split tunneling

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-004039",
  "term": "split tunneling",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. A method that routes organization-specific traffic through the SSL VPN tunnel, but routes other traffic through the remote user's default gateway.\n\n2. The process of allowing a remote user or device to establish a non-remote connection with a system and simultaneously communicate via some other connection to a resource in an external network. This method of network access enables a user to access remote devices (e.g., a networked printer) at the same time as accessing uncontrolled networks.\n\n3. The process of allowing a remote user or device to establish a non-remote connection with a system and simultaneously communicate via some other connection to a resource in an external network. This method of network access enables a user to access remote devices, and simultaneously, access uncontrolled networks.",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-113",
    "NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 2 [Superseded]; NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 1 [Superseded]",
    "NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/split-tunneling/"
}