# Border0 connectors

Last validated Jul 6, 2026

> **Note:** 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.

[**Border0 connectors overview**](/docs/border0/connectors/overview) — Understand how Border0 connectors enable privileged access to resources in your Tailscale network.

[**Install a Border0 connector**](/docs/border0/connectors/install) — Set up a Border0 connector to provide users with privileged access to resources in your Tailscale network.

[**Border0 connector high availability**](/docs/border0/connectors/high-availability) — Understand when to deploy highly available connectors to account for a single connector failure when connecting your users to your sockets.

[**Troubleshooting Border0 connectors**](/docs/border0/connectors/reference/troubleshooting) — Common Border0 connector error conditions, their causes, and resolution steps.