Zero Trust networking
Authorize, authenticate, and verify everything on your network
With Tailscale, Zero Trust networks are context-aware, privacy-first, and resilient to your needs.
Trusted by companies like these
With Tailscale, Zero Trust networks are context-aware, privacy-first, and resilient to your needs.
Trusted by companies like these
Built-in identity and access controls eliminate the need for agents, proxies, or complex deployments.
By providing context-aware, private-by-default access across users, devices, and environments, Tailscale removes the tooling fragmentation that is common when juggling multiple vendors. Remove manual, error-prone processes by standardizing the implementation of access policies, user onboarding, and credential management.
Many solutions lack true identity-based access and instead rely on network location and device enrollment. Tailscale enforces identity-based authentication, authorization, and continuous verification directly at the network layer, ensuring trust is never assumed. Tailscale never performs content filtering, proxying, or centralized traffic routing, so your data stays 100% private.
Gain end-to-end security for every connection, granular control of every device.
Powered by open-source WireGuard®, community auditable, and secure by default.
Implement Zero Trust networking at your pace, with zero productivity loss.
Control exactly which users and devices can access which resources.
Least-privilege, just-in-time access for when developers need to dive in.
Stop logging in over and over. Consolidate to just one SSO login.
Whether it’s a Kubernetes cluster, SaaS app, or third-party app, Tailscale connects everything.
Uniquely identify your ephemeral nodes, simplifying authentication.
Allow precise segmentation of workloads and temporary runners with Grants.
Control access per runner and repo with Grants and Tailscale’s adaptive policy engine.
It’s not just encryption that’s end-to-end. Identity doesn’t disappear at the first concentrator node.
Constantly evaluate user identities, device security, and other risk factors.
Enforce security zones for separate network resources, each protected by its own policies.
“Every IT team wants to implement zero trust, but it’s always on the other side of the horizon. Tailscale’s overlay network for enterprises brings us one step closer to making it a reality. Now our teams can work on mission-critical projects without worrying about security gaps and tedious configurations.”
Clint Sharp
Co-founder and CEO
“One of my favorite things about Tailscale was how fast I could start building out our networks. Provisioning resources manually can be very time-consuming, and the ability to fit into existing IaC workflows made deploying our network infrastructure easy.”
Guillaume Legendre
DevOps Engineer
“Because of its simplicity, both in architecture and end user experience, we can solve our acute problems quickly and easily. With Tailscale we don’t have to think about VPNs any more.”
Mike Deeks
Senior Staff Software Engineer
Zero Trust implementation typically takes 6 to 18 months depending on your infrastructure complexity, but you can see results much faster with a phased approach. Start by implementing least privilege access and multi-factor authentication for your most critical assets within the first 3 to 6 months. Modern
Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) solutions with WireGuard® can be deployed incrementally without replacing your entire infrastructure. Focus on high-value resources first, then expand micro-segmentation and continuous monitoring across your network over time.
For teams looking to accelerate this timeline, solutions like Tailscale can reduce initial deployment to days rather than months by handling identity-based access, device verification, and network segmentation out of the box.
Micro-segmentation divides your network into isolated security zones where each workload, application, or data store has its own security perimeter. Unlike traditional network segmentation that creates large trusted zones, micro-segmentation enforces granular access control at the workload level using software-defined policies. This prevents lateral movement if attackers breach one segment, limiting the blast radius. In a Zero Trust architecture, micro-segmentation combined with least privilege access ensures users and devices can only reach the specific resources they need, not entire network segments.
Zero Trust networking replaces traditional VPNs with identity-based access that works from any location. Instead of granting network-level access, Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) authenticates users and devices continuously, then provides application-level access based on context like device posture, location, and security policies. This approach supports secure remote access without VPN bottlenecks while maintaining end-to-end encryption. Remote workers get seamless access to cloud applications, internal resources, and Kubernetes clusters through a single sign-on, with every session verified and monitored for compliance.
Tailscale enforces Zero Trust at the network layer with identity-based authentication through your existing SSO provider, continuous device verification, and end-to-end encryption using WireGuard®. Every connection requires authentication and authorization before access is granted. Our approach eliminates the need for proxies or agents while providing granular access control through our policy engine, ensuring least privilege access for all users and devices across your network.
Traditional VPNs provide network-level access to all resources once connected, while Tailscale uses Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) principles with WireGuard® to grant precise, identity-based access. VPNs create bottlenecks and trust everything inside the perimeter. Tailscale provides secure remote access with continuous verification, micro-segmentation between resources, and better performance through direct peer-to-peer connections with end-to-end encryption, making it ideal for modern Zero Trust architectures.
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For companies who need service and resource level authentication and access control.
For companies who need advanced integrations, compliance and support for access control at scale.