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# Bascule
Identity-aware SSH proxy for modern infrastructure.
Bascule authenticates operators via SSH keys or AI agent tokens, then connects them to a local shell, remote host, or ephemeral container. No agents to install. No control plane. One binary.
## Quick Start
```bash
cargo build --release -p bascule-server
./target/release/bascule --config config/bascule.example.toml
# In another terminal:
ssh -p 2222 localhost
```
See [docs/quickstart.md](docs/quickstart.md) for Docker, Helm, and container mode.
## Features
### Session Backends
| Mode | Config | Description |
|------|--------|-------------|
| Local PTY | (default) | Spawn a local shell process |
| Remote Proxy | `[proxy]` | Forward to a remote SSH host |
| Container | `[container]` | Ephemeral container per session (Docker/Podman/nerdctl) |
| Kubernetes | `[k8s]` | Shared jumphost with shell sidecar *(config ready, runtime coming)* |
### Authentication
- **SSH Keys** — standard OpenSSH authorized_keys files
- **Accept All** — development only, accepts any key
- **Entra Agent ID** — Microsoft AI agent identity (`--features agent-id`)
- **SPIFFE/SPIRE** — workload identity *(config ready, runtime coming)*
### Security
- Session limiting (semaphore-based `max_sessions`)
- Container hardening (`--cap-drop ALL`, `--security-opt no-new-privileges`)
- Container config validation (injection prevention)
- Read-only rootfs option
- NetworkPolicy for Kubernetes deployments
### Observability
- Structured JSON logging (`BASCULE_LOG_FORMAT=json`)
- Tracing spans on auth, session lifecycle, exec requests
## Client: bascule-shell
Identity-aware login shell with TPM attestation:
```bash
./target/release/bascule-shell --info
```
```
╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ Bascule Shell v0.1.0 ║
║ Principal: tking ║
║ Method: ssh-key ║
║ TPM: available (6 PCRs verified) ║
║ Platform: sha256:e9b95f002f54222d... ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
```
See [docs/bascule-shell.md](docs/bascule-shell.md).
## Comparison
| | Bascule | Teleport | Boundary |
|---|---|---|---|
| License | Apache 2.0 | AGPL / Commercial | MPL / Commercial |
| Agents required | No | Yes | Yes |
| Control plane | No | Required | Required |
| Container sessions | Yes | No | No |
| AI Agent Identity | Yes (Entra Agent ID) | No | No |
| Binary size | ~7MB | ~150MB | ~100MB |
See [docs/comparison.md](docs/comparison.md).
## Deployment
- **Standalone**: `cargo build --release -p bascule-server`
- **Docker**: `docker build -t bascule .`
- **Kubernetes**: `helm install bascule charts/bascule/` — see [docs/kubernetes.md](docs/kubernetes.md)
## Extending Bascule
Implement `SessionHandler` to add custom policy:
```rust
use bascule_core::hooks::{SessionHandler, SessionInfo};
struct AuditHandler;
#[async_trait]
impl SessionHandler for AuditHandler {
async fn on_session_start(&self, s: &SessionInfo) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
println!("{} connected from {}", s.principal, s.source_ip);
Ok(())
}
}
```
See [docs/architecture.md](docs/architecture.md).
## Roadmap
Not yet implemented:
- OIDC authentication (Keycloak, Entra, Okta)
- K8s API exec backend runtime
- SPIFFE/SPIRE auth runtime
- OpenTelemetry OTLP exporter
- Prometheus metrics endpoint
- Session recording
- Per-session Pod isolation
## Documentation
- [Quick Start](docs/quickstart.md)
- [Configuration](docs/configuration.md)
- [Authentication](docs/authentication.md)
- [Architecture](docs/architecture.md)
- [Observability](docs/observability.md)
- [Kubernetes](docs/kubernetes.md)
- [bascule-shell](docs/bascule-shell.md)
- [Comparison](docs/comparison.md)
- [Container Images](images/README.md)
- [Contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md)
## License
Apache 2.0