The HID Crescendo Smart Card Series is a high-security smart card designed for both IT and physical access. It offers seamless and secure employee authentication, ensuring that only authorized individuals can access sensitive information. By implementing the Crescendo smart card, organizations can establish a Zero Trust security architecture, using it as a corporate badge to control access to facilities and digital enterprise resources.
Key Features and Benefits of the Crescendo Smart Card Series:
- Effortless Compliance and Secure Access:
- Protects on-premise and cloud-based enterprise resources with strong authentication.
- Enables secure access to IT networks, systems, and single sign-on (SSO).
- Supports online applications using FIDO (Fast Identity Online) authentication without requiring additional software installation.
- Secures personal computers and shared workstations using the Crescendo smart card or security key (USB-A, USB-C, NFC).
- Allows digital signature capabilities, verifying the origin of emails and documents.
- Provides data encryption to restrict access to authorized users only.
- Ensures secure printing, maintaining confidentiality and enhancing data protection.
- Converged Corporate Badge:
- Offers a unified solution by using a single smart card for visual identity, network authentication, cloud authentication, and physical access control.
- Provides flexibility with dual interfaces (contact and contactless) and/or an iCLASS contactless interface to adapt to diverse requirements.
- Future-Proof Multi-Protocol Standards:
- Supports multiple security standards, including FIDO, OATH, PKI, and Seos®, enabling the highest level of security.
- Achieves FIPS 140-2 Level 2 certification, aligning with NIST Digital Identity Guidelines.
Crescendo integrates seamlessly within HID Global’s identity and access management multi-factor authentication ecosystem. It can be used in standalone mode or centrally managed through HID WorkforceID Digital Credential Manager or ActivID (CMS) Credential Management System. Crescendo works in conjunction with ActivClient middleware and supports both cloud-based and on-premise multi-factor authentication software.
By combining Crescendo with HID Global’s multi-factor authentication portfolio, including HID WorkforceID Digital Credential Manager, DigitalPersona, and HID WorkforceID Authentication, organizations can enhance their security posture, meet compliance mandates, and improve the user experience.
