by Brianna Crandall — January 4, 2016 — HID Global, a worldwide provider of trusted identity solutions, recently announced what it says is the industry’s first end-to-end identity and access management (IAM) solution that enables government agencies and other organizations requiring higher security to use a single credential for accessing doors, information technology (IT) systems, networks and data.
The company’s new HID PIV (Personal Identity Verification) solution provides complete identity lifecycle management – from identity proofing plus secure credential issuance and use, to deprovisioning of these credentials. Organizations are now able to unify physical and IT security systems to create a far more seamless experience for users, while also offering strong authentication applying trusted credential and other advanced security capabilities that are easier to procure, deploy and maintain.
HID PIV offers multi-factor authentication for government and regulated industries. Image courtesy of HID Global.
HID PIV helps government agencies and other regulated industries such as banking, healthcare, and transportation to improve their overall security posture and consolidate physical and IT security, says the company. The company’s PIV-based solution allows organizations to use strong cryptographic credentials for users to digitally sign e-mails or documents; decrypt e-mails or files; use full disk encryption and boot protection to secure laptops; protect sensitive print jobs with secure printing; and leverage many other security capabilities.
The HID PIV solution is available in two options: Express and Enterprise. HID PIV Express provides a complete high-assurance multi-factor authentication solution. The solution covers the complete lifecycle of the identity: identity proofing, secure credential issuance, usage in IT systems and facilities access, and credential retirement.
HID PIV Enterprise extends HID PIV Express with additional integration into the company’s Quantum Secure SAFE Software Suite, a Physical Identity and Access Management (PIAM) software solution that provides the common bridge between disparate physical and IT security systems. The SAFE Suite augments HID PIV Enterprise with a variety of convenient, unified access control capabilities that deliver a more comprehensive view across otherwise disparate physical access control and visitor, tenant and contractor management systems, while also providing predictive risk analytics capabilities.
HID PIV is available now. Visit the product Web page for more information and an introductory video.
