Akamai(R) Technologiesthe leading cloud platform for helping enterprises provide secure, high–performing user experiences on any device, anywhere, and Daon, a leader in identity authentication technology and services, announced the availability of Mobile Authentication as a Service (MAaaS). The solution is designed to provide cloud-based multi–factor authentication to increasingly mobile federal employees.
Delivered as a cloud-based application in conjunction with CGI Group Inc. the first large IT services provider to receive FedRAMP authorization – the new MAaaS solution can be used across a wide variety of mobile devices including smartphones, tablets and wirelessly connected laptops. By allowing federal agencies to maintain security control at the application level even if they do not manage the actual device, MAaaS can be used in conjunction with increasingly popular “Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD) programs.