NATIVE CLIENT ACCESS
Use the tools your admins already know.
Connect with mstsc, PuTTY, MobaXterm, WinSCP, SecureCRT, OpenSSH, native PowerShell, or any mobile RDP and SSH app. The 12Port RDP, SSH, and PowerShell proxies broker the session, inject credentials, enforce policy, and record everything. No agent on the endpoint. No standing privilege.
WHAT IT IS
Three native proxies. One zero-trust layer.
A native client remote session is an RDP, SSH, or PowerShell session initiated entirely from a locally installed desktop client. 12Port runs three proxies that sit between the client and the target: RDP Proxy, SSH Proxy, and PowerShell Proxy.
The admin authenticates once to the 12Port access server, optionally with MFA, and the broker negotiates the connection to the managed endpoint in a single seamless step. Credentials never leave 12Port. Every keystroke, command, file transfer, and clipboard operation is captured and replayable.
SUPPORTED CLIENTS
Bring your own client.
BEST-FIT SCENARIOS
When to reach for native.
CONTROLS UNDERNEATH
Zero-trust controls, even on a native session.
Credential injection
Passwords, keys, and certificates stay in 12Port. The proxy completes the handshake on behalf of the user. End users never see the credential.
MFA at session start
TOTP, Duo, YubiKey, Entra ID, RADIUS, or mail-based MFA. Pass the token inline or respond to an interactive prompt from the proxy.
Command filters
Allow or deny specific shell commands, restrict execution to trusted binaries from approved directories, and audit every attempt, blocked or not.
Session recording
Full keystroke, file transfer, and clipboard capture. Video playback for RDP. Searchable transcripts for SSH and PowerShell.
Session intelligence
Live analysis flags suspicious behavior in flight. The system can alert, prompt for re-auth, or terminate the session automatically.
Just-in-time access
Temporary, time-limited access after human or automated approval. Credentials valid only for the session, unusable afterward.
TRADE-OFFS
When the web client may fit better.
Native clients are great, but they have honest trade-offs. Some teams want zero client-side install. Some want live session sharing for training or incident response. Some want everything inside one browser tab.
12Port runs both. Mix and match per user, per role, per target. See the web client →
Try it with your tools.
Spin up 12Port, point your existing RDP or SSH client at the proxy, and watch the session land under full policy and audit.