LDAP with Twingate: Secure, Zero Trust Access without VPN

The login failed. Not because the password was wrong, but because the directory was not trusted.

LDAP with Twingate changes that. It links your identity source to a secure, modern network without exposing ports or credentials. With native LDAP integration, you keep your existing directory — Active Directory, OpenLDAP, or other — while Twingate controls access on a zero trust basis. Users authenticate through your directory, but traffic flows only to resources you define. No VPN tunnel. No open firewall rules.

Configuring LDAP in Twingate is straightforward. Point Twingate at your LDAP server, set bind credentials, and define search filters for user and group mapping. TLS encrypts the connection end-to-end. Policies in Twingate use these groups to decide who can reach what, down to the resource level. This isolates services from unauthorized access while allowing legitimate use with minimal friction.

Performance stays high because Twingate connects clients directly to resources over its global relay network. Authentication is verified against LDAP in real time, so revoking a user in your directory removes their access instantly. Your infrastructure stays invisible to the internet until authenticated, mitigating scanning and attack attempts.

Whether migrating from a legacy VPN or adding zero trust to an existing LDAP deployment, Twingate integrates cleanly. You retain your current user management workflows, but gain granular access control and stronger security guarantees. There is no need to replicate accounts or manage a second identity store.

LDAP Twingate is not theory. It’s a working setup that can be tested now. Go to hoop.dev and see it live in minutes.