# Application Gating

Twingate enables secure access to SaaS apps and private services where IP address-based access or whitelisting is required or supported. Common use cases include connecting to third-party services or apps that restrict access by IP address, securing staging servers, and deploying a lightweight cloud access security broker (CASB).

## Benefits of using Twingate for app gating

- **Extend the security of SaaS apps**. Twingate allows you to apply a range of security controls (including device controls and multi-factor authentication) to SaaS apps that don’t natively support those controls.
- **[Split tunnel](/content/docs/understanding-connectors/index.html) architecture for best performance**. Twingate intelligently routes only network traffic bound for the IP address-restricted resource over a deployed [Connector](/content/docs/connectors/index.html), without impacting network performance for the employee or bottlenecking traffic through a company VPN gateway.
- **Easy to deploy, easy to connect**. End users can quickly download, install, and use the Twingate client on a wide range of platforms without any technical knowledge or help from IT teams. Admins can centrally administer Twingate from a web-based admin console.
- **Flexible Connector options**. Designate static IP addresses that are Twingate-managed Connectors, or [deploy Connectors](/content/docs/quick-start/index.html) in private infrastructure with company-specific IP addresses.
- **Compliance built-in**. Download or export [audit logs](/content/docs/audit-logs/index.html) to monitor access activity.

## Guides to using Twingate for app gating

- [Getting Started with using Twingate for SaaS App Gating](/content/docs/saas-app-gating/index.html)
- [Best Practices for Whitelisting Traffic to Public Resources](/content/docs/whitelisting-traffic-to-public-services/index.html)
- [Best Practices for SaaS App Gating](/content/docs/saas-app-gating-best-practices/index.html)
- [How to Configure SaaS App Gating with Google Workspace](/content/docs/saas-app-gating-with-google-workspace/index.html)
- [How to Configure SaaS App Gating with JumpCloud](/content/docs/saas-app-gating-with-jumpcloud/index.html)
- [How to Configure SaaS App Gating with Microsoft Entra ID](/content/docs/saas-app-gating-with-entra-id/index.html)
- [How to Configure SaaS App Gating with Okta](/content/docs/saas-app-gating-with-okta/index.html)
- [How to Configure SaaS App Gating with OneLogin](/content/docs/saas-app-gating-with-onelogin/index.html)
- [How to SaaS App Gate with App Native IP Filtering and AWS Exit Nodes](/content/docs/configuring-aws-exit-nodes/index.html)
- [How to SaaS App Gate AWS CloudFront](/content/docs/aws-cloudfront/index.html)
- [How to SaaS App Gate Office 365 with Microsoft Entra ID](/content/docs/entra-id-app-gating-office-365/index.html)