Case Study: a small boarding school achieves passwordless network security with SecureW2

Boarding School Expels Passwords And Graduates To Certificates

A small boarding school in England needed to monitor student network activity and prevent access to inappropriate material, but found it impossible with their existing setup. The IT head, Zoé, also wanted to eliminate password-related issues and manage the bandwidth consumed by student BYOD devices. They contacted SecureW2 for a solution using its JoinNow platform.

SecureW2 implemented a certificate-based security solution built on its Cloud PKI and Cloud RADIUS server, integrated with the school's Microsoft Entra ID and Intune. This allowed the school to go passwordless, assign a name to every network connection for full transparency, and implement role-based access controls. The deployment was completed in just one week. As a result, the school’s network security is now the strongest it has ever been, they have eliminated time-consuming password resets, and can effectively restrict inappropriate site access.