# Benefits of Identity-Based Access for SSH

DevFeed: [Benefits of Identity-Based Access for SSH](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/benefits-of-identity-based-access-for-ssh-29703.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://goteleport.com/blog/identity-based-access-for-ssh/>)

Author: info@goteleport.com (Rupert Hogan)

Published: 2022-01-18T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Teleport](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/teleport.md>)

Topics: [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ssh.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Access Control](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/access-control.md>), [Single sign-on (SSO)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sso.md>), [Authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authorization.md>), [certificates](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/certificates.md>), [OpenSSH](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/openssh.md>), [Command-line interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cli.md>)

Tags: [access-control](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/access-control.md>), [authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authorization.md>), [certificates](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/certificates.md>), [cli](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cli.md>), [openssh](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openssh.md>), [password](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/password.md>), [passwords](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/passwords.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ssh.md>), [sso](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sso.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains identity-based access for SSH, including how integrating identity providers with access providers and single sign-on can improve accountability, access control, auditing, and credential security. It describes Teleport Server Access as an open-source option that authenticates users through an SSO provider, evaluates authorization, and issues short-lived SSH certificates compatible with OpenSSH.

## Source excerpt

Learn why identity-based access for SSH enhances SSH security.