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Managing Machine Identities

The Console provides comprehensive tools for managing machine identities—the cryptographic identities representing machines that access protected APIs or participate in firewall-managed connections.

What are Machine Identities?​

A machine identity represents a machine (physical or virtual) that:

  • Generates MFA credentials to access protected APIs (proxy mode)
  • Participates in connection rules enforced by Gatekeepers (firewall mode)
  • Has an associated Corsha Authenticator for credential generation

Machine identities can be managed individually or organized into machine groups for simplified policy management.

Machine Identity Management​

The Machine Identity management features allow you to:

  • View and search machines: Access the Machines Overview to see all machine identities
  • Create new machines: Use the machine creation wizard to add new machine identities
  • Manage machine lifecycle: Halt, resume, rotate credentials, or terminate machines
  • Organize into groups: Create machine groups for policy management
  • Configure access routes: Define which APIs each machine can access

Getting Started​

Choose the topic that matches your needs:

Machine Identities Overview​

View all machines, create new machine identities, and search the machine inventory.

Machine Details Page​

View detailed information about individual machines and perform management actions like halting, resuming, rotating credentials, or terminating access.

Machine Groups​

Organize machines into logical groups for simplified policy management and better organization.

Machine Group Details​

View and manage machine group membership, properties, and connection rules.