Introduction
About Ixiea
Ixiea is a Privileged Access Management (PAM) platform that gives DevOps and IT teams on-demand, identity-bound access to SSH, RDP, Kubernetes, remote applications, and database endpoints through a web browser.
Platform components
Ixiea ships as cooperating services — a control plane, operator interfaces, and protocol connectors. No agents are required on production targets.
| Component | Description |
|---|---|
| Platform core | Control plane API, policy engine, session orchestration, and central audit store |
| Administration interface | Unified web interface for administration, management, and browser-based sessions — configure users, assets, grants, and connectors, then browse approved resources and start brokered sessions |
| SSH connector | Brokers shell, SFTP, and port-forward traffic to Linux and network targets |
| RDP connector | Brokers graphical desktop sessions with clipboard and redirection policy |
| Database client | Web SQL access with query logging and approval gates |
| Remote application connector (Windows) | Publishes Windows applications without exposing the full desktop |
| Remote application connector (Linux) | Publishes Linux GUI applications through the gateway |
| RDP proxy | Native RDP client brokering for teams that prefer desktop clients |
| Database proxy | Wire-level SQL brokering for native database clients |
| VNC proxy | Broker VNC display sessions with gateway-side policy |
| Facial recognition | Step-up identity verification for high-risk session access |