Getting Started

The HID Approve SDK enables mobile applications to integrate with ActivID Authentication Server (AS), ActivID Appliance and HID Authentication Service to authenticate users before they can proceed with operations a service provider wants to protect.

Typical use cases are:

Provisioning, when the mobile device is registered for a service and keys are generated
Authentication to a service with a One-Time Password (OTP) generated on the mobile device
Authentication to a service by signing a challenge sent by push notification
Approval of a service operation (for example, a banking transaction) by signing a challenge sent by push notification
Key renewal, allowing the renewal of service keys before expiration without interruption of service

This online guide describes the classes and parameters of the HID Approve SDK public API. It also provides implementation and security recommendations.

It is intended for developers and/or system integrators who integrate software components with the HID Approve SDK and one of the HID authentication servers/service. Readers must be experienced in developing applications for at least one of the supported platforms.

For further details about the SDK, see HID Approve SDK Object Model.

Delivery Description

The HID Approve SDK package is available in the following versions:

Android – contains the Android SDK libraries, samples and API documentation
iOS/macOS – contains the iOS/macOS SDK libraries, samples and API documentation
Windows - contains a Microsoft NuGet package to install on development machines, samples and API documentation
SDK Release Notes

Note: In general, it is recommended that you do not call the SDK in the main UI thread.

Runtime Requirements

Supported Platforms

The HID Approve SDK 5.10 is supported on the following platforms:

	Google® Android®	Apple® platforms	Microsoft® Windows®
Version	8.0 and later	iOS® - 13.0 and later macOS® - 10.15 (Catalina) and later	10 and 11
Comment	With and without TEE*	Only iOS/macOS devices with Secure Enclave are supported	Microsoft .NET 6.0 applications

* Trusted Execution Environment (that is, devices with “Hardware-backed credential storage”). Alternatively, devices with no TEE present will use “Software credential storage”.

Supported Servers

The HID Approve SDK 5.10 is compliant with the following servers:

ActivID Authentication Server 7.3.1 and later
ActivID Appliance 8.0 and later
HID Authentication Service (cloud platform)

For the relevant product documentation, see Advanced Authentication.

Secure Application Development

For guidelines on developing a secure application (such as coding practices), see Secure Application Development.

Configuration Best Practices

For best practices and information concerning options designed to secure the operations of HID Approve, see Configuration Security Best Practices.

Migrating from a Previous SDK Version

For migration guidelines and supported upgrade paths, see SDK Migration.