Boundary
Identity-based secure access to systems and services
Boundary is an open-source tool from HashiCorp that provides identity-based access to hosts and services without distributing network credentials or exposing the network. It brokers and audits sessions.
Key features
- Identity-based access brokering
- No credential distribution
- Session recording and audit
- Dynamic host catalogs
Strengths
- Released under the BUSL-1.1 license
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- Active community (4.1k GitHub stars)
- Written in Go
Boundary replaces
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