Border0 connectors

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Border0 + Tailscale is currently in beta.

Border0 seamlessly 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 with 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.

Use the following guides to understand Border0 connectors and configure a connector to provide identity-aware access to resources in your tailnet.

Understand how Border0 connectors enable privileged access to resources in your Tailscale network.

Set up a Border0 connector to provide users with privileged access to resources in your Tailscale network.

Understand when to deploy highly available connectors to account for a single connector failure when connecting your users to your sockets.

Common Border0 connector error conditions, their causes, and resolution steps.