v17.6.0

gravitational/teleportv17.6.0Jul 23, 2025by camscale

AI Summary

Teleport v17.6.0 introduces native SSH support for VNet, enabling any SSH client to connect to Teleport SSH servers with zero configuration and first-class per-session MFA support. This release also includes various bug fixes for install scripts, client tools managed updates, and Azure CLI compatibility.

Key Highlights

  • VNet now has native SSH support with zero configuration for any SSH client
  • Per-session MFA is now first-class supported in VNet SSH connections
  • Fixed MacOS install scripts to properly error instead of trying to install non-existing FIPS binaries
  • Client tools managed updates now support multi-cluster environments with version tracking
  • Added support for Azure CLI version 2.73.0 and newer in tsh App Access commands

New Features

  • VNet native SSH support - enables any SSH client to connect to Teleport SSH servers with zero configuration
  • Per-session MFA support for VNet SSH connections
  • tctl top now supports local unix sock debug endpoint
  • Azure CLI (az) version 2.73.0+ support for tsh App Access commands
  • Client tools managed updates support multi-cluster environments
  • Fixed relative path TELEPORT_HOME environment variable handling with client tools managed update

Full Release Notes

## Description

### VNet for SSH

Teleport VNet now has native support for SSH, enabling any SSH client to connect to Teleport SSH servers with zero configuration. Advanced Teleport features like per-session MFA now have first-class support for a seamless user experience. [#55313](https://github.com/gravitational/teleport/pull/55313)

### Other fixes and improvements

* `tctl` top now supports the local unix sock debug endpoint. [#57027](https://github.com/gravitational/teleport/pull/57027)
* Added support to `tsh` App Access commands for Azure CLI (`az`) version `2.73.0` and newer. [#56951](https://github.com/gravitational/teleport/pull/56951)
* Fixed a bug in the Teleport install scripts when running on MacOS. The install scripts now error instead of trying to install non existing MacOS FIPS binaries. [#56942](https://github.com/gravitational/teleport/pull/56942)
* Fixed using relative path `TELEPORT_HOME` env with client tools managed update. [#56934](https://github.com/gravitational/teleport/pull/56934)
* Client tools managed updates support multi-cluster environments and track each version in the configuration file. [#56934](https://github.com/gravitational/teleport/pull/56934)

## Download

Download the current and previous releases of Teleport at https://goteleport.com/download.

## Plugins

Download the current release of Teleport plugins from the links below.
* Slack [Linux amd64](https://cdn.teleport.dev/teleport-access-slack-v17.6.0-linux-amd64-bin.tar.gz) | [Linux arm64](https://cdn.teleport.dev/teleport-access-slack-v17.6.0-linux-arm64-bin.tar.gz) 
* Mattermost [Linux amd64](https://cdn.teleport.dev/teleport-access-mattermost-v17.6.0-linux-amd64-bin.tar.gz) | [Linux arm64](https://cdn.teleport.dev/teleport-access-mattermost-v17.6.0-linux-arm64-bin.tar.gz)
* Discord [Linux amd64](https://cdn.teleport.dev/teleport-access-discord-v17.6.0-linux-amd64-bin.tar.gz) | [Linux arm64](https://cdn.teleport.dev/teleport-access-discord-v17.6.0-linux-arm64-bin.tar.gz)
* Terraform Provider [Linux amd64](https://cdn.teleport.dev/terraform-provider-teleport-v17.6.0-linux-amd64-bin.tar.gz) | [Linux arm64](https://cdn.teleport.dev/terraform-provider-teleport-v17.6.0-linux-arm64-bin.tar.gz) | [macOS amd64](https://cdn.teleport.dev/terraform-provider-teleport-v17.6.0-darwin-amd64-bin.tar.gz) | [macOS arm64](https://cdn.teleport.dev/terraform-provider-teleport-v17.6.0-darwin-arm64-bin.tar.gz) | [macOS universal](https://cdn.teleport.dev/terraform-provider-teleport-v17.6.0-darwin-universal-bin.tar.gz)
* Event Handler [Linux amd64](https://cdn.teleport.dev/teleport-event-handler-v17.6.0-linux-amd64-bin.tar.gz) | [Linux arm64](https://cdn.teleport.dev/teleport-event-handler-v17.6.0-linux-arm64-bin.tar.gz) | [macOS amd64](https://cdn.teleport.dev/teleport-event-handler-v17.6.0-darwin-amd64-bin.tar.gz)
* PagerDuty [Linux amd64](https://cdn.teleport.dev/teleport-access-pagerduty-v17.6.0-linux-amd64-bin.tar.gz) | [Linux arm64](https://cdn.teleport.dev/teleport-access-pagerduty-v17.6.0-linux-arm64-bin.tar.gz)
* Jira [Linux amd64](https://cdn.teleport.dev/teleport-access-jira-v17.6.0-linux-amd64-bin.tar.gz) | [Linux arm64](https://cdn.teleport.dev/teleport-access-jira-v17.6.0-linux-arm64-bin.tar.gz)
* Email [Linux amd64](https://cdn.teleport.dev/teleport-access-email-v17.6.0-linux-amd64-bin.tar.gz) | [Linux arm64](https://cdn.teleport.dev/teleport-access-email-v17.6.0-linux-arm64-bin.tar.gz)
* Microsoft Teams [Linux amd64](https://cdn.teleport.dev/teleport-access-msteams-v17.6.0-linux-amd64-bin.tar.gz) | [Linux arm64](https://cdn.teleport.dev/teleport-access-msteams-v17.6.0-linux-arm64-bin.tar.gz)