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What is micro-segmentation?

Micro segmentation isolates workloads, reduces lateral movement, and strengthens compliance. Airwall (built on HIP) makes granular, identity based policies simple across cloud, WAN, and remote sites.

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Why does it matter?

Micro-segmentation enhances security by:

  • Limiting lateral threat movement.
  • Enforcing identity-based policies.
  • Supporting Zero Trust architectures

Challenges of Micro-Segmentation

Deploying micro-segmentation for zero trust security can be difficult due to high costs, complex policies, and legacy system integration. Traditional tools like VLANs and firewalls lack the granular control modern networks require:

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Cost and complexity of deployment

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Integration with existing systems

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Limitations of traditional tools (VLANs, firewalls)

How Airwall makes it simple?

Airwall (Tempered) is a zero trust native and powered by HIP (IETF standard) to cloak endpoints, encrypt tunnels, and manage identity based policies via the Conductor across any IP infrastructure (cloud, WAN, remote sites).
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Features

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HIP protocol (IETF):

Cryptographic host identities; secure overlay; cloaking

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Conductor:

Centralized orchestration of policies, endpoints, groups

Features_Any IP infrastructure
Any IP infrastructure:

Cloud, remote sites, WAN; overlay tunnels; mobility

Features_Granular identity based policies
Granular, identity‑based policies:

Per device/workload; least privilege

OpenBlue Airwall Micro-Segmentation FAQs

  • How is micro‑segmentation different from VLANs?

    VLANs are coarse grained; micro segmentation applies fine grained, workload level policies aligned with identity and application context

  • Does Airwall work across clouds and remote sites?

    Yes Airwall builds a secure overlay with HIP and manages policies via Conductor across any IP infrastructure (cloud/WAN/remote).

  • Is HIP a recognized standard?

    Yes—Host Identity Protocol (HIP) is an IETF standard track protocol enabling cryptographic host identities and secure overlays.

  • Can micro‑segmentation help with PCI DSS scope?

    Yes micro segmentation can reduce CDE scope and streamline assessments under modern PCI DSS guidance.

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