Nile Trust Service Overview

introduction the nile trust service forms the foundation of nile’s campus zero trust architecture it provides multi layered, identity based access control and security enforcement across wired and wireless networks, ensuring that only verified users and devices can communicate across the nile network this service operates through the nile trust engine , which applies zero trust principles such as continuous verification, least privilege access, and encrypted communication across all directions of network traffic together, the trust service and trust engine protect users, devices, and applications from both internal and external threats key capabilities the nile trust service delivers a unified zero trust framework across three layers of enterprise networking infrastructure layer strengthens the network fabric by removing unnecessary access paths, enforcing mutual authentication, applying host based isolation, and encrypting all data in transit access layer authenticates all user types and device categories (it, iot, and ot), continuously verifies access requests, and dynamically validates connections before permitting communication policy layer decouples security enforcement from network topology access is granted only when a policy is explicitly defined, using identity and context aware controls to minimize lateral movement tiered capabilities the nile trust service is available in two tiers — core and enterprise — allowing organizations to adopt the level of control that aligns with their security and operational needs core tier included with every essentials and advanced subscription of nile access service, the core tier provides foundational zero trust capabilities it includes built in security enforcement across infrastructure and access layers, network segment level zero trust policies, and a default least privilege posture across all endpoints enterprise tier the enterprise tier adds advanced segmentation and intelligence for organizations that require deeper control it offers granular policy enforcement based on real time identity and context, microsegmentation at the user and device level, continuous validation, adaptive trust scoring, and integration with external enforcement systems and analytics features labeled as available in future releases will further extend enterprise capabilities with additional analytics, continuous validation enhancements, and new enforcement workflows why it matters modern enterprises manage a diverse mix of users, devices, and applications, many of which operate outside traditional perimeters the nile trust service simplifies enforcement by eliminating reliance on vlans and static segmentation, applying zero trust principles uniformly across all network traffic, and enabling unified policy management across sites it also reduces operational overhead through automation and identity based control core principles the nile trust service is built on five foundational principles default deny all traffic is blocked unless explicitly permitted by policy identity before access every connection is validated using identity and context continuous validation devices and users are revalidated over time to maintain security posture policy based enforcement network access and communication are governed by defined security policies decoupled control policies are independent of ip addressing and vlan design integration with nile access service the trust service is a native component of the nile access service all new deployments automatically include the core trust tier, with optional enterprise upgrades for advanced segmentation and control administrators manage configurations through the nile control center , where policy groups, service profiles, and access policies can be created, monitored, and refined in real time summary the nile trust service advances enterprise network security through identity based, zero trust enforcement it unifies protection across wired and wireless environments, enabling flexible, intelligent, and continuous defense against modern threats next traffic enforcement with the nile trust engine — learn how nile enforces policies across all network directions to deliver complete zero trust protection