Air Gap (Networking) - Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org ![rw-book-cover|200x400](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article1.be68295a7e40.png) ## Metadata - Author: **en.wikipedia.org** - Full Title: Air Gap (Networking) - Wikipedia - Category: #articles - Tags: #computer-network - URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_gap_(networking) ## Highlights - An air gap, air wall, air gapping[1] or disconnected network is a network security measure employed on one or more computers to ensure that a secure computer network is physically isolated from unsecured networks, such as the public Internet or an unsecured local area network.[2] It means a computer or network has no network interface controllers connected to other networks,[3][4] with a physical or conceptual air gap, analogous to the air gap used in plumbing to maintain water quality.