Networking Knowledge Hub

April 9th, 2025

NetBird's April Newsletter

March was all about powerful product updates — including Traffic Events Logging, Kubernetes Operator, and our new MSP Portal.

March 13th, 2025

NetBird's March Newsletter

February was all about improving the product with fixes that have been a long time coming and a lot of quality of life improvements.

February 10th, 2025

NetBird's February Newsletter

We've kicked off 2025 with major platform improvements focused on performance, security, and flexibility.

February 1st, 2025

Top 5 Alternatives for WireGuard

A practical comparison of WireGuard alternatives for secure, zero-trust networking - from basic VPN setups to advanced mesh networks.

January 13th, 2025

NetBird's January Newsletter

2024 was an amazing year for NetBird marked by significant growth and achievements that and today I’d like to share some of the things that we are most proud of.

December 10th, 2024

NetBird's December Newsletter

Discover NetBird’s latest updates, including improvements to our iOS and Android apps, the launch of our new landing page, exciting new features, and the announcement of our €4M Seed Round.

November 22nd, 2024

Jump Hosts. Gateways for Remote Access

Learn about jump hosts, their purpose, implementation, and the problems they solve in network security.

November 22nd, 2024

NetBird Network Routes and Exit Nodes

Learn about NetBird's network routes, exit nodes, and how they help you access internal resources reliably and securely.

November 5th, 2024

NetBird's November Newsletter

Setup key improvements, free MFA, and more in NetBird's November newsletter.

November 4th, 2024

Security for All - SSO and MFA for Free

NetBird is making network security accessible to all and offers free Single Sign-On and Multi-Factor Authentication, ensuring essential protection for everyone.

October 4th, 2024

NetBird's October Newsletter

Relay feature integration, Smart Firewall beta, new videos, and more in NetBird's October newsletter.

September 9th, 2024

Enhancing Network Access Control with NetBird's Identity Provider Feature

Learn how NetBird's IdP-Sync feature automates network access management by integrating with your identity provider (IdP) and automatically provisioning users and groups.

September 5th, 2024

NetBird's September Newsletter

Batch delete for groups and users, new videos, and more in NetBird's September newsletter.

August 9th, 2024

Twingate vs. NetBird

Looking for an alternative to Twingate? Explore the advantages and disadvantages of Twingate and NetBird in this comprehensive comparison.

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August 5th, 2024

NetBird's August Newsletter

iOS app updates, new videos, and more in NetBird's August newsletter.

August 1st, 2024

Limit Network Access Based on Running Applications

In this article you'll learn how to create a posture check that enforces antivirus requirement and denies access to Windows machines unprotected by Windows Defender.

July 31st, 2024

FortiClient ZTNA vs. NetBird

Looking for an alternative to FortiClient? This article compares FortiClient ZTNA with NetBird, highlighting their features, security, performance, and more.

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July 26th, 2024

OpenVPN vs. NetBird

Looking for an alternative to OpenVPN? This article provides a comparison between OpenVPN Access Server and NetBird to help you make an informed decision when choosing a remote access solution.

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July 26th, 2024

Tailscale vs. NetBird

Looking for an alternative to Tailscale? This article provides an overview of the key differences and features that Tailscale and NetBird have to offer.

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July 23rd, 2024

Getting Started with an Azure Site-to-Site VPN

In this article, you'll learn how to set up an Azure site-to-site VPN to provide secure remote connectivity between your on-premise network and a virtual network using the Azure portal.

July 23rd, 2024

Getting Started with an On-premise-to-AWS Site-to-Site VPN

Learn how to set up a site-to-site VPN to connect to an Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) from your on-premise environments

July 22nd, 2024

Secure Remote Access to VPCs, LANs, and Offices

Learn how to enable secure and reliable remote access to internal resources with NetBird Network Routes.

July 5th, 2024

NetBird's July Newsletter

DNS routes, new posture checks, FreeBSD support, and more in NetBird's July newsletter.

July 2nd, 2024

regreSSHion - A New OpenSSH Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

A summary of the newly discovered OpenSSH server vulnerability (CVE-2024-6387) that allows remote code execution. The affected versions and mitigation steps.

June 29th, 2024

Evolve Bank & Trust Data Breach. What Happened?

A known cybercriminal organization has allegedly illegally obtained and released on the dark web the data and personal information of some Evolve retail bank customers and technology partners.

June 25th, 2024

What Is a Site-to-Site VPN?

Site-to-site VPNs are extremely useful for setting up secured p2p connections between multiple networks. In this article we'll give a high level overview of site-to-site VPNs and how they're most usef...

June 7th, 2024

IPSec Tunneling Demystified. Enhancing Data Security Across Networks

Dive into the complexities of IPSec, IKEv2, and SSTP. From initiation to termination, discover how IPSec fortifies data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

June 6th, 2024

Understanding IPSec Tunnel and Transport Modes

A quick overview of IPSec's two modes—Tunnel and Transport—explaining their features, use cases, and differences.

June 6th, 2024

Understanding the Differences Between IKEv1 and IKEv2

A detailed comparison of the Internet Key Exchange (IKE) version 1 and version 2 protocols in the IPSec suite.

June 6th, 2024

Understanding the IKEv1 Protocol in IPSec

Learn how the Internet Key Exchange (IKE) version 1 protocol of the IPSec suite works, its phases, and key features.

June 4th, 2024

NetBird's June Newsletter

A little overview of what our team has been working on the past month.

May 10th, 2024

ZeroTier vs. NetBird

Looking for an alternative to ZeroTier? Explore the advantages and disadvantages of ZeroTier and NetBird in this comprehensive comparison.

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May 3rd, 2024

NetBird's May Newsletter

Exit nodes, CrowdStrike, AWS S3, Firehose integrations, Okta SCIM sync, and more!

April 30th, 2024

AWS Lambda Serverless Security. Mistakes, Oversights, and Potential Vulnera...

In this guide, you'll explore some common Lambda security pitfalls and learn how to properly protect your functions.

April 29th, 2024

Using NetBird for Kubernetes Access

Navigating the complexities of Kubernetes access security can be challenging, especially when setting up strong network policies. Learn how to set up NetBird for secure access to Kubernetes clusters.

April 22nd, 2024

Serverless Security Vulnerabilities and Best Practices to Mitigate Them

Learn all about security vulnerabilities that can occur in serverless environments and how to prevent them.

April 8th, 2024

Security Best Practices for Serverless Azure Functions

Explore some of the basics of Azure Serverless, and dig a bit deeper into the security best practices surrounding Azure Serverless.

March 29th, 2024

A Guide to Remote Access Security for SMEs

Explore options that are available to network admins of small and medium businesses for securely allowing their employees to access work resources, like servers and internal applications.

March 26th, 2024

IoT Security Essentials. How to Achieve Secure Remote Access

Learn how to securely access your IoT devices without directly exposing them to the internet.

March 18th, 2024

Open Source Zero Trust Networking

Learn how NetBird brings open source to network security and how to start adopting Zero Trust principles in your private network through contextual access controls and device posture checks.

February 26th, 2024

Using SSH for Secure Remote Access

In this article, you will explore the SSH protocol, how it’s being used in companies around the world, and how you can use alternative options like NetBird for more secure access to your servers.

February 24th, 2024

How We Integrated Rosenpass in NetBird

A deeper look into integrating Rosenpass, a post-quantum key exchange protocol, in NetBird, a point-to-point private network.

February 15th, 2024

The First Quantum-Resistant Mesh VPN

Enable post-quantum cryptography in WireGuard®-based private networks and learn how to protect your infrastructure from quantum computers.

February 5th, 2024

Using eBPF and XDP to Share Default DNS Port Between Multiple Resolvers

Learn how the NetBird team overcame the challenges of configuring DNS on Linux with eBPF and XDP to simplify DNS management in private WireGuard® networks.