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Border0 connectors

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Border0 is becoming Tailscale PAM. For more information, refer to Border0 + Tailscale is now Tailscale PAM.

Border0 + Tailscale is currently in beta.

Border0 integrates VPN and Privileged Access Management (PAM) capabilities, providing a secure, identity-aware way to access private resources in your Tailscale network (known as a tailnet). At the core of this architecture is the connector, which plays a critical role in securing and managing access. You use connectors to connect your sockets to an origin.

The connector's key functions include:

  • An application-aware identity proxy for PAM, enabling granular, identity-aware access to private resources. It establishes a session between your tailnet clients and your tailnet sockets like SSH, a database, and Kubernetes.
  • A VPN gateway, ensuring secure access without exposing resources to the internet.
  • A protocol-aware service, supporting session recording, policy validation, secrets management, and service discovery.