# How to Secure Third-Party Remote Access to Data Centers (Without SSH Keys)

DevFeed: [How to Secure Third-Party Remote Access to Data Centers (Without SSH Keys)](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-to-secure-third-party-remote-access-to-data-centers-without-ssh-keys-29940.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://goteleport.com/blog/third-party-access/>)

Author: info@goteleport.com (Mayur Pipaliya)

Published: 2026-05-07T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

Topics: [remote access](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/remote-access.md>), [datacenter](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/datacenter.md>), [Critical Infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/critical-infrastructure.md>), [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ssh.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>)

Tags: [api-keys](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api-keys.md>), [audit](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/audit.md>), [credentials](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/credentials.md>), [critical-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/critical-infrastructure.md>), [data-centers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data-centers.md>), [incident](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/incident.md>), [infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infrastructure.md>), [passwords](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/passwords.md>), [remote](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/remote.md>), [remote-access](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/remote-access.md>), [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ssh.md>), [vpn](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vpn.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains the security risks of third-party remote access to data center infrastructure, including shared SSH keys, VPN credentials, screen-sharing sessions, and other static credentials. It describes credential sprawl, identity fragmentation, persistent access, and limited auditability, and outlines identity-based approaches to securing this access.

## Source excerpt

Explore the key challenges of third-party access to data center infrastructure and how to secure remote access without static credentials or identity blind spots.