Explained: Bastion Server

Bastion Server Your database server should never be one misconfigured security group away from the public internet. Yet in many infrastructure setups — especially early-stage ones — that's exactly what happens. Private servers get assigned public IPs. SSH ports get opened to 0.0.0.0/0 . Engineers take shortcuts to move fast, and the exposure quietly accumulates. A Bastion Server is one of the simplest, most effective patterns to prevent this. The… Read More