capability	Fine-grained Access Lists to govern access to data resources Encrypted communication via reverse tunnels Short-lived, identity-linked certificates for authentication Full session recordings and audit logs for for all access sessions Active session controls, including real-time session locking

Pillar 6: Visibility and Analytics
Aligned NIST 800-53 Control(s)	ID	Teleport Capability
Audit Events, Audit Review and Analysis	AU-2, AU-6	Real-time session viewing, recording, and playback for SSH and Kubernetes Centralized audit trails capturing identity, protocol, resource, and action Anomaly detection and investigation using real-time metadata Identity-aware insights into all computing events across infrastructure
	Aligned NIST 800-53 Control(s)	Audit Events, Audit Review and Analysis
	ID	AU-2, AU-6
	Teleport Capability	Real-time session viewing, recording, and playback for SSH and Kubernetes Centralized audit trails capturing identity, protocol, resource, and action Anomaly detection and investigation using real-time metadata Identity-aware insights into all computing events across infrastructure

Pillar 7: Automation and Orchestration
Aligned NIST 800-53 Control(s)	ID	Teleport Capability
Continuous Monitoring, Incident Handling	CA-7, IR-4	Policy-based automation of access approvals and revocation Automated access provisioning with IdP integrations Just-in-time access via automated approval workflows Real-time session and identity locking Continuous surfacing of suspicious or anomalous events with automated response options Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD integration
	Aligned NIST 800-53 Control(s)	Continuous Monitoring, Incident Handling
	ID	CA-7, IR-4
	Teleport Capability	Policy-based automation of access approvals and revocation Automated access provisioning with IdP integrations Just-in-time access via automated approval workflows Real-time session and identity locking Continuous surfacing of suspicious or anomalous events with automated response options Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD integration

Privileged Access Management (PAM) Modernization
Aligned NIST 800-53 Control(s)	ID	Teleport Capability
Separation of Duties, Least Privilege	AC-5, AC-6	Short-lived, task-based privileges Zero trust authentication model Eliminates static credentials, password vaults, and standing privileges Dual authorization workflows for high-risk operations Live oversight and session moderation to prevent unilateral access Unified access layer for centralized visibility and control across infrastructure
	Aligned NIST 800-53 Control(s)	Separation of Duties, Least Privilege
	ID	AC-5, AC-6
	Teleport Capability	Short-lived, task-based privileges Zero trust authentication model Eliminates static credentials, password vaults, and standing privileges Dual authorization workflows for high-risk operations Live oversight and session moderation to prevent unilateral access Unified access layer for centralized visibility and control across infrastructure

Implement Zero Trust with Teleport

Align with the DoD’s Seven Zero Trust Pillars

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