Credentials and Readers
HID Readers

Award-winning expertise and contactless solutions for door, parking, and gate access control.
For more than two decades, HID Global has set the standard for innovation in physical access control. Trusted by government agencies and industry leaders worldwide, HID Global offers the industry’s most extensive selection of card reader technology. Choose from high-frequency, multi-technology smart card or legacy contactless technology that best meets your need for door, parking, and gate access control.
Access control is continually evolving. Keeping the access control architecture up to date with changes in compliance, functionality, and security can be a daunting task. HID Global’s multi-technology access card readers enable gradual migration to new standards — reducing impact on resources if swift change is necessary.
Genuine HID Access Card Readers and Solutions
iCLASS SE®
An award-winning access control platform focused on innovative functionality, support of multiple credential technologies and establishing trust between devices to prevent compromise.
pivCLASS®
Contact, contactless, and biometric readers that meet NIST SP 800-116 guidelines for government agencies and other entities that require a high security solution. Provide access to multiple locations and logical access, all on one highly secure card.
Lumidigm®
Biometric authentication in secure and convenient fingerprint and multi-factor solutions.
iCLASS®
multiCLASS®
Contactless smart card readers with enhanced security features.
SmartID®
MIFARE®
DESFire®
Contactless smart card readers.
OMNIKEY®
OMNIKEY products support any smart card for any application on any computer.
HID® Proximity
Robust and affordable, HID® Proximity seamlessly integrates with a range of access control systems.
Indala® Proximity
Featuring FlexSecur technology, Indala® Proximity provides an added level of security through a verification process at the reader.
HID® MultiCLASS
SE®Ideal
For installations requiring multi-level authentication, including biometrics. Supports multiple credential technologies.
HID Credentials
Providing The Industry’s Broadest Range of Smart Card-Based Credentials
HID Global delivers a complete solution of secure smart card IDs and credentials in a variety of form factors for physical and logical access control as wall as converged solutions for building and computer access, transit payment, cashless vending, biometrics and other applications.
HID provides the industry’s broadest range of smart card-based credentials such as cards, tags and keyfobs. As part of its portfolio, HID offers non-technology IDs as well as single-technology, multi-technology, and contact chip-based smart cards.
iCLASS®
Seos®
State-of-the-art, SIO-enabled, high security smart card credentials for microprocessor cards and smartphones
iCLASS SE®
High frequency and ultra-high frequency SIO-enabled credentials
iCLASS®
High-frequency, secure, contactless smart card credentials
ActivID®
Authentication and Credential ManagementProven, easy-to-use strong authentication for remote employees accessing corporate data, and consumerslogging on to online services
Crescendo®
High security hybrid smart card technology for converged physical and logical access control
FlexSmart®
MIFARE®
DESFire®
High frequency, secure contactless smart card credentials
HITAG
Low-frequency, secure solution for contactless smart card credentials
HID Proximity
Low-frequency, entry-level proximity cards for physical access control
Indala® Proximity
Low frequency entry-level proximity cards for physical access control
UltraCard®
Non-technology ID cards
LEGIC®
High-frequency, contactless smart card credentials