Introduction to the Forcepoint GRE solution

Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) is a tunneling protocol used to encapsulate and route data via a virtual point-to-point connection. Forcepoint GRE supports manual end user authentication and transparent identification via NTLM. Transparent authentication allows users to browse the Internet without explicitly providing logon credentials.

Typical uses for the GRE service include providing Forcepoint Web Security Cloud/ Hybrid protection for:

• Remote offices
• Guest Wi-Fi networks
• Organizations that do not want a Group Policy Object (GPO) or browser configuration
• Organizations that are unable to or do not want to install an endpoint on client machines
• Organizations with a “bring your own device” policy.