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Shrink Your Attack Surface With Adaptive Cloud RADIUS

Born in the cloud, to work with your cloud, Cloud RADIUS makes it super simple to control who can access the network. Provide flexible and dynamic access and authorization policies that automatically enforce least privilege access to drastically shrink the attack surface. Assess compliance and security posture for every device, using integrations with every Identity, Security, or Device Management vendor.

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Continuous Authentication For Stronger Security

SecureW2’s Cloud RADIUS ensures security isn’t just set once and forgotten. It continuously validates trust, enforces dynamic policies, and adapts to evolving risks in real time.

High Visibility and Control Without Complexity

Reduce Operational Overhead

Streamline IT workflows by integrating access control with your IdP and MDM. Eliminate manual network removals and reduce administrative burden.

Eliminate Credential Risks

Strengthen security by replacing insecure pre-shared keys (PSK) with passwordless authentication for wired and wireless access.

Granular Segmentation

Enforce access policies dynamically by assigning users and devices to the right network segments based on real-time identity and security attributes.

Automated Access Control with Seamless Integration

Fully Managed,
No Maintenance

SecureW2 Cloud RADIUS is a fully managed service with built-in redundancy and automated updates. No on-prem infrastructure, patching, or manual configuration required.

Certificate-driven
Device Trust

Authenticate devices with non-exportable certificates. Enforce trust based on compliance status, ownership, and security posture in real-time without relying on credentials.

Adaptive Policy Enforcement

Continuously assess user and device status by applying dynamic policies from your IdP and MDM. Authorize and enforce real-time authentication decisions based on security context.

Capability SecureW2 Cloud RADIUS (Fully Managed SaaS) Other Vendors Including Self-Managed RADIUS
Fully Managed
No infrastructure to maintain—no managing upgrades, alarms, capacity planning, or DevOps. No Azure experience required.
Often requires dedicated IT resources for maintenance, updates, and troubleshooting.
Transparent Pricing
Predictable SaaS pricing with no hidden infrastructure or support costs.
Must account for costs and mangement of compute, storage, security, and network resources separately.
World-Class Support
24/7 expert support from RADIUS and identity security specialists.
Support availability and response times can vary, with some vendors offering limited or paid support.
AI-Driven Optimization
Intelligent performance tuning and automated failover for high availability.
Performance adjustments may require manual tuning, depending on the vendor.
Performance Management & Autoscaling
Auto-scaling and seamless failover across regions, ensuring available 99.999% uptime.
Some solutions may require manual configuration for scaling and redundancy.
Available 99.999% Uptime & Global Reach
Distributed RADIUS infrastructure across five continents for high-performance authentication.
Uptime and global availability may vary based on vendor infrastructure and deployment model.
Advanced Reporting & Continuous Security Monitoring
Real-time authentication logging and analytics for visibility and compliance.
Logging capabilities vary; some vendors may require third-party tools for event tracking.
Data Integrity & Compliance (Data Insurance)
Built-in compliance safeguards with full encryption, ensuring certificate security and trust.
Customers may need to implement additional data protection and regulatory compliance measures.
Secure API-First Design
Fully documented APIs for policy enforcement, automation, and third-party integrations.
API capabilities differ by vendor, and some may require custom development for integrations.

Customers & Industry Awards Reinforcing Our Dynamic Approach

FAQs

What Identity Providers does Cloud RADIUS work with?

Cloud RADIUS performs certificate-based authentication, rather than password-based, so you can use any Identity Provider to issue and manage the certificates used for authentication. Cloud RADIUS can also be configured to perform an additional run-time authentication, by verifying user, group, or device status within a directory. This additional verification has currently been tested with Azure AD, Okta, and Google.

Does Cloud RADIUS Support LDAP?

Yes and no. While LDAP can be used to enroll a user or machine for a certificate, Cloud RADIUS will not use LDAP to authenticate or authorize any users. LDAP uses passwords, which are unsafe over the air and through the cloud.

Do I need a PKI to use Cloud RADIUS?

Yes. RADIUS passwordless security typically requires a Public-Key Infrastructure (PKI), which deploys digital certificates to a wide variety of devices. The tightly integrated JoinNow Connector Cloud PKI can be bundled with your Cloud RADIUS service, or you can use your existing PKI.

Why should I consider transitioning away from password-based network authentication?

Numerous organizations around the world are sounding the alarm when it comes to the insecurity of credentials. NIST, Microsoft, and CISA have all advised businesses to move away from passwords for various security reasons. Certificate-based authentication checks multiple boxes: it’s more secure, cost-effective, and believe it or not user friendly as it eliminates network disconnects when passwords keep rotating.

Can I use multiple different Identity Providers?

Yes. Customers come to us with multiple Azure AD organizations, or different teams using different Vendors like Google or Okta. Cloud RADIUS can be configured to verify user, group, and device identities in real-time from multiple different Identity Providers, giving you a centralized authentication platform for all your Identity Infrastructures.

I have Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). Isn’t that passwordless?

True, however, MFA is not really practical for Wi-Fi / Wired security as devices move around the campus triggering numerous re-auths. While MFA is better than static usernames and passwords, they have their challenges. This is why security agencies like CISA have recommended certificate-based authentication over MFA. While many do, not all VPN infrastructure can support certificate-based authentication. For those customers, SecureW2 offers native Azure MFA integration on Cloud RADIUS.