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User Guide
For end-users of Knocknoc
Admin Guide
Read the "how it works" first
Documentation
Integrations
An integration is a firewall, proxy, cloud platform or on-host enforcement point your agents act on, set up once and shared by many Knocs. Browse the supported types and how to configure each.
User Guide
Welcome to the Knocknoc User Guide. This will cover basic operations including logging in, logging out and troubleshooting. If you're looking for information on installing or administering Knocknoc, please check out the Admin Guide. Logging into Knocknoc Knock...
Changelog and Roadmap
Find information on our latest updates below. Reach out to your account manager to discuss the upcoming roadmap, and help shape the products future!
Authentication
A guide on configuring the various authentication methods for Knocknoc
Knocs
Setting up a Knoc: how access is granted and revoked, and the settings that shape each grant.
Troubleshooting
What can go wrong, will. Debugging tips, error codes and fixes for common issues.
Deployment
Running the Knocknoc server: SaaS or self-hosted, database, high availability and licensing.
API Keys
Knocknoc offers an API for various inbound integrations, from authentication through user-session termination
Maintenance
Keeping Knocknoc up to date, with guidance on upgrades, backups and database maintenance.
Server installation (on premise)
On a Linux host as Root, execute the below command to setup and install your Knocknoc server. You will be stepped through the process. The installer runs on Debian, Ubuntu, Redhat, Oracle and Amazon Linux. sudo curl -sSL https://packages.knocknoc.io/setup/setu...
Agent installation
The Orchestration Agent runs on a server to control network access for users on their behalf. This is not an end-user install. It operates in three modes In-line firewall orchestration. Eg: Palo Alto, Fortinet, Check Point, Azure NSG, AWS SG/WAF, Cloudflare, ....
HAProxy
HAProxy is a fantastic reverse proxy with a massive amount of features. Knocknoc has supported HAProxy for years, and integrates with it natively. HAProxy can be a little confusing at first due to its wide array of options and implementations, but for now we'l...
AWS (EC2) Security Groups
Knocknoc can orchestrate Amazon AWS Security Groups, which essentially provide network level firewalling across various asset types, including EC2 VMs, meaning just-in-time network exposure (and access) for authenticated users, tied to your IDP not to AWS IAM ...
Custom Script
The "Custom Script" Knoc type is simply a script the agent can execute directly on the Agent machine. Linux and macOS agents run shell scripts; from Knocknoc 26.06, Windows agents can also run scripts, executing them as PowerShell ( .ps1) scripts. Note: For se...
IPSet (Linux Netfilter/IPTables)
Linux comes equipped with a built-in native firewall which Knocknoc orchestrates via "IPSets". IPSets are a powerful and highly efficient way of making a dynamic firewall on a normal Linux machine. A native feature of the Netfilter code, an IPset is an in-memo...