NoPorts Eliminates the Need for Businesses to Use VPNs

NoPorts takes the concept of the 1990s VPN—a private, secure network—and combines it with modern security practices like end-to-end encryption, individual key management, and zero-trust architecture to create a tool that is more secure and easier to manage. Many VPNs route all of the traffic for your device—NoPorts allows you to route traffic for each service independently.

NoPorts does all this without any open inbound ports. It makes your devices invisible to the outside world. Only people and devices who are both authorized and authenticated have access.

Traditional VPNs

VPNs require open ports to function, which can be an entry point for hackers. It’s like having an open door to the Internet.

Devices using NoPorts don’t need to open listening ports to be connected. There is no door for hackers to find.

VPNs encrypt data while it's in transit, but the encryption keys are managed by the VPN provider. This means the provider stores your decrypted data on their servers, where it's only protected by their policies. You are forced to trust them.

NoPorts employs zero-knowledge encryption, meaning only the data owner has the power to decrypt their data. Even the service provider holding the data cannot access it, because they do not have the keys.

VPNs are “trust but verify” and apply to the network, not to individuals. If a compromised device or person gains VPN access, then they might be able to access data and/or move laterally into other systems.

NoPorts uses a zero-trust model. Every connection request is verified before granting access, regardless of someone’s location or device. This means only authorized people and devices can have access and that access can be granted/revoked as needed - manually or using your existing rules using custom policy engine integrations.

VPNs can be complex and resource-intensive to manage, especially in large organizations, demanding IT expertise to set up, configure, and maintain.

Because there is no need for complex network configuration, adding new people and devices is simple, fast, and does not require an IT expert.

NoPorts Case Study

Community Radio Station Uses NoPorts Instead of a VPN

By replacing traditional VPNs with NoPorts, KRYZ in Mariposa, California, successfully protected themselves against cyber attacks and were left with an easier way to access their equipment. When they later had a hardware failure at their transmitter site, they were able to securely and remotely access the equipment and get the station back on the air.

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Here’s what others are saying about VPN shortcomings:

“VPN software (OpenVPN, WireGuard, OpenConnect) underlying most VPN services can actually make you less secure, allowing an attacker to act as an in-path router between you and the VPN server, deanonymize your connection, redirect your DNS requests, or port scan you.”

“Firewalls and remote access via VPNs create a dangerous illusion of security. As IP-based systems, they present an attack surface that is reachable and potentially breachable.“