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# Azure Bastion host should exist
 
## Description{% #description %}

Azure Bastion provides secure and seamless RDP/SSH connectivity to your virtual machines directly in the Azure portal over SSL. When you connect through Azure Bastion, your virtual machines do not need a public IP address, agent, or special client software.

## Remediation{% #remediation %}

To create a Bastion host, see [Create a Bastion host](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/bastion/quickstart-host-portal).