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TERNIION PLATFORM
How it Works
A step-by-step look at how outbound-only, process-to-process isolation works, from first connection to fully sealed tunnel.
From open infrastructure to zero attack surface in three steps.
Open inbound ports allow authorized clients to reach server processes, but they create the same entry point for anyone else. Any resource with a public IP and open ports is discoverable, scannable, and reachable. Traditional security tries to filter who gets through; it can't change the fact that the door exists.
Open inbound ports invite malicious actors.
Closing inbound ports removes the attack surface, but it also cuts off legitimate access. Without open ports, authorized users and services can no longer reach the resources they need. The result is a forced trade-off: security or functionality, rarely both.
Closing ports improves security but makes resources inaccessible.
Terniion resolves that trade-off by design. Resources operate with all inbound ports closed and no public IP addresses, making them undiscoverable and unreachable to outside actors. Authorized processes operate via outbound-only, quantum-secure connections, reaching exactly what they need from only the processes permitted to do so.
Terniion eliminates outside malicious attacks while allowing legitimate traffic.
The components behind Terniion's secure communications plane.
Terniion's architecture is built from four integrated components covering the data plane, control plane, connection infrastructure, and authentication.
Commander
The control brain coordinates secure connections across cloud, on-prem, and hybrid environments. It centralizes policy so “who can talk to what” becomes maintainable rules instead of 10,000 firewall exceptions.
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SealedTunnel™
The patented data plane that transforms process-level security from theory to deterministic reality. Executed via STLink—a lightweight software agent on either end—SealedTunnel creates outbound-only, non-routable tunnels between specific processes, not devices or subnets.
Connector
Joins two outbound-only communication halves without ever decrypting traffic. It serves as a secure rendezvous where quantum-encrypted messages are dropped off and picked up by authorized STLinks, keeping critical infrastructure undiscoverable.
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Aclave
Credential-less, FIDO2-compliant authentication that eliminates usernames and passwords, API keys, and stolen secrets. No shared identity stores. No credential syncing to vendor clouds. Authentication happens without transmitting sensitive data.
Deploy in different environments
Terniion deployed in IoT/OT environments.
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