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Year 2026 · Volume 6 · Issue 4
Review Article
Home Router as Zero Trust Gateway: A Review of Network Access Models for Secure Work-from-Home
Ujjwal Patidar1
Dr. Sumit Jain2
1 2 Department of Advance Computing Specialization, SAGE University, Indore.
Published Online: July-August 2026
Pages: 113-125
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Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 2020.
2. S. Rose et al., Implementing a Zero Trust Architecture: High-Level Document, NIST SP 1800-35, NIST NCCoE, 2025.
3. National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE), “Implementing a Zero Trust Architecture,” NIST Project Page.
4. “Zero Trust Architecture: A Systematic Literature Review,” Journal of Network and Systems Management, 2025.
5. “A Systematic Literature Review on the Implementation and Challenges of Zero Trust Architecture,” 2025.
6. “Zero Trust Security in Remote Work: A Systematic Review of Security Benefits and Implementation Challenges,” 2023.
7. “Systematic Literature Review on Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) Implementation to Ensure
Secure Access,” 2024.
8. “Multivocal Literature Review on Zero-Trust Security Implementation,” 2024.
9. “Zero Trust Architecture: Principles, Challenges and Future Trends,” 2024.
10. “Zero Trust 2.0: Systematic Review of Advances and Challenges,” 2025.
11. “Cybersecurity Threats Targeting Remote Workers: A Review,” International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security, 2025.12. “Cybersecurity Compliance in the Age of Remote Work,” 2025.
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19. “Zero Trust Security Models in Distributed Cloud Architectures,” 2025.
20. “Zero Trust Architecture: Systematic Review of Implementation Challenges and Key Findings Across Multiple Domains,” 2026.
21. “Zero Trust Report 2026: Bridging the Execution Gap and Unifying Security from Edge to Cloud,” 2026.
22. “ZTNA vs VPN: Secure Remote Work and Access,” Trend Micro report, 2023.
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Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 2020.
2. S. Rose et al., Implementing a Zero Trust Architecture: High-Level Document, NIST SP 1800-35, NIST NCCoE, 2025.
3. National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE), “Implementing a Zero Trust Architecture,” NIST Project Page.
4. “Zero Trust Architecture: A Systematic Literature Review,” Journal of Network and Systems Management, 2025.
5. “A Systematic Literature Review on the Implementation and Challenges of Zero Trust Architecture,” 2025.
6. “Zero Trust Security in Remote Work: A Systematic Review of Security Benefits and Implementation Challenges,” 2023.
7. “Systematic Literature Review on Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) Implementation to Ensure
Secure Access,” 2024.
8. “Multivocal Literature Review on Zero-Trust Security Implementation,” 2024.
9. “Zero Trust Architecture: Principles, Challenges and Future Trends,” 2024.
10. “Zero Trust 2.0: Systematic Review of Advances and Challenges,” 2025.
11. “Cybersecurity Threats Targeting Remote Workers: A Review,” International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security, 2025.12. “Cybersecurity Compliance in the Age of Remote Work,” 2025.
13. Department of Defense, Zero Trust Reference Architecture v2.0, Sep. 2022.
14. “Zero Trust Architecture: A Practical Framework for Enterprise Deployment,” Computer & Security or similar journal, 2024.
15. 15 “A Critical Analysis of Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA): Foundations, Challenges, and Directions,” Computer Standards & Interfaces,
2024.
16. NIST, “Zero Trust Architecture: NIST Publishes SP 800-207,” News release, Aug. 2020.
17. NIST, “Planning for a Zero Trust Architecture,” Draft Cybersecurity White Paper, 2021.
18. NIST, “Zero Trust Architecture (Initial Public Draft),” SP 800-207 Draft, 2019.
19. “Zero Trust Security Models in Distributed Cloud Architectures,” 2025.
20. “Zero Trust Architecture: Systematic Review of Implementation Challenges and Key Findings Across Multiple Domains,” 2026.
21. “Zero Trust Report 2026: Bridging the Execution Gap and Unifying Security from Edge to Cloud,” 2026.
22. “ZTNA vs VPN: Secure Remote Work and Access,” Trend Micro report, 2023.
23. “VPN vs. ZTNA: Which Is Better for Secure Remote Access?,” Zscaler blog, 2024.
24. “Secure Access Redefined: VPN vs. ZTNA,” white paper, 2024.
25. National Cyber Security Centre (UK), “How to Implement Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA),” guidance, 2026.ncsc.
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