Question 1

What is LayerV?

Accepted Answer

LayerV is a preemptive cybersecurity platform that makes infrastructure invisible to attackers. We implement the OpenNHP (Network Hiding Protocol) standard from the Cloud Security Alliance. Instead of detecting attacks after they start, we prevent them by eliminating the attack surface entirely.

Question 2

How does LayerV work?

Accepted Answer

LayerV uses a 5-step authentication flow: (1) Knock - encrypted request sent, (2) Verify - identity and policy validated, (3) Grant - temporary tunnel opened, (4) Connect - resource visible only to authenticated user, (5) Audit - access logged. Protected resources have zero network presence until authentication succeeds.

Question 3

Is LayerV a VPN?

Accepted Answer

No. VPNs encrypt traffic but servers remain visible and scannable. LayerV makes servers completely invisible - they have zero network presence until authentication succeeds. This is a fundamentally different approach called Network Hiding.

Question 4

Is LayerV available?

Accepted Answer

LayerV is generally available. Free tier includes 500 qURLs/month for developers. Enterprise plans with custom SLAs are available. Try the interactive playground at layerv.ai/qurl/playground — no signup required.

Question 5

What identity providers does LayerV support?

Accepted Answer

LayerV integrates with major identity providers including Okta, Azure AD (Entra ID), Google Workspace, Auth0, and Ping Identity. Any OIDC or SAML-compatible provider can be integrated.

Question 6

What is a qURL?

Accepted Answer

A qURL is an identity-bound, single-use, expiring access object — the primitive replacing the URL for the agent era. It is minted by LayerV on the OpenNHP (Network Hiding Protocol) standard, and the resource it points to does not respond on the network until the qURL is presented and identity is proven. Try the interactive qURL Playground at layerv.ai/qurl/playground.