About ActivID ActivClient

HID® ActivID® ActivClient® is a smart card and a USB token middleware that allows enterprise and government customers to easily use the smart cards and the USB tokens to secure workstations and networks.

ActivID ActivClient (referred to as ActivClient) enables the use of PKI certificates and keys, and one-time passwords and static password credentials on a smart card or a USB token to secure:

  • Desktop applications

  • Network logon

  • Remote access

  • Web logon

  • E-mail

  • Electronic transactions

ActivClient provides the following range of services:

  • PKI services

  • Remote access and One-Time Password (OTP) services

  • Remote session services

  • Management services (for end users and administrators)

  • Development services with a Software Development Kit (SDK)

For more details of these services, refer ActivID ActivClient Services.

Supported Standards and Certifications

ActivClient supports the latest security algorithms and standards.

Feature Standards

Smart cards

ISO 7816
Smart card operating system Java Card 2.1, 2.2 and 3.0
Smart card reader architecture PC/SC
Public Key Mechanisms 1024 and 2048-bit RSA, X509 certificates
Public Key Cryptography (PKI)

  • PKCS#7, 10, 11, 11 v2.2, and 12

  • Microsoft Mini Driver specifications 7.0 (compatibility with Microsoft Base Smart Card CSP, Microsoft CAPI and CNG)

Symmetric Key Cryptography (one-time passwords) Triple DES, AES, ANSI x9.9
US Government

  • U.S Government Smart Card Interoperability Specifications GSC-IS 2.1

  • GSA Basic Services Interface (BSI) versions 1.8, 2.0 and 2.1

  • FIPS 201, PIV certified by NIST

  • NIST Special Publication 800-73-4

  • NISTIR 7863

  • U.S DoD CAC Middleware Requirements Release 4.0

  • FDCC/SCAP 1.1
Setup Windows Installer (MSI)
Product accessibility Section 508 compliant

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