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Documentation (features overview) — Defguard
Checked for Defguard on 5 Nov 2026
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- https://docs.defguard.net/about/features-overview
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Vpn MFA Report an error
“Multi-Factor Authentication using our desktop client”
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Multiple vpn locations Report an error
“Multiple VPN Locations (networks/sites) - with defined access (all users or only Admin group)”
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Self service device setup Report an error
“Easy device setup by users themselves (self-service)”
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Automatic ip allocation Report an error
“Automatic IP allocation”
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Wireguard support Report an error
“Kernel (Linux, FreeBSD/OPNSense/PFSense) and userspace WireGuard support”
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Admin dashboard Report an error
“Dashboard and statistics overview of connected users/devices for admins”
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Audit logging Report an error
“User event logging with detailed metadata”
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Audit filtering Report an error
“Advanced filtering and search by user, module, event type and time range”
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Role based log visibility Report an error
“Role-based visibility - users can see only their events”
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Grouped logs Report an error
“Grouped logs by modules (Defguard, enrollment, VPN)”
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Siem streaming Report an error
“Real-time log streaming to SIEM tools (Enterprise feature)”
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Internal oidc Report an error
“Defguard is an internal OIDC provider for Single Sign-On.”
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External oidc Report an error
“Supports external OpenID providers for user authentication.”
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Firewall access rules Report an error
“Access rules for VPN locations”
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Firewall user group rules Report an error
“Allow or deny access based on users or groups”
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Firewall realtime Report an error
“Changes are applied in real time”
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Device posture Report an error
“Check the security state of a device before it connects to a location”
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Posture checks Report an error
“Minimum operating system, Linux kernel and Defguard client versions”
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Posture disk encryption Report an error
“Disk encryption, antivirus, Active Directory membership and device integrity conditions”
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Posture update age Report an error
“Limits on the age of Windows security updates and Android security patches”
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Posture all checks Report an error
“Several checks can be assigned to one location, and a device has to satisfy all of them”
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SSO oidc Report an error
“OpenID Connect based SSO”
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External providers Report an error
“External OpenID providers for login/account creation (Google/Microsoft/Custom)”
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Ldap sync Report an error
“LDAP (tested on OpenLDAP) synchronization”
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User UI Report an error
“Nice UI to manage users”
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User self service Report an error
“Users self-service (besides typical data management, users can revoke access to granted apps, MFA, WireGuard, etc.)”
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MFA totp Report an error
“Time-based One-Time Password Algorithm (TOTP - e.g. Google Authenticator)”
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MFA webauthn Report an error
“WebAuthn / FIDO2 - for hardware key authentication support (e.g. YubiKey, Face ID, Touch ID, ...)”
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MFA email tokens Report an error
“Email tokens”
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MFA biometric Report an error
“Biometric-based using the mobile application”
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Remote enrollment Report an error
“Secure remote (over the internet) user enrollment”
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Onboarding Report an error
“User onboarding after enrollment”
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Password reset Report an error
“Self-service for password reset”
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Network devices Report an error
“Like regular user devices but designed to be used with the Defguard CLI client.”
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Service locations Report an error
“Special kind of locations that allow establishing automatic VPN connections on system boot.”
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Static ip Report an error
“Manually assign static IPs to user devices in the VPN network”
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High availability Report an error
“Scale you deployment to make sure it's always available.”
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Gateway notifications Report an error
“Gateway disconnect/reconnect notifications”
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Version notifications Report an error
“New version notifications”
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Webhooks rest API Report an error
“Webhooks & REST API”
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Implementation language Report an error
“Build with Rust for portability, security, and speed.”
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- The Information Security Officer Access model & connectivity
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