- VPN gateway and layer 3 firewall as virtual machine
- GEO IP filter function blocks access to specific regions
- Highly secure mobile workstations with VPN Client genuconnect
Kirchheim (Germany), May 27, 2025 – With genuscreen Virtual, the German IT security specialist genua GmbH is launching a high-performance, virtualized combination of firewall (PFL, layer 3) and VPN gateway – "made in Germany" and developed for the highest security requirements. The new solution protects IT infrastructures effectively against unwanted access – also thanks to the individually configurable GEO IP filter function: Where required, this function targetly blocks the IP addresses of selected geographical regions.
In combination with the easy-to-use VPN Client genuconnect, secure mobile workstations can be set up and quickly scaled as required. genuscreen Virtual also supports the termination of VPN clients of other manufacturers, such as the ECOS SecureBootStick SX, as well as iPhones and iPads in Apple Indigo setups. This allows different mobile and stationary workstations to be set up flexibly, connected securely and managed with ease.
Temporary Identities for Secure Server Authentication
Thanks to the integrated TI module, genuscreen Virtual handles the creation of temporary identities as authorized server authentication. As a result, the genua solution is also able to quickly and reliably serve a large number of clients accessing the infrastructure quasi-simultaneously. The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has evaluated and accepted the concept and the technical implementation.
Moreover, the virtualized genuscreen solution is suitable for highly secure site-to-site coupling via VPN. If used as a remote peer, genuscreen Virtual can also work together with genua's remote access solution genubox.
Depending on the deployment scenario, this enables genua to provide customized firewall and VPN gateway solutions:
- genuscreen Virtual is ideal in cases where high flexibility, scalability and integration into a virtualization or cloud environment are required – and at the same time the highest possible level of network security is to be achieved.
- The Firewall & VPN Appliance genuscreen is equipped with identical functions. Here, the genuscreen software runs as the only application on dedicated hardware. The solution offers maximum security, has BSI approval and is certified according to Common Criteria (CC) EAL 4+ – the highest level that can be used on a complex system such as a firewall. It is also suitable for environments in which no virtualization host is available.
Virtualized Firewall Can Be Scaled Flexibly
When setting up their digital infrastructures, users benefit from the flexibility and efficient scalability that the virtualized solution genuscreen Virtual offers. They can operate the firewall on on-premise virtualization servers or integrate the firewall into existing cloud computing environments. genuscreen Virtual is optimized for the hypervisors KVM and VMware ESXi 8.x.
Similar to the functionally identical hardware appliance (and other genua products), the virtualized genuscreen variant can also be configured and managed centrally via the Central Management Station genucenter. This makes the administration of mixed virtual and physical installations much easier.
Weitere Informationen:
- genuscreen: Data Protection Through Backdoor-Free VPN Technology
- VPN Software Client genuconnect: Secure Connection up to German Classification Level “Restricted”
- Security by Design: The Future of IT Security
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genuscreen Virtual is a virtual machine (VM) that combines a highly secure firewall and a VPN gateway to safeguard digital infrastructures. It is functionally identical to the genuscreen Appliance.
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