Seamless Transitions: How Key2XS Simplifies Migration Between IAM and Locking Systems

Seamless Transitions: How Key2XS Simplifies Migration Between IAM and Locking Systems

In complex operational environments, energy grids, water utilities, transport networks, change is inevitable. Whether it’s a corporate decision to move from SailPoint to Entra ID, or an operational change from ASSA ABLOY CLIQ to iLOQ or vice versa, migrating between identity or key systems has historically been painful, risky, and resource-intensive.

The Problem: Fragmented Access During Migration

When organizations change their Identity and Access Management (IAM) provider or physical locking infrastructure, two critical domains collide:

• Digital identities and entitlements are re-mapped or re-provisioned.

• Physical credentials (keys, cylinders, and access rights) must remain synchronized to prevent downtime and compliance gaps.

Traditionally, these migrations required parallel administration, duplicated user data, and manual coordination across IT, OT, and facility management. The result: overlapping access lists, potential lockouts, and increased attack surface.

The Key2XS Approach

Key2XS was built to eliminate this friction. The platform acts as a vendor-agnostic integration layer between digital identity systems and physical key management. During a migration, Key2XS maintains a single source of truth for access policies, ensuring continuity and compliance while the underlying IAM or locking systems change.

Key2XS supports multi-vendor ecosystems including:

• IAM: Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, One Identity, SailPoint, OpenText/NetIQ

• Locking systems: ASSA ABLOY CLIQ, iLOQ S5/10/50, DOM Tapkey and others

Controlled Cut-Over and Dual Synchronization

With Key2XS, the migration process is phased and controlled:

1. Discovery phase – all key users, access groups, and objects are mapped through the Key2XS AI-driven inventory engine.

2. Dual integration – Key2XS synchronizes both the legacy and target IAM or locking system, allowing parallel operation during transition.

3. Automated provisioning – keys and access rights are provisioned or revoked automatically through IAM-driven workflows, ensuring continuity.

4. Validation and reporting – compliance dashboards show audit readiness under CER, NIS2, and GDPR requirements throughout the migration.

This means a DSO, for example, can migrate from Entra ID to SailPoint while keeping thousands of transformer stations accessible with zero downtime.

The Compliance Advantage

Under EU regulations such as CER (see guidelines) and NIS2, critical entities must demonstrate traceable and governed access control at all times. A migration event cannot create an “access gap.”

Key2XS ensures every change, whether in IAM or lock infrastructure, is logged, validated, and reportable. This guarantees operational continuity without compromising security or compliance posture.

The Outcome

Organizations using Key2XS achieve:

• Zero operational downtime during IAM or lock vendor change

• Consistent identity-to-key mapping across systems

• Audit-ready reporting under CER/NIS2

• Reduced migration effort by over 60%

In Short

Key2XS is the missing bridge between digital and physical access, turning migrations that once took months of manual work into controlled, compliant transitions.

Because in critical infrastructure, continuity is not optional.