HID Credential Management System
Securely issue and manage high assurance credentials
PIV IDMS Specifications
- REST based API to request credentials, approve credential applications and monitor system activities
- Data repository integrations to eliminate manual data entry
- Lightweight enrollment stations for mobile locations
- Streamlined biometric validation
- Customizable branding and messaging
- On-demand or batch printing options
- Instant applicant status to streamline the enrollment and issuance process
- Self-service capabilities for issuance, activation, update, renewal, and unlock
- Advanced auditing
HID Credential Management System (CMS) (previously known as ActivID Credential Management System) enables organizations to issue an authentication credential that goes beyond perimeter security.
Clients can choose from smart cards, security keys, Windows® TPMs and mobile phones for secure access to individual workstations and servers within the firewall, VPNs and applications. This high assurance credential can also enable digital signing and encrypt data, hard drives, documents and emails.
The HID Credential Management System is ideal for:
- Medium to large enterprises issuing converged access cards or smart authenticators for employee authentication, data encryption and data signing
- Organizations deploying Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards and commercial organizations deploying PIV Interoperable (PIV-I) or Commercial Identity Verification (CIV) cards as well as Derived PIV Credentials
- Governments issuing citizen identification cards with PKI-based credentials
HID CMS is the only offering in the industry that makes it possible for organizations to create, manage and use a single PKI smart card for both IT and physical access — all while utilizing a unified solution from a single vendor.
- Organizations deploying HID CMS are able to securely provision PKI certificates and other credentials to a range of different devices, including smart cards, virtual smart cards, tokens and mobile devices.
It is also scalable to millions of credentials in complex environments with multiple user groups. HID CMS interfaces with physical access control systems (PACS) to automate the PIV or PIV-I card enrollment process, enabling users to authenticate at the door without the need to re-enroll their card.
- HID CMS enables efficient management and issuance of FIDO credentials, supporting secure, passwordless authentication. It seamlessly registers Passkey credentials to Microsoft Entra ID.
Optional and Supplemental Systems
ActivID Batch Management System (BMS)
The Advanced Edition of HID CMS includes HID CMS and HID BMS. HID BMS extends the functionality of HID CMS by creating and managing batches of smart card data and securely transmitting them to a service bureau for card production. Once smart cards are issued, HID BMS communicates data back to the HID CMS to enable secure activation and lifecycle management of the smart cards. The HID BMS is ideally suited to:
- Large enterprises using a card service bureau to personalize smart cards for employees
- Organizations using a card service bureau to personalize PIV or PIV-I cards
- HID Acuity Linen Management Software
HID Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Identity Management System (IDMS)
HID PIV IDMS delivers a comprehensive, highly configurable solution to perform identity proofing, enrollment, and credential issuance – even to remote users.
HID PIV IDMS is part of the HID PIV solution, which is a multi-factor authentication solution that covers the complete lifecycle of the identity, from issuance to retirement of the secure credential.
