Introduction to SSH+

As application infrastructures grow, so do security threats. Organizations have to find newer ways for protecting their data and granting access to the right users and devices to avoid security threats and breaches. While the traditional approach used password authentication, it proved to be insecure. This is where AppViewX SSH+ comes into play.

AppViewX SSH+ is a fully-automated application infra-access management and SSH key lifecycle management solution that allows you to centrally discover, manage, and protect SSH keys with access across hybrid multi-cloud environments. It also helps simplify access management, stay compliant and mitigate risks with SSH+.

AppViewX offers visibility and SSH access management across traditional on-premises data centers and cloud-hosted infrastructures.

Risks of improper SSH Management

Since there is no governing body to regulate the use of SSH keys, there is an element of risk involved. As SSH keys are generated on a need basis, several keys may be discarded and left unmanaged when they are no longer of use. Without an inventory, managing these keys and revoking their access pose a security threat to large organizations for potential back-door entry into the network, data theft, or breaches.

Improper SSH key management can lead to unauthorized access, compliance violations, identity and access management issues, data breaches, operational disruption, and reputation damage. To mitigate these risks, organizations should implement proper SSH key management practices, including secure key storage, regular key rotation, and access controls.

What Enterprises Need

AppViewX conducted multiple surveys to identify the core features and functionality needed to address SSH management challenges. SSH and Identity and Access Management (IAM) Administrators highlighted the following requirements:
  • Discover keys from standard and non-standard locations
  • Identify and report non-standard and non-compliant keys
  • Visibility of keys and the users of these keys
  • Revoke access to non-compliant and non-standard keys
  • Rotation and distribution of keys
  • Self-service SSH access requests
  • Support for cloud and legacy on-premise infrastructure
  • Centralized SSH Certificate Authority

How AppViewX Can Help

AppViewX SSH+ key lifecycle management is a fully automated solution that discovers and manages enterprise SSH infrastructure. It can identify and mitigate risks associated with poorly managed passwordless access management.

AppViewX SSH+ features include:

  • Centralized Discovery and Visibility
    • The solution offers on-demand scans to discover SSH keys across multi-vendor, hybrid network infrastructures, and map trust relationships to determine access privileges.
    • The consolidated inventory provides a central console to view and manage all SSH keys and hosts.
  • Risk Scorecard and One-Click Remediation
    • The solution proactively identifies and remediates risks associated with inactive, weak, orphan, or suspicious keys using an intuitive SSH scorecard dashboard.
    • The one-click remediation feature enables instant deletion or regeneration of keys.