#1 Open Source Zero Trust Platform 
The Simplest Way to Develop Secure Applications.
OpenZiti is the world’s most used and widely integrated open source secure networking platform. OpenZiti provides both zero trust security and overlay networking as pure open source software.
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What is OpenZiti?
OpenZiti is a free and open source project focused on bringing zero trust networking principles directly into any application. The project provides all the pieces required to implement a zero trust overlay network and provides all the tools necessary to integrate zero trust into your existing solutions. The OpenZiti project believes the principles of zero trust shouldn’t stop at your network, those ideas belong in your application.
OpenZiti Components
It’s all software! OpenZiti is software first and foremost. Moving at the speed of software is a vital characteristic of any modern project.
Edge
The components providing secure, zero trust entry points into the overlay network
Apps
Not all apps can have zero trust built in. In those cases, these are the bridge.
Getting Started is Easy
Building Your First Network
OpenZiti makes zero trust easy, but you’ll need an overlay network to get started. We recommend you start simple. Once you understand the basic concepts, you can move on to more complex network topologies. Choose what sort of network you want to build.
Spin Up a Network for Free in the NetFoundry Cloud
Hit the “Easy Button”. NetFoundry offers a hosted version of the OpenZiti platform that is free to get started and has an in-place upgrade to a paid enterprise option.
Get Started With an SDK
The OpenZiti project offers numerous SDKs to start with. Pick your favorite language and follow along with a simple tutorial. If your favorite language is not shown, perhaps you can use the C SDK and integrate via Foreign Function Interface (FFI).
C Language
Go
Python
Swift
Android
Java
Node JS
C# (.NET)
Embed the Next Generation of Security in Your Next App
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