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Advanced Authentication

HID Global’s advanced authentication product suite provides versatile, flexible, and highly scalable solutions for securing access ...

Credential Management

HID Global’s credential management solutions give organizations the power to efficiently manage a variety of credentials ...

HID WorkforceID™ Applications

HID Global’s WorkforceID solution provides a new unified identity and access management ...

HID Crescendo®

HID Crescendo devices and credentials provide organizations with high assurance ...

What's New in Our Documentation

Date posted: 18 October 2023

ActivID Credential Management System 5.12

Documentation is now available for ActivID CMS 5.12 with support for multiple devices per user and HID PKI-as-a-Service, improved REST APIs and Early Access to the new Operator Portal.

Date posted: 17 October 2023

HID Authentication Service

Documentation updates are available for the new features including reset failure count, audit record log, and configuring HID Approve authentication (Push delivery gateway).

Date posted: 16 October 2023

ActivID ActivClient 8.0

Documentation is now available for ActivID ActivClient 8.0, with a streamlined installer, enhanced compatibility, improved performance, advanced security, and support for NIST FIPS 201 Virtual Contact Interface (VCI) for secure operations over a contactless interface.

Date posted: 06 October 2023

HID Approve SDK 5.10

Documentation is now available for the new SDK with updated platform compatibility and support for Mobile Transaction Context.

Date posted: 06 October 2023

HID Authentication Service

Updates for the API integration capabilities including support for SSO, automatic fallback for the legacy IdP, external transaction data, OTP via API, and API reference files.

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