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 uses USB-A, USB-C or Near Field Communications (NFC) connectivity while offering the same two-factor authentication and digital and encryption capabilities of a smart card.
HID Crescendo Order Form
Use the order form to select and configure the required HID Crescendo device.
HID Crescendo Compatibility Catalog
Browse our catalog of the third-party products, services and applications compatible with HID Crescendo products.
HID Crescendo Minidriver
The HID Crescendo Minidriver is a free middleware from HID Global designed specifically for the HID Crescendo Key (USB-A or USB-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.
Available releases:
HID Crescendo Manager
The HID Crescendo Manager provides a simplified way to manage your HID Crescendo® devices quickly and efficiently.
Generate and manage key pairs and digital certificates, certificate signing requests, configure and generate one-time passwords, and set up PIN and management keys through an intuitive, user-friendly interface.
HID Crescendo SDK
The HID Crescendo SDK provides integrators with a high-level API (C# and Python) and a Command Line Interface (CLI) tool to manage and use HID Crescendo devices, including the HID Crescendo hybrid smart cards and the USB and NFC-enabled HID Crescendo Key Series.
The HID Crescendo SDK provides access to PKI, FIDO, OATH OTP and device management services.
HID Crescendo PKCS#11
HID Crescendo PKCS#11 is the HID implementation of the PKCS#11 cryptographic standard that supports the HID Crescendo family of smart cards and USB keys. The PKCS#11 library enables managing and using key pairs and digital certificates along with device management keys such as PINs. It is compliant with the PKCS#11 OASIS standard.
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.
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.
