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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 ...

Crescendo®

Crescendo devices and credentials provide organizations with high assurance digital credentials to provide strong identities ...

DigitalPersona®

DigitalPersona is an industry-leading, multi-factor authentication (MFA) solution that provides passwordless desktop authentication ...

Identity Access Management

HID Global’s access management solutions provide a centralized platform to manage all aspects of physical identity and access ...

HID Validation Suite

HID Global’s validation solutions provide real-time validation services across multiple regional networks ...

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Date posted: 10 April 2025

ActivID Credential Management System 6.3

Documentation is now available for ActivID CMS 6.3 with improved device management for users and support for HID Crescendo Key V3, YubiKey 5.7 FIPS and Keyfactor EJBCA Enterprise.

Date posted: 07 April 2025

HID Crescendo CryptoTokenKit

Documentation is now available for the new HID Crescendo CryptoTokenKit (CTK), a free middleware solution providing access to the digital certificates of Crescendo smart cards and security keys in Apple® macOS®.

Date posted: 01 April 2025

ActivID Appliance 8.7

Documentation is now available for the ActivID Appliance with support for deployment using Microsoft® Azure®.

Date posted: 31 March 2025

HID DigitalPersona 4.3.0

Documentation is now available for the HID DigitalPersona AD and LDS 4.3 solutions with support for Transparent screen lock, External Authentication Method (EAM) for Microsoft Entra ID, and HMAC-SHA256 generated TOTP.

Date posted: 06 March 2025

HID Authentication Service

Updates for more granular timestamps in the Audit Log and hide Authentication Journeys and OIDC Applications.

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