Accessing Remote Servers with SSH ProxyJump and Jump Hosts
networking
security
ssh
engineering
Introduction In practice, it is often impossible to establish a direct SSH connection with a remote server because of different network segmentation policies, firewall limitations, or extremely strict security measures at the organisation’s end. This is where Jump Hosts, commonly referred to as bastion hosts, fill the gap by providing means to connect two or more network segments. Together with SSH’s ProxyJump feature, they offer a secure way to connect to servers that otherwise cannot be reached.