Replace VPN
Replace Your VPN Without a Rip-and-Replace Rollout
Most VPN replacement projects stall for the same reason: the VPN touches every remote worker, every legacy app, and every contractor relationship, and nobody wants to be the team that broke remote access for the whole company.
The fix isn't to migrate everything on day one. It's to publish applications behind zero trust access one at a time, alongside the existing VPN, and move users over as each application is verified working — retiring the VPN once nothing depends on it anymore.
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Policy check
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Approved path
Why the usual approach falls short
A VPN grants network-level access after a single login. MaskFlare Access grants per-application access evaluated on every request, which removes the lateral-movement risk a VPN carries by design, not as an afterthought.
The MaskFlare approach
Publish applications behind MaskFlare Access incrementally, run it alongside your existing VPN during migration, and cut over user groups as each application is confirmed. Legacy on-premises apps are supported through a lightweight connector, so nothing needs to move or be rewritten first.
Benefits
Migrate app by app, not all at once
Run Access alongside your existing VPN and retire it only once nothing depends on it.
No rewrite for legacy apps
A lightweight connector publishes existing on-premises applications without modification.
Immediate lateral-movement reduction
Every application moved to Access is one less thing reachable from a compromised VPN session.
Built on
Understand the underlying risks
Frequently asked questions
Do we have to migrate every application at once?
No — Access is designed to run alongside an existing VPN during migration, with applications cut over individually as each is verified.
What happens to contractors who use the VPN today?
Contractors can move to clientless access scoped to exactly the applications their contract covers, without a company-issued device or VPN client.
Will users notice a difference in performance compared to the VPN?
Typically an improvement — requests route through the nearest Flare Mesh point of presence to the application instead of hairpinning through a single central VPN gateway.
Does this replace our firewall too?
No — Access replaces the remote-access use case a VPN currently serves. It complements, rather than replaces, perimeter and internal network security controls you already run.
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