06 — Conclusion
What this
primitive enables
MASQUE Network Relay fills a gap that neither VPN nor application-level access control could close.
Key properties
01
App-transparent by design
02
Narrower blast radius than VPN
03
Hardware-gated, not credential-gated
04
A building block, not a complete solution
Limitations
| Limitation | Implication |
|---|---|
| Apple platforms only | |
| Static relay IP required | |
| QUIC / UDP must be open |
→ See the Azure AVD case study — the PoC that validated this architecture, with four layers of tenant isolation built on top of the relay.