May 5, 2021 — Authentication service updates

The Akamai Identity Cloud (AIC) service will undergo a maintenance update on 05 MAY 2021 starting at 17:00 UTC. Updates will be completed in about 4 hours sequentially across all global data centers. The service will remain operational during this period with no disruptions expected for any AIC service.

The AIC platform release for May 05 will be a global release consisting of all regions. There is no downtime anticipated or planned for this release and there are no functional changes that require customer action or awareness.

• When: 05 MAY 2021, 17:00 UTC
• What: A maintenance release of the Authentication service will include several bug fixes, introduction of error hinting, and an updated discovery document. The release will also introduce patches and a new version of the underlying OS. This is a carryover release from last week’s maintenance.
• Component Area(s): Authentication
• Associated Endpoints: tbd
• Duration/Impact: During the 4 hour maintenance window, requests will be serviced normally, no anticipated or planned downtime.

No impact to service is anticipated during this change. However, if you experience a service issue during or shortly after this planned change please contact AkaTec at the numbers listed here:

(https://www.akamai.com/us/en/support/global-support-phone-numbers.jsp)