The Bastion

ovh.github.io · checked 9 Oct 2026

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—Public API

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YesFree tier

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The Bastion is a single entry point for operational teams to securely connect to infrastructure machines, usually over SSH.

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The BastionSelf-hosted; tested Linux distributions and FreeBSD versions are listed in the installation guideFree

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Website: ovh.github.io
Price: Free tier
Free trial: Not stated
Access controls: It provides personal and group access schemes with delegated group roles.
Auditability: Allowed and denied accesses and actions are logged to syslog and/or local SQLite databases.
Automation: An optional Puppet module handles configuration and prerequisites.
Compliance context: The documentation says the code is used in production in environments certified for PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, SOC1, and SOC2.
Deployment: The installation guide says The Bastion expects to be the only main service running on its server.
Founded: 1999
Headquarters: Roubaix, France
Integrations: Documented integrations and protocols include MOSH, SCP, the NETCONF SSH subsystem, Yubico PIV keys, and HTTPS proxying.
Intended users: The documentation identifies sysadmins, developers, DevOps, and database administrators as examples of operational teams that use a bastion.
JSON API: The JSON API interacts with plugins over SSH, using the existing authentication and user isolation mechanisms rather than a separate HTTPS port.
Logging: It supports extensive syslog output for SIEM consumption.
Protocol break: It breaks the SSH protocol between ingress and egress connections, enabling session recording and access auditability.

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