What Gate443 does

Gate443 is an access gateway: it sits in front of your web applications — intranets, business software, portals, the admin area of a WordPress site — and makes them reachable only by people it has recognised. The application is never exposed directly: whoever wants to get in goes through Gate443 first, proves who they are, and only then reaches the page. Your application's own login, if it has one, stays as it is: Gate443 is an extra layer, not a replacement.

This page describes the features. The full technical documentation — configuring services, your server and WordPress, step-by-step procedures — is reserved for customers and is available in the admin panel, after signing in.

How a user gets in#

People who need access install nothing and have no new passwords to remember.

1. They open the service address and type their email.
2. They receive a six-digit code and type it in the same page. The code can be used once, expires after a few minutes and only works in the page and on the connection that requested it: if someone forwards or intercepts it, it won't work anywhere else.
3. They reach the application and use it as they always have.

The email contains no link to click, only the code: so no mail program or spam filter can "open" the access in the user's place.

You decide who gets in#

• Services: every application to protect is a service.
• Users: the people who need access, identified by their email.
• Mappings: they link a user to a service. Without a mapping, that service does not exist for them.
• Access only from certain networks: for a mapping you can set which network addresses (IPs) may be used, for example your office's. The code is still required: the address says where one may sign in from, the code says who is signing in.

When someone leaves the company, just disable them: they lose access to every service at once.

On your domain, with your brand#

• Custom domain: each service can use an address of yours, for example portal.yourcompany.com, instead of a Gate443 address.
• Automatic HTTPS: the security certificate (the padlock in the browser) switches on at the first visit and renews by itself.
• Custom sign-in page: logo, colours, background and text, service by service.

A safer WordPress#

The WordPress login page is among the most attacked on the web. With Gate443 the admin area only opens to people who passed the check, while the public site stays visible to everyone — or, for intranets and staging sites, the whole site becomes invisible without a code. The site keeps its address and WordPress needs no changes: the panel lets you download a plugin already prepared for your service.

An application firewall on every request#

Before reaching the service, every request goes through a filter, the application firewall (WAF):

• request limit: anyone sending too many in a short time is stopped;
• automatic temporary blocks for those who insist;
• lists of addresses and countries to let through or block. The country is worked out without asking external services, and next to each address you can write a note to remember whose it is.

On top of the platform-wide rules, each customer can set their own lists on their own services.

We also check service domains every day against public lists of illegal or dangerous sites (unauthorised gambling and trading sites flagged by the Italian authorities ADM and CONSOB, phishing and malware sites): the platform does not protect anyone using it for illegal purposes.

Traceability and privacy#

• Access log: who got in, when, from where and to which service, with search filters and data export, including the user list (JSON format).
• Keep records as long as you choose: you decide how long logs are kept, up to 180 days.
• Anonymous data: emails and IP addresses are made anonymous after a period you choose.

Protected administrators#

To sign in to the panel, besides the password you always need a second check: a code from an authenticator app or a code by email. Alternatively you can sign in with a passkey — fingerprint, face recognition, Windows Hello or a security key — with no password to type.

A tailored contract#

The contract is made of parts — services, users, custom domains — and the panel always shows what you bought, what you use and what is left. You start with a 7-day free trial; from the day after, the service renews every 30 days, with prices VAT excluded and payment by card or SEPA Direct Debit. Each service includes 20 GB of traffic every 30 days (the total is pooled across all your services) and accepts uploaded files of up to 100 MB each.

Frequently asked questions#

Does Gate443 replace my application's login?#

No. Gate443 sits in front of the service and decides who can reach it; the application's own login, if it has one, keeps working as always. Unauthorised people never even reach the login page.

Do users need to install anything?#

Nothing: a browser and an email inbox are enough. No app, no extension, no new passwords to hand out and later revoke.

What happens if a user switches network while working?#

For security, access is tied to the connection it started from. If the user moves, say, from the office Wi-Fi to a phone connection, they simply sign in again with a new code.

Can I keep my own domain?#

Yes. With a custom domain the service uses an address of yours, with your sign-in page, logo and colours, and the HTTPS certificate is issued automatically.

Does it work with WordPress without changing it?#

Yes. The site keeps its address and the panel lets you download a ready-made plugin: the admin area only opens to people who passed the check, the public site stays visible to everyone.

How do you stop someone reaching the application without going through Gate443?#

You set up your application to accept only traffic that comes through Gate443. How to do it, for each kind of server and hosting, is explained in the technical documentation inside the panel.

What data do you record and for how long?#

Who got in, when, from where and to which service. You decide how many days to keep it, up to 180, and after how long emails and addresses are made anonymous.

Can I try it before buying?#

Yes, the free trial lasts 7 days and is activated from the website.

Where to start#

• Try Gate443 free for 7 days.
• Already a customer? The technical documentation is in the admin panel, under Documentation.
• Terms of service, price list, SLA (99.5% guaranteed availability), privacy and cookie policy: gate443.it/legale (in Italian).
• Questions: contact us · customer support: support@gate443.it, Monday–Friday 9:00–18:00 CET.