Features

In addition to the core BastionLinux baseline, we have written additional tools specifically to enhance your Cloud/Marketplace experience.

passwd-reset

Cloud vendors require their Marketplace applications to be secure and are rigorous about enforcing this through their publication processes. One of these requirements is that when you launch an instance, that some miscreant cannot get there first and log into the application and change it’s password - denying you access to it.

We are required to ensure that the application has a unique password that mostly - only you know. We have elected to use the instance-id of the system for this purpose. We use cloud-init upon boot to do this.

There is also a command-line utility that does the same thing. You are encouraged to immediately log into the instance and use this tool to change the password of the application to something of your choice. You may also use this tool if you’ve forgotten your password and locked yourself out of the application.

$ passwd-reset --help

marketplace

Your BastionLinux instance has some additional features simply because it was started out of Marketplace. We have a tool that inspects the cloud-metadata and ensures your system is properly set up. This is really just an umbrella to standard system tools - but with all the correct values for your system.

$ marketplace --help