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Airlock

Ergon Informatik AG

Switzerland

Identity & AccessApplication SecurityCloud Security
Founded 1984201-500 employeesServes Enterprise, Public Sector
Profile last updated: May 10, 2026

About

Founded in 1984, Airlock is a cybersecurity company based in Switzerland working in identity & access, application security, cloud security.

Airlock is the security product brand of Ergon Informatik AG, a Swiss IT service provider founded in 1984. Airlock provides web application and API protection (WAAP), customer and workforce identity and access management (IAM/cIAM), bot detection, and two-factor authentication. Its products include Airlock Gateway, Airlock IAM, Airlock IAM as a Service, Airlock Microgateway, the Airlock Secure Access Hub and Airlock Anomaly Shield. Airlock states it protects more than 30,000 applications and over 20 million active identities, and that it has been on the market since 2002. Services include professional services, configuration reviews, operations as a service, and training through the Airlock Academy. Ergon states it is ISO 27001 certified. The company works with a three-tier partner model and reports certified experts in over 10 countries.

Location

Switzerland

Founded

1984

Employees

201-500

Legal name

Ergon Informatik AG

Focus areas

WAAPIAMcIAMWeb Application FirewallAPI securityBot detectionTwo-factor authenticationZero TrustKubernetes securitySingle sign-on

Languages

ENDE

Services & products

Security domains

Identity & AccessApplication SecurityCloud Security

How they deliver

SoftwareManaged ServicesProfessional ServicesTraining

Products

Airlock Gateway

Web Application Firewall and API Security Gateway

Web application firewall and API security gateway that protects web applications and APIs from attacks, bots and DoS, with machine-learning anomaly detection and threat intelligence feed.

Airlock IAM

Identity and access management

Customer and workforce identity and access management with strong authentication, adaptive and step-up authentication, single sign-on and user self-services.

Airlock IAM as a Service

Cloud IAM

Cloud-delivered identity and access management operated by Airlock, built on the same software core as the on-premises IAM.

Airlock Microgateway

Kubernetes API and application protection

Lightweight WAAP and identity-aware security gateway for Kubernetes environments, configured via GitOps and Gateway API.

Airlock Secure Access Hub

Integrated IAM and WAAP platform

Integrated platform combining identity and access management with web application and API protection to secure applications end-to-end.

Airlock Anomaly Shield

Bot detection

Machine-learning based bot and anomaly detection that learns normal user behaviour and flags or blocks outlier sessions and scraping traffic.

Airlock 2FA

Two-factor authentication

Smartphone-based two-factor authentication app integrated with Airlock IAM for strong authentication.

Customers

EnterprisePublic Sector

Industries served

Financial servicesHealthcare

Compliance & partners

Compliance frameworks

GDPRPSD2PCI DSSOWASPMAS

Technology partners

WebrootOneSpan

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

ISO 27001

Awards

Gold - Access Control category (Secure Access Hub)

Cyber Security Excellence Awards2022Access Control

Gold - Zero Trust Security category (Microgateway)

Cyber Security Excellence Awards2022Zero Trust Security

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