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No admin rights required.\n\u003c/sub\u003e\n\n## Access Linux and Windows VMs from anywhere\n\n\u003ca href='doc/site/sources/docs/images/screenshots/Screenshot_1400.png?raw=true'\u003e\n\u003cimg src='doc/site/sources/docs/images/screenshots/Screenshot_350.png' align='right'\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\nIAP Desktop uses [Identity-Aware-Proxy (IAP)](https://cloud.google.com/iap/docs/tcp-forwarding-overview) to connect to VM instances so that you can:\n\n*   Connect to VM instances that don’t have a public IP address\n*   Connect from anywhere over the internet\n\nTogether, IAP Desktop and [Identity-Aware-Proxy (IAP)](https://cloud.google.com/iap/docs/tcp-forwarding-overview) let you apply zero-trust security to your VMs:\n\n*   Apply fine-grained access controls that define [who can access which VM](https://cloud.google.com/iap/docs/using-tcp-forwarding#configuring_access_and_permissions)\n*   Use [access levels](https://cloud.google.com/iap/docs/cloud-iap-context-aware-access-howto) to restrict access by time or location\n*   Use [BeycondCorp Enterprise](https://cloud.google.com/beyondcorp-enterprise) to limit access to trusted devices\n\nThe application automatically manages IAP TCP tunnels for you, and protects them so that no other users or programs can access them.\n\n\u003cimg src='doc/images/pix.gif' width='100%' height='1'\u003e\n\n## Connect to Windows VMs with Remote Desktop\n\n\u003ca href='doc/site/sources/docs/images/screenshots/RemoteDesktop_1400.gif?raw=true'\u003e\n\u003cimg src='doc/site/sources/docs/images/screenshots/RemoteDesktop_350.png' align='right'\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\nIAP Desktop is a [full-featured Remote Desktop client](https://googlecloudplatform.github.io/iap-desktop/connect-windows/) that lets you:\n\n*   Use multiple Remote Desktop sessions at the same time\n*   Switch between full-screen and tabbed Remote Desktop sessions\n*   Upload and download files over SFTP\n\nTo help you authenticate to Windows VMs, IAP Desktop can:\n\n*   Automatically generate Windows credentials by using the Compute Engine guest agent environment\n*   Encrypt and store your Windows credentials locally\n\n:arrow_forward: [Show screencast](doc/site/sources/docs/images/screenshots/RemoteDesktop_1400.gif?raw=true)\n\n\u003cimg src='doc/images/pix.gif' width='100%' height='1'\u003e\n\n## Connect to Linux VMs with SSH\n\n\u003ca href='doc/site/sources/docs/images/screenshots/SSH_1400.gif?raw=true'\u003e\n\u003cimg src='doc/site/sources/docs/images/screenshots/SSH_350.png?raw=true' align='right'\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\nIAP Desktop [includes an SSH client and terminal](https://googlecloudplatform.github.io/iap-desktop/connect-linux/) so that you can:\n\n*   Use multiple SSH sessions in parallel, and switch between them using tabs\n*   Upload and download files using SFTP\n\nTo help you authenticate to Linux VMs, IAP Desktop can:\n\n*   Automatically create and publish SSH keys to [OS Login](https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/oslogin) or [metadata](https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/connect/add-ssh-keys#metadata)\n*   Use OS Login [2-factor authentication](https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/oslogin/set-up-oslogin)\n*   Store our SSH keys locally using Windows CNG\n\n:arrow_forward: [Show screencast](doc/site/sources/docs/images/screenshots/SSH_1400.gif?raw=true)\n\n\u003cimg src='doc/images/pix.gif' width='100%' height='1'\u003e\n\n\n## Manage VMs across projects\n\n\u003ca href='doc/site/sources/docs/images/screenshots/Manage_1400.gif?raw=true'\u003e\n\u003cimg src='doc/site/sources/docs/images/screenshots/Manage_350.png?raw=true' align='right'\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\nIAP Desktop gives you a consolidated view of your VMs and lets you:\n\n*   Connect to VMs across multiple projects and Google Cloud organizations\n*   [View diagnostics information](https://googlecloudplatform.github.io/iap-desktop/toolwindow-eventlog/)\n    such as logs and serial port output\n*   Remotely join a VM to Active Directory \n*   Perform other common operations such as starting or stopping VMs\n\n\n:arrow_forward: [Show screencast](doc/site/sources/docs/images/screenshots/Manage_1400.gif?raw=true)\n\n\u003cimg src='doc/images/pix.gif' width='100%' height='1'\u003e\n\n## Connect to SQL Server and other server applications\n\n\n\u003ca href='doc/site/sources/docs/images/screenshots/Client_700.png?raw=true'\u003e\n\u003cimg src='doc/site/sources/docs/images/screenshots/Client_350.png?raw=true' align='right'\u003e\n\u003c/a\u003e\n\nYou can use IAP Desktop to let client applications connect to your Google Cloud VMs through IAP:\nRight-click a VM, select the application to launch, and IAP Desktop automatically connects the\napplication through an IAP TCP forwarding tunnel. \n\nSupported client applications include:\n\n*   [SQL Server Management Studio](https://googlecloudplatform.github.io/iap-desktop/connect-sqlserver/) (supporting Windows authentication and SQL Server authentication)\n*   MySQL Shell\n*   Chrome (to connect to management portals and other internal websites)\n*   [Custom applications](https://googlecloudplatform.github.io/iap-desktop/client-application-configuration/)\n\n\u003cimg src='doc/images/pix.gif' width='100%' height='1'\u003e\n\n## Learn more about IAP Desktop\n\n### Get started\n\n*   [Install IAP Desktop](https://googlecloudplatform.github.io/iap-desktop/install/)\n*   [Configure IAP in your project](https://googlecloudplatform.github.io/iap-desktop/setup-iap/)\n*   [Connect to a Windows VM](https://googlecloudplatform.github.io/iap-desktop/connect-windows/)\n*   [Connect to a Linux VM](https://googlecloudplatform.github.io/iap-desktop/connect-linux/)\n*   [Connect to SQL Server](https://googlecloudplatform.github.io/iap-desktop/connect-sqlserver/)\n*   [Connect to VMs from within a web browser](https://googlecloudplatform.github.io/iap-desktop/connect-by-url/)\n\n### Use the tool windows\n\n*   [Instance properties](https://googlecloudplatform.github.io/iap-desktop/toolwindow-instance-properties/)\n*   [Event log](https://googlecloudplatform.github.io/iap-desktop/toolwindow-eventlog/)\n*   [Serial port output](https://googlecloudplatform.github.io/iap-desktop/toolwindow-serial-port-output/)\n\n### Customize IAP Desktop\n\n*   [Create profiles](https://googlecloudplatform.github.io/iap-desktop/create-profiles/)\n\n### Administer IAP Desktop\n\n*   [Use group policies](https://googlecloudplatform.github.io/iap-desktop/group-policies/)\n*   [Troubleshoot common issues](https://googlecloudplatform.github.io/iap-desktop/troubleshooting/)\n\n\n_IAP Desktop is an open-source project developed and maintained by the Google Cloud Solutions Architects team. 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