People who set up a zero-trust environment can recognize printers as problems at an early stage.
This is because printers can be addressed via a large number of protocols, and these are usually all activated in the delivery state. For this reason, all unnecessary print or network protocols should be deactivated immediately after switching on the device.

Printers: Obstacles in Zero-Trust Environments

Here are common problems that arise when printers are used in zero-trust environments:

1. With clear network segmentation, printers and application computers are in separate segments. This makes setting up a direct connection for printing more complex and not instantly possible.
   

2. It is often not possible to connect printers directly to the home network, external ports, or local interfaces because they do not have access to the zero-trust environment at secure home office workstations.
   

3. Due to the prohibited access to the local hard disk, it is also not possible to print from a web application without first creating a PDF.
   

Other zero-trust principles must be considered:

• Permanent authorization and authentication for access to printers should be ensured

• Full encryption of communication channels

To maintain the security of the zero-trust environment, it is important to allow the use of a printer only with authorized access. Cloud printing solutions that require the user to authorize themselves with the cloud printing service are recommended. Here, two-factor authentication is particularly secure.
These solutions do not allow direct access to the printer at any time.

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