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How to SSH Properly

This post explains security best practices to use SSH properly and securely

SSH Handshake Explained

Secure Shell (SSH) is a widely used Transport Layer Protocol to secure connections between clients and servers. In this post we explain how SSH handshake works.

How SAML 2.0 Authentication Works

At its core, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) 2.0 is a means to exchange authorization and authentication information between services. Learn how saml works.

Everything you need to know about OAuth 2.0

OAuth provides third party applications limited access to user resources without compromising the user's data. Find out exactly how in this blog.

Using BPF to Transform SSH Sessions into Structured Events

Teleport’s Enhanced Session Recording feature can add vital extra visibility into commands being run on your systems.

The False Allure of Hashing for Anonymization

Why using cryptographic hashes doesn't make data anonymous.

The silent CVE in the heart of Kubernetes apiserver

An overview into CVE-2018-1002105's root cause and a program to test if your clusters are affected

EU GDPR – Another reason for SaaS to reconsider on-premise

We review GDPR's impact on SaaS vendors and data collection practices and how it may reduce the cost disparity between hosted SaaS and on-premises Private SaaS.

Teleport 2.0 Released: Modern SSH for clusters and teams

SSH Keygen – RSA, DSA, Ecdsa, EdDSA

Comparing SSH keys: RSA, DSA, ECDSA, and Ed25519 explained, with a straight algorithm recommendation and the move from keys to certificates. Read on.

Teleport 1.3 adds support for SSH authentication with U2F keys

We are excited to announce that Teleport now supports Universal 2nd Factor out of the box.