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Canadian Firm Wins Small U.S. Contract For New Federal Cloud Credential Exchange

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Friday, August 30th, 2013

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The United States Postal Service this week awarded a potential $15.1 million contract to a Canadian firm to make it less costly for government agencies and easier for individuals to securely access federal networks for online services such as health and retirement benefits. To implement the Federal Cloud Credential Exchange (FCCX), Toronto-based SecureKey will supply its cloud-based authentication and credential brokerage service, briidge.net Exchange, which will allow individuals to use the same passwords and IDs for accessing federal networks without having to…

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