19 Ways To Build Zero Trust: NIST Offers Practical Implementation Guide
HelpNet Security, Friday, June 13th, 2025
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a new guide that offers practical help for building zero trust architectures (ZTA).
The guidance, titled Implementing a Zero Trust Architecture (SP 1800‑35), includes 19 example setups using off‑the‑shelf commercial tools.
The new guidance is the result of work by NIST's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE). Over four years, 24 industry partners including major tech companies helped build, install, test, and document 19 ZTA models. These illustrate a range of scenarios: hybrid cloud setups, branch offices, and even public Wi‑Fi use at coffee shops.