Teleport is software which provides an SSH Jump Host (or Bastion host) service in a secure, modern , way, with support for role-based access control , and single sign-on. It is a replacement for the ecAccess SSH service, and is operated by the CD Apps team and User Support.
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This service is under development and not widely accessible. Please continue to use the existing ECAccess service! |
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Downloading tsh
The tsh
application is required to perform user authentication once every eight hours.
tsh
is open source, very portable, and has minimal dependencies.
- Download from the Gravitational website and place into your
$PATH
The binary is available for Linux 32-bit, 64-bit, and ARM, as well as signed packages for MacOS and Windows 64-bit.
User Authentication
Once every eight hours, you will need to refresh your tokens by logging in to the ECMWF website.
First Time
Run tsh
, giving the location of our gateway:
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tsh login --proxy=shell.ecmwf.int:443 |
Your default web browser will open and you should login with your email address, workstation password, and then HID Token code.
Subsequent Occasions
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tsh login |
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Subsequent logins can be shortened to |
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If you're already logged in to the ECMWF website, or have recently logged in to this service, the password prompt might be skipped. |
Configuring servers and workstations for Teleport
At the destination host end, openssh needs to be configured to trust the SSH Certificate that your client is passing.
This can be done at the server level for all users, or by an individual user within their own account.
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If a user configures this for their own account, it will potentially allow access to any other system using the same |
A user can add the following to their ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
file:
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cert-authority ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQDN85frMTtRzQaVjkHGM3NTOJD/5awWn2i1sAofzlO0PXM1jX/H+4zQKn1+ATUqU+TTU2v3V7fhZm0cWqRrofSLDVC80FkCFqzZRq2E4kMBP5sx4yf/mBKLzJ6luE8eV/3W0V6KEch5TV2ON8ltwFPWjB3D/puPU010UOJH/arlpW5h+n9dAtBCAtVuMYBEz/5uWcKcTJkFe2usQTVmpiEmt/yAx4LfLTFPs2+izLo+N3dBW92HFnKnQftZI5s8ysOENbKmxdWfcxdID5E91oneAvkmEKBeUutlYY3GV9621iuKnlEw6WF8wfQapdozzhSyb+LhqPDiBRotnerhA69/ clustername=tele&type=user |
A server administrator can place the same key into /etc/ssh/teleport-user-ca.pub
They would then add the following to their /etc/ssh/sshd_config
file:
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AuthorizedKeysFile /etc/ssh/teleport-user-ca.pub .ssh/authorized_keys .ssh/authorized_keys2 |
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Having a dedicated file for the trusted key means that it can easily be rotated using configuration automation. |
Connecting to hosts through Teleport
Your ssh client will need to know about the Teleport gateway (proxy).
For OpenSSH 7.3 or newer, add the following to your configuration (~/.ssh/config
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Host ecmwf-hpcf
HostName hpcf-login.ecmwf.int
ProxyJump tele.ecmwf.int:3023
ForwardX11 yes |
For OpenSSH clients up to 7.2, the following will work instead:
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Host ecmwf-hpcf
HostName hpcf-login.ecmwf.int
ProxyCommand /usr/bin/ssh -q -p 3023 -W %h:%p tele.ecmwf.int
ForwardX11 yes |
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hpcf-login.ecmwf.int is the host name of whatever destination server or workstation you wish to reach. |
Then, you can connect to the destination host:
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ssh ecmwf-hpcf |
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No password will be required. |
SCP, X11 and Port Forwarding
scp, X11, and port forwarding will all work through the Teleport gateway.
Of course, such features also need to be permitted on the destination server or workstation.
used to access a number of services at ECMWF, including our Atos HPCF and ECS services. The service provides:
- Single SSH hop from client systems anywhere on the internet to servers inside ECMWF (HPC, etc)
- Re-authentication required only every 12 hours (usually once per working day)
- Integration with standard tools such as the OpenSSH ssh client, scp, and ssh-agent
- X11 and Port forwarding
The single sign-on step is performed using an application called "tsh
". After that you use standard ssh or scp to connect to systems inside ECMWF.
Here are the instructions on how to set it up depending on your platform:
- Teleport SSH Access - Mac configuration
- Teleport SSH Access - Linux configuration
- Teleport SSH Access - Windows Terminal and Powershell configuration
- Teleport SSH Access - Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
- Teleport SSH Access - Windows MobaXterm configuration
- Teleport SSH Access - Windows Cygwin configuration
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If you are a system administrator setting up access to teleport from your organisation, have a look at the Teleport SSH Access - Network requirements for additional information on how this system works and its network requirements. |
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Please be aware that you must use a version of "tsh" equal to or lower than 13. We are working on removing this limitation in the very near future |
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