Case Study: Leading US Defense Contractor achieves unified, automated credential management and NIST/CMMC compliance with Axiad SMARTidentity

Defense Contractor Automates User & Machine Authentication To Secure Every Digital Interaction

Leading Us Defense Contractor was struggling with a patchwork of on-prem PKI and MFA programs—multiple portals, separate support teams, and seven disparate authentication systems—that made meeting DoD mandates like NIST and CMMC difficult to manage. To standardize credential management and reduce operational complexity, they selected Axiad and deployed the Axiad SMARTidentity solution on Axiad Cloud.

Axiad implemented a unified, virtual private cloud platform providing FIPS‑140 hardware tokens for privileged users, token/TPM options for non‑privileged users, automated device certificate issuance, and secure email signing/encryption for the Federal Bridge. As a result, Axiad consolidated seven authentication systems into one, simplified support and user workflows, improved IT efficiency, and positioned the contractor to meet NIST and CMMC requirements with confidence.