Your VPN is the attack surface.
Replace it with Zero Trust access.
VPNs put your network on the internet - an open inbound port, a flat tunnel, and standing access for anyone with credentials. truePass Gate replaces that model with clientless, identity-verified access to individual applications - over outbound 443 TLS only, with no inbound ports and nothing exposed to scan.
Why it works.
Three signs your VPN has become a liability.
If you're seeing one or more of these - your remote-access model is now the thing attackers target first.
The network is exposed to the internet
A VPN concentrator is a public, inbound-facing service - advertised, scannable, and probed around the clock. Every unpatched CVE, every leaked credential, every brute-force attempt targets that one door. The VPN doesn't protect the perimeter; it is the perimeter's weakest point.
One tunnel, full network access
Once a user or vendor is on the VPN, they're on the network - able to reach far more than the one application they needed. A single compromised laptop becomes a foothold for lateral movement across everything the tunnel can see.
No per-app identity or audit
VPNs authenticate once, at the tunnel, then get out of the way. There's no per-request policy, no application-level control, and no clean record of who reached which system and did what. Compliance teams are left stitching logs together after the fact.
A VPN is not Zero Trust. It grants network-level access after a single authentication, leaves an inbound port exposed, and trusts whoever is inside the tunnel. Zero Trust requires the opposite: no inbound exposure, per-request verification, and access scoped to one application at a time.
Not a tunnel.
A verified connection to one app.
truePass Gate replaces the VPN with clientless Zero Trust Network Access. Instead of putting users on the network, it brokers an identity-verified connection to a single and protected application - RDP, SSH, HTTP/Web Services, API, or CIFS/SMB - over outbound 443 TLS only. No inbound ports. Nothing exposed to scan.
Every session is authenticated per-request against identity, device posture, and context, with MFA enforced at connection time. Applications stay invisible until a user proves who they are and passes policy - so there's no attack surface for a scanner to find, and no flat tunnel for an attacker to ride.
From identity check to audited session.
Identity verification
User authenticates with Active Directory, MFA, and device posture check. No identity - no access. Nothing to connect to until policy passes.
Outbound-only broker
The Access Controller inside your network initiates an outbound 443 TLS connection to the Gateway in the DMZ. No inbound ports opened, nothing published to the internet.
Access to one app
The user reaches a single authorized application - not the network. Least-privilege by default, scoped per request, with no lateral path to anything else.
Unified audit trail
Every session and action logged in one place. Exported natively to Syslog, SIEM, and SOC platforms. One source of truth for compliance.
Three modules. One unified deployment.
VPN replacement is enforced through truePass Gate, with Grid and Gravity extending the same outbound-only model across the network and into isolated zones.
Clientless ZTNA that replaces the VPN concentrator - per-application, identity-verified access with no inbound port to expose.
Contains lateral movement once a user is inside - identity-based segmentation so a compromised endpoint can't reach anything else.
Extends the same outbound-only model to air-gapped and OT zones a VPN was never allowed to enter.
Real scenarios. Real teams.
These are the situations where teams have already retired the VPN in favor of truePass Gate.
Employees reach the specific internal apps they need - web apps, RDP, SSH - from anywhere, with per-session MFA and device posture checks. No client to install, no tunnel onto the corporate network, no standing access to everything.
Vendors and contractors get scoped, time-limited access to one application - never a VPN account with network reach. Every session is identity-bound and fully audited, and access expires automatically when the window closes.
Clientless access enables unmanaged personal devices to connect securely to authorized applications via a standard web browser-eliminating the need for software agents or broad network access. Every connection is strictly enforced using continuous user identity verification and real-time device health checks
Grant a newly acquired team or partner access to specific systems in minutes, without extending your network or provisioning VPN clients. Decommission it just as fast when the engagement ends.
What changes when you make the shift.
No exposed attack surface
No inbound ports. Apps invisible until identity is proven.
Per-app, not per-network
Access scoped to one app - no flat tunnel, no lateral path.
Clientless or client-based
Browser access for web and BYOD - or a light client for any protocol.
Per-request MFA
Identity, device, and context checked on every session.
Unified audit
Every session logged per-user. Native Syslog / SIEM export.
Deploys alongside the VPN
Phased cutover with no downtime. Retire the VPN when ready.
Industries where this transition matters most.
Retire the VPN.
Move to Zero Trust access.
A 30-minute consultation with our security architects. We'll map your current remote-access setup, identify what Gate replaces and how the phased cutover works, and propose a tailored Proof of Concept.