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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 ...

New FeaturesWhat's New in Our Documentation

Date posted: 13 February 2025

HID Temenos Digital Component v10.0

Documentation is now available for HID Temenos Digital Component v10.0 with support for the Mobile User Management component. This new version also supports the HID Approve SDK 5.13.

Date posted: 17 January 2025

ActivID Credential Management System 6.2

Documentation is now available for ActivID CMS 6.2 with support for FIDO Passkey credentials with Microsoft Entra ID, and YubiKey 5 keys.

Date posted: 17 January 2025

ActivID Appliance 8.7

Documentation is now available for the ActivID Appliance with support for Thales® Luna Network HSM.

Date posted: 17 January 2025

ActivID ActivClient 8.4

Documentation is now available for ActivClient 8.4, which adds support for YubiKey 5.7, and improves overall support for PIV cards.

Date posted: 17 January 2025

HID Authentication Service

Updates for the API integration capabilities including support for canceling or reporting transactions, and Direct Client Signature (DCS).

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