Bare.ID and Akquinet form strategic partnership

Wiesbaden, June 25, 2026 – Bare.ID, a provider of Identity and Access Management (IAM) platforms, and AKQUINET, a company specializing in the implementation of ERP systems (SAP, Microsoft, and Infor) and custom software development, today announce their new partnership. This collaboration combines Bare.ID's enterprise-ready IAM platform with AKQUINET's consulting, implementation, and support expertise, assisting companies with the introduction, migration, integration, and operation of modern Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions. Customers benefit from comprehensive support.

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Effective immediately, AKQUINET customers can obtain the Bare.ID solution through their personal AKQUINET consultant. AKQUINET consultants will receive in-depth training from Bare.ID to support their customers during implementation and operation – including consulting and support services for the IAM platform. Bare.ID, in turn, provides its solution, which is based on open-source technology and Keycloak, includes numerous enterprise features, and facilitates a quick entry into a modern IAM environment for companies. As part of the cooperation, AKQUINET consultants also have access to Bare.ID's development resources.

Everything from a Single Source

The partnership particularly targets companies, organizations, and public institutions that place the highest value on digital sovereignty, technological transparency, and an open-source-based architecture in the management of digital identities. Especially for customers operating the solution in on-premise and self-hosted scenarios, the collaboration between Bare.ID and AKQUINET offers significant added value, as they receive technology, consulting expertise, and operation – including monitoring, on-site support, updates, and individual extensions – from a single source.

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“Through the partnership with Bare.ID, we can offer our customers quick and easy access to modern digital identity solutions,” says Dr. Carsten Witte, Head of Business Unit Transformation & Solutions at AKQUINET. “While Keycloak forms the technological basis as a globally established open-source standard, Bare.ID extends it with crucial features into a mature product. This shortens project durations, reduces effort, and creates clear added value for our customers.”

Ensuring Data Sovereignty with Modern IAM

“Our goal is to ensure that customers receive the best possible support during the introduction, migration, and operation of Bare.ID,” says Elmar Eperisi-Beck, Managing Director of Bare.ID. “With AKQUINET, we have a strong partner by our side who can provide exactly this support with comprehensive consulting expertise and more than 900 employees. The topic of digital sovereignty also forms a common thematic framework that plays a central role for us when choosing our partners.”

The collaboration with AKQUINET is an important part of Bare.ID's partner strategy, and not just because the cooperation strengthens Bare.ID's market position in the market for sovereign IAM solutions. Rather, a common vision is pursued: companies should be able to use modern IAM solutions independently, transparently, and future-proof. Open source, technical openness, and a trustworthy European or German supply chain form central building blocks in this regard. The combination of platform expertise and project experience creates a holistic offering for companies that want to professionally modernize their Identity and Access Management processes while strengthening their digital sovereignty.

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About AKQUINET

AKQUINET GmbH is an internationally active, continuously growing IT consulting company headquartered in Hamburg. It currently employs over 900 specialists with extensive knowledge of future-oriented technologies. The company specializes in the implementation of ERP systems (SAP, Microsoft, and Infor) and the custom development of software solutions. AKQUINET possesses many years of industry expertise and certified solutions, particularly in mechanical and plant engineering, the public sector, and logistics. In four high-performance data centers in Hamburg, Norderstedt, and Itzehoe, AKQUINET operates IT systems for companies of all sizes as part of outsourcing services. The Twin Datacenter and the Victoria Park data center meet the TÜV IT TSI 4.5/4.6 and EN50600 standards.

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www.AKQUINET.com

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About Bare.ID

Bare.ID stands for digitally sovereign identity and access management based on open source (Keycloak) – developed for organizations that want to manage identities and access securely, independently, and future-proof. This applies to the public sector as well as the private sector, for end-customer, employee, business partner, and supplier identities.

The platform combines powerful Single Sign-On, modern Multi-Factor Authentication, Identity Lifecycle Management, and central Access Management into a comprehensive IAM solution.

Digital sovereignty is not just a promise, but an architectural principle: Bare.ID relies on a completely German supply chain – development, operation, and support from a single source. The open Keycloak core creates transparency and prevents vendor lock-in, ensuring maximum control over your own IAM architecture.

As a long-term IAM partner, an experienced team of identity, security, and compliance experts supports customers from integration through to ongoing operations. Flexibly deployable as SaaS, hybrid, or on-premise, Bare.ID seamlessly integrates into complex IT landscapes and meets the highest demands for data protection and compliance.

www.Bare.ID

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