GlossaryDEFINED TERM / ZERO-TRUST

Zero Trust

An architectural approach that does not grant implicit trust based on network location or ownership.

Working definition

Zero Trust requires explicit decisions about subject, device, resource and context. Access is scoped narrowly and continuously re-evaluated.

The term is not a product label. Concrete policy, identity and device signals, segmentation, telemetry, revocation and a verifiable enforcement point matter.

Three verification questions

  1. 01Which signals determine access?
  2. 02Where is policy enforced?
  3. 03How quickly does changed risk take effect?