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What is a Secure Web Gateway (SWG)?

A practical guide to Secure Web Gateways: how they work, why organizations need them, core features, comparisons with related tools, and how to choose — including when self-hosted beats cloud-only.

~8 min read · Educational overview

What is a Secure Web Gateway?

How does a secure web gateway work?

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Why are secure web gateways necessary?

What are the benefits?

What are the features of an SWG?

Common deployment challenges

How do SWGs enforce acceptable use policies?

Remote workforces and branch offices

What is the role of SWG in SASE?

How do SWGs relate to compliance?

Comparing SWG with other technologies

Parameter SWG Firewall / NGFW Proxy WAF

A short history of SWGs

How are SWGs evolving?

What Amastan plans to implement

How Amastan looks after these features

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See the full features & roadmap page

How to choose the right SWG

Secure web gateway FAQs