Bastionhost is a system operations and maintenance (O&M) and security audit platform provided by Alibaba Cloud Security.

Bastionhost provides various features such as O&M identity authentication, account management, and operation audit. It acts as a forward proxy to record data flows of common O&M protocols, such as Secure Shell (SSH), Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), and Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) and then reorganizes and plays back the recorded data flows for O&M operation audit.

Bastionhost provides the following technical benefits:
  • Provides a unified O&M portal.
  • Matches real persons with host accounts to facilitate centralized management of permissions.
  • Provides a unified portal for O&M operation audit.