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Modern business processes are increasingly automated and digitized, making secure and efficient access management essential. Airlock’s Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) solution addresses this need by ensuring reliable authentication and authorization across applications and APIs.

User authorization is often inconsistent or fragmented. Airlock IAM solves this by providing centralized identity management and structured access control. Applications can be bundled into Single Sign-On (SSO) groups for better management and seamless user experience. Airlock IAM supports a wide range of authentication methods, enabling easy integration and compliance with modern security standards across industries.

Airlock IAM is frequently combined with Airlock Gateway and Airlock Microgateway to protect web applications and APIs (WAAP). The role of IAM in such setup is to authenticate users, manage identities, and securely forward identity information to applications.

Key Advantages

Airlock offers IAM as a fully managed service, hosted in Switzerland and compliant with Swiss and EU regulations. This approach provides:

  • No infrastructure overhead: No need to maintain servers or apply updates—Airlock handles operations.

  • Always up-to-date: Continuous updates and security patches ensure compliance and protection without manual effort.

  • High availability and scalability: The service is designed for uninterrupted operation and adapts to changing business needs.

  • Expert operation: Managed by specialists following DevSecOps principles, ensuring robust security and reliability.

  • Flexible configuration: You retain full control over IAM settings, administrators, and end-user management—without the complexity of on-premises deployments.