Group of Azure CLI commands (rdp, ssh and tunnel) for reaching VMs through Bastion; for example, az network bastion rdp starts mstsc against a machine that has no public IP address.
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Terms in this definition
- Azure CLI
Command-line tool for managing Azure that runs on any platform; examples include
az login,az storage queueandaz policy state trigger-scan. - RDP
Remote Desktop Protocol, which Windows uses for remote sessions over port 3389; through Azure Bastion it travels inside TLS on 443 instead.
- SSH
Protocol for remote sessions, chiefly on Linux, using TCP port 22.
- Virtual machines
Infrastructure-as-a-service compute giving complete control of the operating system, making it a fit for lift-and-shift moves and for software relying on OS-level pieces like COM.
- mstsc
The Remote Desktop Connection client built into Windows. By itself it cannot connect to a VM lacking a public IP, but
az network bastion rdplaunches it via Azure Bastion. - Public IP address
Resource in Azure for an IPv4 or IPv6 address routable on the internet, attached to a NIC, firewall, gateway, load balancer or Bastion host. Allocation, zone support and default security depend on its SKU.
Related terms
- Native client support
Azure Bastion option, on Standard tier and above, that allows
az network bastion rdpandsshto connect using a client installed locally, mstsc for example.