Multicast networking for zero trust environments

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Problem

Zero trust networking solutions like Tailscale offer strong performance and stability, but lack robust multicast support. Teams that need to stream video or use multicast-dependent protocols over zero trust networks must choose between performance/stability or multicast capability.

Solution concept

A zero trust networking product that delivers both the performance and stability of modern solutions like Tailscale while providing first-class multicast support for video streaming and multicast-dependent protocols, eliminating the need to trade off between network reliability and multicast functionality.

Who has it

Teams using zero trust networking that require multicast video streaming or multicast-dependent applications.

How they handle it today

Users currently evaluate zero trust platforms (Zerotier, Tailscale) based on their multicast capabilities versus overall performance, sometimes deploying intermediate infrastructure like Zerotier moons to improve multicast video performance.

Why now

Zero trust adoption is growing as organizations move to remote and hybrid work, but multicast use cases (video conferencing, collaborative tools, real-time applications) remain common in corporate and specialized environments, creating demand for solutions that handle both well.

How it could charge

Subscription pricing per user or device, with premium tiers for teams requiring advanced multicast or high-bandwidth video features, similar to existing zero trust VPN products.