Key Points
- Windows machines (even without assigned users) can authenticate onto 802.1X networks using machine-based X.509 certificates, ensuring only authorized devices connect
- SecureW2 provides seamless certificate auto-enrollment for AD-domain–joined devices via Gateway APIs that integrate with GPO, Intune, or other MDMs to silently deploy machine certificates.
- The solution includes an intuitive management portal offering centralized visibility and control over all device authentications and network access.
Looking to use certificate-based authentication on your managed windows devices? Machine authentication with x.509 certificates permits managed Windows machines that don’t belong to any users, to authenticate onto a 802.1X network.
What You Need To Know
Just as organizations need to be able to moderate individual users, they also need to be able to modify and control which machines have access to their network. SecureW2 makes it easy to implement certificate based authentication for both users and machines, ensuring that only the proper devices can access your company’s data.

SecureW2 Auto Enrollment Software
SecureW2 provides auto enrollment software to easily deploy certificates to any of your AD-Domain joined devices for Windows machine certificate authentication. Our Managed PKI comes with Gateway APIs that seamlessly integrate with GPO, Intune, or any other MDM to silently enroll all your Windows machines for certificate authentication. Plus, it comes with an intuitive and easy to use management portal that allows you to have full control over all devices on your network and have full visibility of anyone or anything on your network.
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