From 2c94dc7a83e97207651c1bdb39e40180dffff8bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: simonmcnair <101189766+simonmcnair@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2024 10:38:17 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md improve readability and spelling --- README.md | 14 +++++++------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index db827e7..440b977 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ In a nutshell, from a **functionality** point defguard is an **OpenID Identity P On a broader aspect, it's a **security platform** for building **secure** and **privacy-aware organizations (with its secure architecture).** -By design **defguard core is meant to be deployed in your secure network segments** (available only from an internal network or by VPN) and operations that require public access (like user onboarding, enrollment, password reset, etc.) **are done using a secure proxy:** +By design **defguard core is meant to be deployed in your secure network segments** (available only from an internal network or by VPN) and operations that require public access (like user onboarding, enrollment, password reset, etc.) **are completed using a secure proxy:**
@@ -16,16 +16,16 @@ This architecture and approach gives you options - **either you secure your syst

Simple Cloud architecture secured only with HTTPS

-### Why should I care for a secure platform and not just functionalities (i just want VPN/OpenID...)? +### Why should I care for a secure platform and not just functionalities (I just want VPN/OpenID...)? You may not, you can just use defguard selected modules (and disable others in UI and not even see them) and be happy with a **really nice UI to manage users, apps, networks, devices, and hardware security keys.** -Or use another dedicated system just for that functionality (there are a lot OpenID/Identity, Wireguard VPN providers - commercial or open-source), but what typically happens is you start with one selected functionality/system - and over time (when your user base, network, and apps grow) - you need another functionality. Then, you need to deploy another and another system - and **integrate them.** Most of the time it's really **hard** (and sometimes impossible) to integrate those systems - even if you can, it's **costly.** But what is most important: **it takes time** to integrate various systems into one platform, and even if you do it - most likely it will **not be easy to use by users** and **hard to maintain by developers and administrators.** +You could use another dedicated system just for that functionality (there are a lot OpenID/Identity, Wireguard VPN providers - commercial or open-source), but what typically happens is that you start with one selected functionality/system - and over time (when your user base, network, and apps grow) - you need another functionality. Then, you need to deploy another and another system - and **integrate them.** Most of the time it's really **hard** (and sometimes impossible) to integrate those systems - even if you can, it's **costly.** But what is most important: **it takes time** to integrate various systems into one platform, and even if you do it - most likely it will **not be easy to use by users** and **hard to maintain by developers and administrators.** That's why defguard came to be, being a company that: * built small projects/organizations that grew over time we saw how difficult and costly it is to expand -* at the same time working with large organizations - we saw the horror of users that use multiple (ugly and unintuitive systems) - and large devops/admin/developer teams to maintain them +* at the same time working with large organizations - we saw the horror of users that use multiple (ugly and unintuitive systems) - and needed large devops/admin/developer teams to try and maintain them ### What does it mean to build a secure "organization" (or even a small network like a homelab)? @@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ _defguard is not an official WireGuard project, and WireGuard is a registered tr Webhooks & REST API -Build with [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/) for portability, security, and speed +Built with [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/) for portability, security, and speed -### Pentested! +### Penetration tested! **Checked by professional security researchers** (see [comprehensive security report](https://defguard.net/images/decap/isec-defguard.pdf)) @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ Follow our handy guides to get started on the basics as quickly as possible: ## Fundamentals: Dive a little deeper -Learn the fundamentals of Defguard to get a deeper understanding of our main features: +Learn the fundamentals of Defguard to get a deeper understanding of its features: {% content-ref url="in-depth/architecture.md" %} [architecture.md](in-depth/architecture.md)