Granular Access Made SImple

Granular Access Made Simple: How Remote.It Controls Services Without Exposing the Whole Network

When it comes to remote access, one of the biggest challenges is balancing usability and security. Traditional tools like VPNs often treat access as all-or-nothing—once connected, users typically get full access to the entire network.

That may work for internal teams, but it’s a serious liability for modern environments where:

• You manage remote or IoT devices in the field
• Third-party vendors need access to one service, not everything
• Devices are on shared or sensitive networks
• Compliance and security policies demand strict isolation

Remote.It solves this with service-based access controls that let you expose exactly what you want—and nothing more.

The Problem with VPN-Based Access

VPNs are popular because they’re familiar. But they weren’t built for fine-grained control. Once a user connects via VPN:

• They often inherit an IP inside the private network
• That IP gives them access to everything the firewall permits
• There’s no easy way to restrict access to just one port, service, or device

This leads to over-permissioning, lateral movement risk, and compliance issues.

Need to give a technician access to just HTTP? That’s not easy with a VPN.

Want to give a developer access to logs via a web dashboard but not SSH? Again, not possible without heavy configuration.

How Remote.It Makes Service-Level Access Easy

With Remote.It, you define exactly which services are available for remote access. When a device registers, you can specify:

• Which ports are exposed (e.g., port 80 for HTTP, 443 for HTTPS)
• Which protocols are allowed (TCP only, not UDP)
• Who can connect to each service
• Whether that access is temporary, shared, or persistent

This gives you true service-based access. Not network access. Not full device access. Just what you explicitly allow.

Example:

You have a Raspberry Pi deployed in a remote location with:

• SSH on port 22
• A web dashboard on port 80
• A sensor data API on port 3000

With Remote.It, you can:

• Give an operations engineer access to only the dashboard
• Share port 3000 with a developer for a limited time
• Keep SSH fully private, even from other team members

All connections are outbound-only, encrypted, and don’t require public IPs or port forwarding.

Benefits of Granular Access

• Least privilege by default: Only expose what’s necessary
• No shared credentials: Each user connects through Remote.It’s secure session system
• Easy audit trails: You know who accessed what, and when
• Zero trust alignment: Every connection is explicitly authorized

This makes Remote.It ideal for managing:

• IoT fleets
• Industrial gateways
• Field-deployed sensors
• Development boards and lab environments

Use Cases Where VPNs Fall Short

Conclusion

In a world where remote access must be secure, auditable, and tightly controlled, VPNs just aren’t enough.

Remote.It gives you precision control over what services are exposed and who can access them. Whether you’re managing one device or thousands, service-level access lets you deliver just-enough access without overexposing your network.

Skip the VPN. Control the service.

Start using Remote.It for secure, granular remote access today.

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