Tools / Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) Interview questions
What is the difference between Zero Trust and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)?
Zero Trust is the overarching security philosophy and architecture spanning identity, device, network, application, and data pillars, all governed by continuous verification and least privilege. It's a strategy, not a product.
| Zero Trust | ZTNA |
| Overall architecture and philosophy | One technology category implementing part of it |
| Spans identity, device, network, app, data | Focused specifically on remote application access |
| Cannot be "installed" | Deployed as a specific broker/gateway product |
ZTNA is best understood as the piece of Zero Trust that replaces VPN-style network access; it's one building block among several, not a synonym for the whole model.
Zero Trust as a whole is best described as:
ZTNA specifically addresses which part of the broader Zero Trust model?
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