That’s the nightmare Device-Based Access Policies are designed to kill. In a world of cloud work, remote teams, and zero trust, identity alone isn’t enough. A password can be guessed, an account can be phished, but the physical device? That’s where true control starts. Mercurial teams—fast-moving, distributed, constantly changing—need this layer of security wired in at the core.
What are Device-Based Access Policies?
Device-Based Access Policies enforce that only approved, compliant devices can access your systems. You decide which devices are safe. The policy checks hardware fingerprints, OS versions, security patches, and encryption status before it lets anyone in. Not just once—but on every access attempt. This blocks compromised devices, jailbroken phones, or outdated laptops from becoming holes in your defense.
Why Mercurial Teams Need Them
Mercurial isn’t just a version control tool. It’s the pace of your work. Your developers push code from cafés. Your managers log in from planes. Your operations team wakes at midnight to fix a service outage. With such velocity, user identity is a moving target. Device-Based Access Policies give you a constant—only compliant devices can touch production data, run deployments, or manage secrets.
Security Without Slowing Down
The old fear was that more security meant more friction. Modern Device-Based Access Policies prove that wrong. They integrate with SSO, MFA, and endpoint management. Once a device is registered, the user flow is seamless. From commit to deploy, the policy runs in the background, watching for risks without slowing the work.
Zero Trust in Practice
In a zero trust model, no connection is trusted by default, even if it comes from a known account. Device-Based Access Policies make zero trust tangible. They combine identity, location, and device health in every access decision. That’s not theory—that’s how you stop the attacker who stole the CTO’s password but can’t spoof the CTO’s laptop.
Scaling Security Across Fast-Changing Teams
Mercurial teams can grow and shift overnight. Contractors join for a sprint, interns rotate every month, and partners need quick but safe entry. Device-Based Access Policies scale with this movement. They add and revoke device access instantly. The moment a device is lost or an engagement ends, the door shuts.
The difference between a breach and business as usual can come down to whether that one untrusted device was blocked. See Device-Based Access Policies work live with your own stack in minutes. Get it running today at hoop.dev.