ContainerSSH

SSH server that launches a throwaway container per session instead of a host shell.

Provider: default
Kind: Bastion host
Category: Security
Official docs: https://containerssh.io

Properties · 5 set by this component

property	type	values	required	kind default	this component
authentication · component property	enum	webhook \| oidc \| kerberos	no	webhook	inherited
backend · component property	enum	docker \| kubernetes \| sshproxy	no	docker	inherited
justInTimeAccess	boolean	—	no	false	▸ true
managed	boolean	—	no	false	▸ false
mfaRequired	boolean	—	no	—	▸ false
protocols	enum	ssh \| rdp \| both	no	—	▸ ssh
publicIp	boolean	—	no	—	inherited
sessionRecording	boolean	—	no	—	▸ false

Rules that apply · 0

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No rule reads this kind yet. That is a gap, not a guarantee.

Use it in a design

nodes:
  - { id: "containerssh", component: "containerssh" }

Other Bastion host products · 17

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Source

1# yaml-language-server: $schema=../../schema/component.schema.json
2# ContainerSSH: SSH server that launches a throwaway container per session instead of giving
3# shell access to a host. Per the ContainerSSH documentation authentication and per-user container
4# configuration are delegated to an external webhook, and audit logging is enabled explicitly.
5schemaVersion: "1"
6type: "component"
7id: "containerssh"
8kind: "bastion-host"
9provider: "default"
10docs: "https://containerssh.io"
11defaults:
12  managed: false
13  protocols: "ssh"
14  sessionRecording: false
15  mfaRequired: false
16  justInTimeAccess: true
17properties:
18  backend:
19    type: "enum"
20    values: ["docker", "kubernetes", "sshproxy"]
21    default: "docker"
22  authentication:
23    type: "enum"
24    values: ["webhook", "oidc", "kerberos"]
25    default: "webhook"

The same page as markdown, for an agent: /catalogue/components/containerssh.md