# Identity-based, passwordless access to Windows hosts across all computing environments.

DevFeed: [Identity-based, passwordless access to Windows hosts across all computing environments.](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/identity-based-passwordless-access-to-windows-hosts-across-all-computing-environments-29625.md>)

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

Author: ben@goteleport.com (Ben Arent)

Published: 2021-12-15T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

Topics: [Windows](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/windows.md>), [passwords](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/passwords.md>), [active directory](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/active-directory.md>), [Authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authentication.md>), [remote access](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/remote-access.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [servers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/servers.md>)

Tags: [active-directory](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/active-directory.md>), [authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authentication.md>), [password](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/password.md>), [rdp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rdp.md>), [remote-access](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/remote-access.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [servers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/servers.md>), [windows](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/windows.md>)

## AI overview

The article introduces Teleport Desktop Access for Windows hosts, extending Teleport's passwordless, certificate-based access model from Linux to Windows. It discusses RDP, Active Directory, remote access, and security risks associated with password-based access and privileged directory services.

## Source excerpt

An overview Teleport Desktop Access providing securing access to Windows Fleets.