Persistent Reverse SSH Tunnel

Connecting to an environment without ingress connections

Overview

Oftentimes, it is necessary to create a connection into a target system which blocks ingress connections or is behind a firewall, particularly if you cannot install Keeper Connection Manager on a device within the target network. For this use case, Keeper Connection Manager supports the use of reverse SSH tunnels. This guide provides a method of setting up a reverse SSH tunnel to access a system that is otherwise inaccessible due to inbound network restrictions. This guide covers reverse SSH tunnels using the Auto Docker Install method and a target endpoint. Once the tunnel and configuration is complete, Keeper Connection Manager can establish a connection to the remote endpoint through the tunnel. You can use any supported connection within the tunnel, one established.

Please make sure you have already configured and installed your KCM server instance prior to establishing the reverse ssh tunnel. Installation instructions are located here: https://docs.keeper.io/keeper-connection-manager/installation/auto-docker-install