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Cloudflare’s acquisition of BastionZero marked a significant step in securing infrastructure access. BastionZero’s zero-trust approach enhances Cloudflare’s Access for Infrastructure offering, ensuring secure authentication and authorization for critical systems.
You Should Know:
1. Zero-Trust Infrastructure Access
BastionZero’s technology integrates with Cloudflare’s network, enforcing strict identity verification before granting access. Here’s how you can simulate zero-trust principles in Linux:
Enforce SSH key-based authentication (disable password login) sudo sed -i 's/PasswordAuthentication yes/PasswordAuthentication no/g' /etc/ssh/sshd_config sudo systemctl restart sshd Use short-lived certificates for SSH access (like BastionZero) ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -f ~/.ssh/temp_access -N "" ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/temp_access user@remote-server rm ~/.ssh/temp_access Remove after use
2. Cloudflare Access for Infrastructure
Cloudflare’s solution replaces VPNs with identity-aware proxies. Test it with:
Use Cloudflare’s `cloudflared` for secure tunneling wget https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflared/releases/latest/download/cloudflared-linux-amd64.deb sudo dpkg -i cloudflared-linux-amd64.deb cloudflared tunnel login cloudflared tunnel create my-tunnel
3. Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Enforcement
BastionZero enforces MFA for infrastructure access. Implement it on Linux:
Install Google Authenticator for SSH MFA sudo apt install libpam-google-authenticator google-authenticator Follow setup Edit /etc/pam.d/sshd and add: auth required pam_google_authenticator.so
4. Network Segmentation (Like BastionZero’s Approach)
Isolate critical servers using `iptables`:
Allow SSH only from trusted IPs sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 22 -s 192.168.1.100 -j ACCEPT sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 22 -j DROP
5. Logging & Monitoring
BastionZero logs all access attempts. Set up auditd in Linux:
sudo apt install auditd sudo auditctl -a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S execve Log executed commands sudo ausearch -m execve -i Review logs
What Undercode Say:
Cloudflare’s acquisition of BastionZero strengthens zero-trust security for infrastructure. By integrating short-lived certificates, MFA, and strict access controls, organizations can mitigate breaches. Future developments may include AI-driven anomaly detection in access patterns.
Prediction:
Cloudflare will expand BastionZero’s tech into AI-driven access policies, automatically blocking suspicious logins based on behavior analysis.
Expected Output:
Secure SSH with MFA ✅ Zero-trust tunneling via Cloudflare ✅ Network segmentation enforced ✅ Command execution logged ✅
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Reported By: Sharon Goldberg – Hackers Feeds
Extra Hub: Undercode MoN
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