HID Crescendo®
HID Crescendo devices and credentials provide organizations with high assurance digital credentials to provide strong identities in a zero trust security environment. HID Crescendo solutions help organizations protect personal and corporate data as well as meet regulatory requirements.
HID Crescendo Key Series
HID Global's Crescendo Key Series provides proven, strong authentication for employees accessing corporate IT systems. It is designed to be easy and fast to deploy while expanding with continuously evolving needs thanks to proven standards such as PIV and FIDO2.
The HID Crescendo Key solution utilizes Near Field Communications (NFC) and a USB-A and a USB-C while offering the same two-factor authentication and digital and encryption capabilities of a smart card.
HID Crescendo Authenticator Tool
The HID Crescendo Authenticator Tool enables end users to generate one-time passwords using the OATH slots available in HID Crescendo Keys.
HID Crescendo Management Tool
The HID Crescendo Management Tool provides a simplified way to quickly manage your HID Crescendo® devices, including the High Assurance Crescendo C2300 hybrid smart card and the USB- and NFC-enabled HID Crescendo Key Series.
HID Crescendo Minidriver
The HID Crescendo Minidriver is a free middleware from HID Global designed specifically for the HID Crescendo Key (USB Type-A or Type-C) and HID Crescendo smart cards (standard credit card size).
HID Crescendo Authenticators are portable devices that provide a security-evaluated isolated computing environment dedicated to the generation, storage and use of cryptographic keys used for authentication, generation of digital signatures and protection of encryption keys.
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HID Crescendo API
HID Crescendo Authenticators are portable devices that provide a security-evaluated isolated computing environment dedicated to the generation, storage and use of cryptographic keys used for authentication, generation of digital signatures and protection of encryption keys.
With HID Crescendo devices, it is possible to enable users with well-established security mechanisms such as OATH one-time passwords that are a popular choice to protect VPN gateways and sign data transactions, and PKI certificates that are used by government and regulated industry for the highest level of security.
HID Crescendo APIs are available for software developers to configure the HID Crescendo credentials at the low-level APDU.
