Connect to a target device

This topic describes how to connect to a target device using Privilege Cloud.

Privilege Cloud provides single-sign-on capabilities to all of your privileged accounts. Using Privilege Cloud, you can connect to Windows servers, databases, SSH devices such as UNIX, Linux, routers and switches, without knowing or specifying the required password or key.

You need the following permissions in the Safe to connect to target devices:

Use account
List account

Connect in the following ways:

Connection type	Description
Connect from the Privilege Cloud Portal	Connect to remote target devices from the Privilege Cloud Portal.
Connect using RDP	Connect to any remote target securely with a standard Remote Desktop Client application like mstsc or a connection manager. The connection from the client machine is initially established using the RDP protocol, but it provides connectivity not only to Windows machines, but to a wide range of systems and applications. Use this method to connect to the target device without logging on to the Privilege Cloud Portal.
Connect to Unix machines (using PSM for SSH)	Connect to remote target devices, such as Unix servers, using SSH. Use this method to connect to the target device without logging on to the Privilege Cloud Portal. Your admin must configure this capability before you can use it.
Connect to unmanaged or non-defined machines (Ad Hoc Connections)	Connect to any machine through PSM using any account, including those that are not managed in Privilege Cloud while retaining privileged session management benefits.