Question 1

What is Cliaces?

Accepted Answer

Cliaces is a multi-cloud access desk for DevOps teams. It combines IP whitelisting for AWS security groups, Azure NSGs, and GCP firewalls with uptime monitoring, SSH/RDP, and a team vault so you do not need four separate tools for routine access work.

Question 2

How does Cliaces connect to my AWS account?

Accepted Answer

Cliaces uses a cross-account IAM role, typically created with AWS CloudFormation. You grant least-privilege permissions to read and update security group rules, and you can revoke the role at any time from AWS.

Question 3

Does Cliaces support Azure and GCP?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Azure Network Security Groups are managed via a service principal. GCP VPC firewall IP allow lists are managed via a service account. The IP whitelist UI is the same workflow across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

Question 4

What are Daily IP rules with auto-cleanup?

Accepted Answer

Daily IP rules are temporary access grants with an expiration time. When they expire, Cliaces removes the rules from your security groups, NSGs, or GCP firewalls so stale /32s do not accumulate.

Question 5

Can I manage multiple regions and accounts?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Connect multiple AWS, Azure, and GCP accounts. Cliaces discovers regions and aggregates security groups, NSGs, and firewalls into a searchable desk.

Question 6

Is there a free trial?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Cliaces offers a 15-day free trial. You can use the access desk during the trial period.

Question 7

How is Cliaces different from the AWS Console?

Accepted Answer

The AWS Console remains the source of truth for AWS. Cliaces is for routine IP whitelisting with expiry, audit, Azure/GCP in the same UI, then SSH/RDP from the same desk. It does not replace IAM, VPC design, or infrastructure as code.

Question 8

Is Cliaces a replacement for UptimeRobot, Termius, or KeePass?

Accepted Answer

Not as a clone of those specialist tools. Keep UptimeRobot for public status pages, Termius for SSH-client depth, and KeePass for local/offline vaults. Choose Cliaces when you want monitoring, SSH/RDP, and a team vault next to cloud IP whitelist. See https://cliaces.com/compare for honest comparisons. Cliaces is not affiliated with those products.