Industries
Government & public sector
Government agencies and public sector organizations sit at the intersection of the most sensitive data and the highest-value targets. Nation-state actors, criminal groups, and insider threats all converge on the same vulnerability: the credential layer. WWPass removes it entirely — the usernames, passwords, and shared secrets that account for the majority of successful attacks on government systems and critical infrastructure.
Industries
Government & public sector
Government agencies and public sector organizations sit at the intersection of the most sensitive data and the highest-value targets. Nation-state actors, criminal groups, and insider threats all converge on the same vulnerability: the credential layer. WWPass removes it entirely — the usernames, passwords, and shared secrets that account for the majority of successful attacks on government systems and critical infrastructure.
Industries
Government & public sector
Government agencies and public sector organizations sit at the intersection of the most sensitive data and the highest-value targets. Nation-state actors, criminal groups, and insider threats all converge on the same vulnerability: the credential layer. WWPass removes it entirely — the usernames, passwords, and shared secrets that account for the majority of successful attacks on government systems and critical infrastructure.
The government threat landscape
Government agencies are high-value targets for nation-state actors motivated by espionage, disruption, and data theft. The authentication models most widely deployed in government — username and password plus a second factor — were developed decades ago and were not designed for the current threat environment.
NIS2 (the EU Network and Information Security Directive) mandates that essential entities, including government agencies, public administrations, and critical infrastructure operators, implement strong access controls and authentication. The directive specifically addresses the need to eliminate the credential-based risks that account for the majority of successful attacks on government systems.
WWPass replaces the credential layer entirely. There is no username to phish, no password to steal, and no reset flow to exploit.
Zero Trust operationalization
The Zero Trust model defined in NIST SP 800-207 assumes no safe perimeter. Internal and external threats are equally possible. No implicit trust is granted based on network location, prior session, or stored credential.
WWPass operationalizes this directly through two architectural properties:
Separation of identification and authorization: the process of establishing who someone is and the process of granting what they can access are completely separated. No human-manageable credential bridges them.
No shared secret: authentication is proven through a distributed cryptographic protocol. Nothing is transmitted or stored that can be intercepted or replayed.
This is not a policy overlay on top of an existing credential system. It is a structural change to how authentication works.
Explore WWPass zero-trust architecture
High-assurance authentication with continuous monitoring
When used with a hardware WWPass Key and PIN or biometric, authentication reaches Authentication Assurance Level 3 (AAL3) as defined in NIST SP 800-63B — the highest level defined. This provides multi-factor authentication with cryptographic hardware devices, meeting the access control requirements of both NIS2 and Zero Trust frameworks.
For AAL3 environments, WWPass supports continuous authentication: ongoing monitoring of connection parameters including IP address range, time of day, browser type and version, and behavioral characteristics. Where parameters fall outside defined ranges, the system provides alerts and, where appropriate, automatic access rights revocation — without requiring the user to re-authenticate through a credential flow that does not exist.
Air-gapped and classified environments
Not all government systems can connect to external networks. WWPass deploys as a fully self-hosted system, including in air-gapped environments where no external network connectivity is permitted. This makes it applicable to classified systems, defense infrastructure, and sensitive government platforms that standard cloud-based authentication cannot reach.
Data stays within national borders. In-country hosting of the distributed nodes ensures that government data remains under national jurisdiction throughout.
Citizen-facing services
Government portals authenticating citizens face a different challenge: scale, accessibility, and privacy. A citizen accessing a tax authority, a social services platform, and a national health portal should not be identifiable across those systems from the same credential.
WWPass generates a distinct Protected User Identifier (PUID) for each citizen-service relationship. The tax authority sees a different identifier than the health portal. The same citizen appears differently to every service they access, preserving privacy across government systems without reducing assurance.
Explore WWPass PUID ∙ Protected user identifier
A foundation for national digital identity
The same distributed architecture that secures government system access provides a technical foundation for national digital identity. One cryptographic key per citizen, presenting a distinct uncorrelated identity to each government service, bank, hospital, and educational institution. No single point of failure. No cross-service correlation. In-country hosting under national jurisdiction.
This is an additional layer for existing identity infrastructure, not a replacement for it. For system integrators working with government decision-makers on national identity programmes, WWPass provides the architecture and the technical documentation to support that conversation.
Regulatory alignment
Framework | Requirement | How WWPass addresses it |
NIS2 | Strong access controls for essential entities, risk management, incident resilience | Zero-trust architecture with no credential attack surface, no single point of failure, continuous monitoring |
NIST SP 800-207 | Zero Trust Architecture operationalization | Separation of identification and authorization, no implicit trust, distributed verification |
NIST SP 800-63B | Authentication Assurance Level | AAL3 achieved with hardware WWPass Key and PIN or biometric |
GDPR | Protection of citizen personal data in EU systems | Distinct PUID per service, no cross-service correlation, in-country hosting available |
Explore DORA & NIS2 compliance
What changes for government IT teams
No password reset workflows. Self-service key management means government staff revoke and replace their own keys without IT involvement, reducing helpdesk burden across large public sector workforces.
No credential databases to protect. Data encrypted and distributed across multiple nodes means a compromised server yields nothing usable, removing a significant category of breach liability from government infrastructure.
No vendor cloud dependency. Self-hosted deployment keeps government systems under national jurisdiction with no dependency on external providers for authentication infrastructure.
Automatic access revocation. Continuous authentication monitoring means access can be revoked instantly when connection parameters indicate anomalous behavior, without waiting for a manual review process.
H2: Frequently asked questions
Q: Does WWPass meet NIS2 authentication requirements for government agencies?
A: Yes. NIS2 mandates strong access controls, risk management measures, and resilience for essential entities including government agencies. WWPass's zero-trust distributed architecture removes the credential attack surface NIS2 specifically addresses. No username or password exists to steal or phish. Continuous authentication monitoring provides automatic access rights revocation when anomalous behavior is detected. Confirm specific compliance mapping with your legal and compliance team before publishing.
Q: Can WWPass be deployed in air-gapped government environments?
A: Yes. WWPass is available as a fully self-hosted system with no external network dependency, including in air-gapped environments where classified or sensitive systems cannot connect to external infrastructure. Data and authentication infrastructure remain entirely within national jurisdiction.
Q: How does WWPass protect citizen identity across government services?
A: Each citizen receives a distinct Protected User Identifier (PUID) for each government service they access. The tax authority sees a different identifier than the health portal or social services platform. Identifiers cannot be correlated across services. A breach at one government service reveals nothing about the same citizen's identity or activity elsewhere.
Q: What authentication assurance level does WWPass reach for government systems?
A: With a hardware WWPass Key and PIN or biometric, authentication reaches AAL3 as defined in NIST SP 800-63B, the highest level defined. This meets the access control requirements of NIS2 and aligns with NIST SP 800-207 Zero Trust Architecture for government environments.
Q: How does continuous authentication work in a government context?
A: WWPass supports continuous monitoring of connection parameters including IP address range, time of day, browser type and version, and behavioral characteristics. Where parameters fall outside defined ranges, the system generates alerts and can revoke access rights automatically. This audit capability sits at the storage server level so security requirements can be tuned to the specific application without modifying the authentication layer.
The government threat landscape
Government agencies are high-value targets for nation-state actors motivated by espionage, disruption, and data theft. The authentication models most widely deployed in government — username and password plus a second factor — were developed decades ago and were not designed for the current threat environment.
NIS2 (the EU Network and Information Security Directive) mandates that essential entities, including government agencies, public administrations, and critical infrastructure operators, implement strong access controls and authentication. The directive specifically addresses the need to eliminate the credential-based risks that account for the majority of successful attacks on government systems.
WWPass replaces the credential layer entirely. There is no username to phish, no password to steal, and no reset flow to exploit.
Zero Trust operationalization
The Zero Trust model defined in NIST SP 800-207 assumes no safe perimeter. Internal and external threats are equally possible. No implicit trust is granted based on network location, prior session, or stored credential.
WWPass operationalizes this directly through two architectural properties:
Separation of identification and authorization: the process of establishing who someone is and the process of granting what they can access are completely separated. No human-manageable credential bridges them.
No shared secret: authentication is proven through a distributed cryptographic protocol. Nothing is transmitted or stored that can be intercepted or replayed.
This is not a policy overlay on top of an existing credential system. It is a structural change to how authentication works.
Explore WWPass zero-trust architecture
High-assurance authentication with continuous monitoring
When used with a hardware WWPass Key and PIN or biometric, authentication reaches Authentication Assurance Level 3 (AAL3) as defined in NIST SP 800-63B — the highest level defined. This provides multi-factor authentication with cryptographic hardware devices, meeting the access control requirements of both NIS2 and Zero Trust frameworks.
For AAL3 environments, WWPass supports continuous authentication: ongoing monitoring of connection parameters including IP address range, time of day, browser type and version, and behavioral characteristics. Where parameters fall outside defined ranges, the system provides alerts and, where appropriate, automatic access rights revocation — without requiring the user to re-authenticate through a credential flow that does not exist.
Air-gapped and classified environments
Not all government systems can connect to external networks. WWPass deploys as a fully self-hosted system, including in air-gapped environments where no external network connectivity is permitted. This makes it applicable to classified systems, defense infrastructure, and sensitive government platforms that standard cloud-based authentication cannot reach.
Data stays within national borders. In-country hosting of the distributed nodes ensures that government data remains under national jurisdiction throughout.
Citizen-facing services
Government portals authenticating citizens face a different challenge: scale, accessibility, and privacy. A citizen accessing a tax authority, a social services platform, and a national health portal should not be identifiable across those systems from the same credential.
WWPass generates a distinct Protected User Identifier (PUID) for each citizen-service relationship. The tax authority sees a different identifier than the health portal. The same citizen appears differently to every service they access, preserving privacy across government systems without reducing assurance.
Explore WWPass PUID ∙ Protected user identifier
A foundation for national digital identity
The same distributed architecture that secures government system access provides a technical foundation for national digital identity. One cryptographic key per citizen, presenting a distinct uncorrelated identity to each government service, bank, hospital, and educational institution. No single point of failure. No cross-service correlation. In-country hosting under national jurisdiction.
This is an additional layer for existing identity infrastructure, not a replacement for it. For system integrators working with government decision-makers on national identity programmes, WWPass provides the architecture and the technical documentation to support that conversation.
Regulatory alignment
Framework | Requirement | How WWPass addresses it |
NIS2 | Strong access controls for essential entities, risk management, incident resilience | Zero-trust architecture with no credential attack surface, no single point of failure, continuous monitoring |
NIST SP 800-207 | Zero Trust Architecture operationalization | Separation of identification and authorization, no implicit trust, distributed verification |
NIST SP 800-63B | Authentication Assurance Level | AAL3 achieved with hardware WWPass Key and PIN or biometric |
GDPR | Protection of citizen personal data in EU systems | Distinct PUID per service, no cross-service correlation, in-country hosting available |
Explore DORA & NIS2 compliance
What changes for government IT teams
No password reset workflows. Self-service key management means government staff revoke and replace their own keys without IT involvement, reducing helpdesk burden across large public sector workforces.
No credential databases to protect. Data encrypted and distributed across multiple nodes means a compromised server yields nothing usable, removing a significant category of breach liability from government infrastructure.
No vendor cloud dependency. Self-hosted deployment keeps government systems under national jurisdiction with no dependency on external providers for authentication infrastructure.
Automatic access revocation. Continuous authentication monitoring means access can be revoked instantly when connection parameters indicate anomalous behavior, without waiting for a manual review process.
H2: Frequently asked questions
Q: Does WWPass meet NIS2 authentication requirements for government agencies?
A: Yes. NIS2 mandates strong access controls, risk management measures, and resilience for essential entities including government agencies. WWPass's zero-trust distributed architecture removes the credential attack surface NIS2 specifically addresses. No username or password exists to steal or phish. Continuous authentication monitoring provides automatic access rights revocation when anomalous behavior is detected. Confirm specific compliance mapping with your legal and compliance team before publishing.
Q: Can WWPass be deployed in air-gapped government environments?
A: Yes. WWPass is available as a fully self-hosted system with no external network dependency, including in air-gapped environments where classified or sensitive systems cannot connect to external infrastructure. Data and authentication infrastructure remain entirely within national jurisdiction.
Q: How does WWPass protect citizen identity across government services?
A: Each citizen receives a distinct Protected User Identifier (PUID) for each government service they access. The tax authority sees a different identifier than the health portal or social services platform. Identifiers cannot be correlated across services. A breach at one government service reveals nothing about the same citizen's identity or activity elsewhere.
Q: What authentication assurance level does WWPass reach for government systems?
A: With a hardware WWPass Key and PIN or biometric, authentication reaches AAL3 as defined in NIST SP 800-63B, the highest level defined. This meets the access control requirements of NIS2 and aligns with NIST SP 800-207 Zero Trust Architecture for government environments.
Q: How does continuous authentication work in a government context?
A: WWPass supports continuous monitoring of connection parameters including IP address range, time of day, browser type and version, and behavioral characteristics. Where parameters fall outside defined ranges, the system generates alerts and can revoke access rights automatically. This audit capability sits at the storage server level so security requirements can be tuned to the specific application without modifying the authentication layer.
The government threat landscape
Government agencies are high-value targets for nation-state actors motivated by espionage, disruption, and data theft. The authentication models most widely deployed in government — username and password plus a second factor — were developed decades ago and were not designed for the current threat environment.
NIS2 (the EU Network and Information Security Directive) mandates that essential entities, including government agencies, public administrations, and critical infrastructure operators, implement strong access controls and authentication. The directive specifically addresses the need to eliminate the credential-based risks that account for the majority of successful attacks on government systems.
WWPass replaces the credential layer entirely. There is no username to phish, no password to steal, and no reset flow to exploit.
Zero Trust operationalization
The Zero Trust model defined in NIST SP 800-207 assumes no safe perimeter. Internal and external threats are equally possible. No implicit trust is granted based on network location, prior session, or stored credential.
WWPass operationalizes this directly through two architectural properties:
Separation of identification and authorization: the process of establishing who someone is and the process of granting what they can access are completely separated. No human-manageable credential bridges them.
No shared secret: authentication is proven through a distributed cryptographic protocol. Nothing is transmitted or stored that can be intercepted or replayed.
This is not a policy overlay on top of an existing credential system. It is a structural change to how authentication works.
Explore WWPass zero-trust architecture
High-assurance authentication with continuous monitoring
When used with a hardware WWPass Key and PIN or biometric, authentication reaches Authentication Assurance Level 3 (AAL3) as defined in NIST SP 800-63B — the highest level defined. This provides multi-factor authentication with cryptographic hardware devices, meeting the access control requirements of both NIS2 and Zero Trust frameworks.
For AAL3 environments, WWPass supports continuous authentication: ongoing monitoring of connection parameters including IP address range, time of day, browser type and version, and behavioral characteristics. Where parameters fall outside defined ranges, the system provides alerts and, where appropriate, automatic access rights revocation — without requiring the user to re-authenticate through a credential flow that does not exist.
Air-gapped and classified environments
Not all government systems can connect to external networks. WWPass deploys as a fully self-hosted system, including in air-gapped environments where no external network connectivity is permitted. This makes it applicable to classified systems, defense infrastructure, and sensitive government platforms that standard cloud-based authentication cannot reach.
Data stays within national borders. In-country hosting of the distributed nodes ensures that government data remains under national jurisdiction throughout.
Citizen-facing services
Government portals authenticating citizens face a different challenge: scale, accessibility, and privacy. A citizen accessing a tax authority, a social services platform, and a national health portal should not be identifiable across those systems from the same credential.
WWPass generates a distinct Protected User Identifier (PUID) for each citizen-service relationship. The tax authority sees a different identifier than the health portal. The same citizen appears differently to every service they access, preserving privacy across government systems without reducing assurance.
Explore WWPass PUID ∙ Protected user identifier
A foundation for national digital identity
The same distributed architecture that secures government system access provides a technical foundation for national digital identity. One cryptographic key per citizen, presenting a distinct uncorrelated identity to each government service, bank, hospital, and educational institution. No single point of failure. No cross-service correlation. In-country hosting under national jurisdiction.
This is an additional layer for existing identity infrastructure, not a replacement for it. For system integrators working with government decision-makers on national identity programmes, WWPass provides the architecture and the technical documentation to support that conversation.
Regulatory alignment
Framework | Requirement | How WWPass addresses it |
NIS2 | Strong access controls for essential entities, risk management, incident resilience | Zero-trust architecture with no credential attack surface, no single point of failure, continuous monitoring |
NIST SP 800-207 | Zero Trust Architecture operationalization | Separation of identification and authorization, no implicit trust, distributed verification |
NIST SP 800-63B | Authentication Assurance Level | AAL3 achieved with hardware WWPass Key and PIN or biometric |
GDPR | Protection of citizen personal data in EU systems | Distinct PUID per service, no cross-service correlation, in-country hosting available |
Explore DORA & NIS2 compliance
What changes for government IT teams
No password reset workflows. Self-service key management means government staff revoke and replace their own keys without IT involvement, reducing helpdesk burden across large public sector workforces.
No credential databases to protect. Data encrypted and distributed across multiple nodes means a compromised server yields nothing usable, removing a significant category of breach liability from government infrastructure.
No vendor cloud dependency. Self-hosted deployment keeps government systems under national jurisdiction with no dependency on external providers for authentication infrastructure.
Automatic access revocation. Continuous authentication monitoring means access can be revoked instantly when connection parameters indicate anomalous behavior, without waiting for a manual review process.
H2: Frequently asked questions
Q: Does WWPass meet NIS2 authentication requirements for government agencies?
A: Yes. NIS2 mandates strong access controls, risk management measures, and resilience for essential entities including government agencies. WWPass's zero-trust distributed architecture removes the credential attack surface NIS2 specifically addresses. No username or password exists to steal or phish. Continuous authentication monitoring provides automatic access rights revocation when anomalous behavior is detected. Confirm specific compliance mapping with your legal and compliance team before publishing.
Q: Can WWPass be deployed in air-gapped government environments?
A: Yes. WWPass is available as a fully self-hosted system with no external network dependency, including in air-gapped environments where classified or sensitive systems cannot connect to external infrastructure. Data and authentication infrastructure remain entirely within national jurisdiction.
Q: How does WWPass protect citizen identity across government services?
A: Each citizen receives a distinct Protected User Identifier (PUID) for each government service they access. The tax authority sees a different identifier than the health portal or social services platform. Identifiers cannot be correlated across services. A breach at one government service reveals nothing about the same citizen's identity or activity elsewhere.
Q: What authentication assurance level does WWPass reach for government systems?
A: With a hardware WWPass Key and PIN or biometric, authentication reaches AAL3 as defined in NIST SP 800-63B, the highest level defined. This meets the access control requirements of NIS2 and aligns with NIST SP 800-207 Zero Trust Architecture for government environments.
Q: How does continuous authentication work in a government context?
A: WWPass supports continuous monitoring of connection parameters including IP address range, time of day, browser type and version, and behavioral characteristics. Where parameters fall outside defined ranges, the system generates alerts and can revoke access rights automatically. This audit capability sits at the storage server level so security requirements can be tuned to the specific application without modifying the authentication layer.
All industries
Explore how WWPass helps organizations across other industries secure access, protect sensitive data, and meet regulatory requirements.
Financial services & fintech
Financial services organizations face credential-based attacks at scale. Stolen usernames and passwords are behind the majority of breaches in the sector. WWPass removes the credential layer from authentication entirely, leaving attackers nothing to steal, phish, or replay.
Document management & VDR
Document management & VDR
Healthcare
Healthcare organizations face two security challenges that cannot be separated: ensuring that users are who they say they are, and ensuring that patient data is secure at rest and in transit. WWPass addresses both with a single architecture. Authentication without usernames or passwords. Client-side encryption where the key never leaves the clinician's device. No plaintext on any server. No shared secret for an attacker to steal.
Government & public sector
Government agencies and public sector organizations sit at the intersection of the most sensitive data and the highest-value targets. Nation-state actors, criminal groups, and insider threats all converge on the same vulnerability: the credential layer. WWPass removes it entirely — the usernames, passwords, and shared secrets that account for the majority of successful attacks on government systems and critical infrastructure.
Law & wealth management
Secure client data access for law firms and wealth managers handling sensitive documents
SaaS & technology
Authentication for SaaS companies securing access for their own end customers. Embed WWPass into your product
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