Zero trust architecture design principles
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Two ways organisations can enable access and maintain the security benefits of zero trust even when parts of the infrastructure can't implement the zero trust principles.
Adapted edition
- Document type
- Reference Guide
- Format
- DOCX
- Pages
- 5
- Language
- English
- Version
- 1.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-16
- Category
- Information security
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
Description
Two ways organisations can enable access and maintain the security benefits of zero trust even when parts of the infrastructure can't implement the zero trust principles for organisational planning, review and training. NCSC guidance is advisory and should be applied to the organisation's own risks and obligations.
Contents
- Zero trust: building a mixed estate
- What is this guidance for?
- Building a mixed estate
- Zero trust proxy
- Features of a zero trust proxy
- Things to consider when implementing a zero trust proxy
- Source links
Source and licence
National Cyber Security Centre
AttributionNational Cyber Security Centre, “Zero trust architecture design principles” (27 February 2023), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
ChangesAdapted 16 September 2026: converted the official HTML article into neutral text-only DOCX and PDF editions. Preserved article headings, paragraphs, lists and plain-text source-link destinations; normalized web whitespace and typographic punctuation; omitted site navigation, topic and download cards, images, logos, scripts, styles and page furniture.
Version history
- v1.016/09/2026