Modern access patterns
Move applications toward stronger authentication, standards-based federation, and policy-aware access decisions.
Pillar focus
Applications are where Zero Trust access is actually experienced.
UNIFY helps organisations modernise application access patterns so cloud services, enterprise platforms, and legacy systems can participate in stronger identity, policy, and assurance models.
Zero Trust applications bring authentication, federation, and access control together across SaaS, enterprise, and legacy environments.
Operating outcomes
What Zero Trust application thinking should deliver
Controlled legacy coexistence
Support applications that still depend on older protocols or integration patterns without letting them define the whole operating model.
Clear application readiness
Assess which applications are ready for direct modernisation, which need bridging patterns, and which should remain contained for a time.
Less fragmented access risk
Reduce the inconsistency that appears when each application becomes its own isolated trust decision.
Control model
Make the signal useful to the whole Zero Trust model.
Where it shows up
Application scenarios that commonly matter
SaaS and cloud applications
Applications ready to align with modern authentication, policy enforcement, and centralised identity control.
Enterprise and line-of-business platforms
Systems that need stronger access control and lifecycle integration without destabilising daily operations.
Legacy applications
Applications that may require federation, proxy, or staged transition patterns before they can participate in a modern trust model.
Mixed estates
Environments where modern, legacy, and partner-facing applications all need to coexist under clearer policy and assurance boundaries.
UNIFY services
Service offerings that support this pillar
UNIFYConnect
Provisioning and application integration patterns for modern and legacy identity estates.
UNIFYTrust
Reusable trust-decision patterns for applications that need stronger evidence before access.
Architecture
Application access modernisation and coexistence designs across SaaS, enterprise, and legacy platforms.
View Zero Trust Outcomes Catalogue 4 Matches IdentityTrusted Sign-in AccessSecure External Access AccessFederated Authentication +1 more
Zero Trust Outcomes Catalogue
Outcome map showing Zero Trust capabilities aligned to flagship services and technology.
IDENTITY
Capabilities that establish, migrate, and assure digital identities.
- Trusted Sign-in
- Identity Lifecycle Orchestration
- Verifiable Credentials
- Identity Protection
ACCESS
Controls that govern how users, customers, and partners gain the right access.
- Secure External Access
- Controlled Delegation
- Just-In-Time Privilege
- Federated Authentication
GOVERNANCE
Oversight capabilities that enforce policy, compliance, and least privilege.
- Enterprise Governance
- Access Lifecycle
- Data Protected
- Access Reviews
SECURITY
Security operations services that protect, detect, and respond across identities.
- Intelligent Threat Detection
- Dark Web & Supply Chain Insight
- Endpoint & Cloud Protection
- Vulnerability Management
Zero Trust Outcomes Catalogue
Zero Trust Outcomes Catalogue
Outcome map showing Zero Trust capabilities aligned to flagship services and technology.
IDENTITY
Capabilities that establish, migrate, and assure digital identities.
Trusted Sign-in
Deliver secure workforce authentication with resilient cloud identity.
ProductsFront-door sign-in experience.Identity Lifecycle Orchestration
Automate joiner, mover, and leaver processes with governance built in.
ServicesFoundational lifecycle automation.
Verifiable Credentials
Enable verifiable credential ecosystems and decentralised identity patterns.
ProductsSupports modern trust models.Identity Protection
Detect and remediate compromised identities using adaptive risk policies.
ProductsProtects credentials and sessions.
ACCESS
Controls that govern how users, customers, and partners gain the right access.
Secure External Access
Deliver frictionless yet secure access experiences for customers.
ProductsCustomer access journeys.Controlled Delegation
Enable secure delegation of administrative privileges and oversight.
ServicesDelegation pattern for partner and internal admins.
Just-In-Time Privilege
Control, monitor, and audit privileged accounts and sessions.
ProductsJIT admin elevation.Federated Authentication
Enable standards-based federation and single sign-on across cloud and enterprise identity providers.
ProductsFederated identity for workforce and customer journeys.
GOVERNANCE
Oversight capabilities that enforce policy, compliance, and least privilege.
Enterprise Governance
Orchestrate policy, entitlement lifecycle, and compliance controls.
ProductsUnified governance framework.
Access Lifecycle
Automate request, approval, and lifecycle workflows for entitlements.
ProductsDriven by Microsoft Entra ID Governance features.Data Protected
Protect sensitive data through policy, detection, and response controls.
ProductsPrevents data exfiltration.Access Reviews
Run periodic and event-driven access attestation campaigns.
ProductsKeeps access least privilege.
SECURITY
Security operations services that protect, detect, and respond across identities.
Intelligent Threat Detection
Deliver endpoint detection, response, and analytics using SIEM and XDR.
ProductsUnified endpoint threat detection.Dark Web & Supply Chain Insight
Detect compromised identities and supplier threats across external sources.
ProductsExtends monitoring beyond the perimeter.
Endpoint & Cloud Protection
Secure hybrid environments spanning on-premises and cloud workloads.
ProductsHybrid security posture.Vulnerability Management
Surface, prioritise, and remediate vulnerabilities across cloud and on-prem assets.
ProductsPowered by Tenable and Rapid7 platforms.
Practical next step
Turn the pillar into governed access decisions.
UNIFY helps organisations connect architecture, policy, lifecycle, and operational evidence so Zero Trust becomes something teams can run, review, and improve.
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Networks
Application access needs network paths that reduce implicit trust and contain exposure.
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