HID Crescendo Security Token

Multi-protocol Security Key for Passwordless Authentication to Computers, Tablets and Mobile Applications

• High Assurance – Aligns with the recommendations of NIST Digital Identity Guidelines for devices to achieve Authenticator Assurance Level 3
• Industry Standards – Strong authentication options use broadly adopted industry standards and certifications
• Ecosystem Support – Compatible with all of HID’s authentication and credential management solutions
• Compliance – Enables seamless compliance with data privacy and security regulations such as GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, PSD2, PCI-DSS, GLBA, SOX and NERC-CIP

The Crescendo Key Series introduces new form factors and capabilities to enable strong passwordless authentication – bringing together high standards, excellent user experience and various compliance capabilities into one device that is field-upgradeable for new features. Thanks to its convenient USB interface, workstations and laptops do not require additional readers, resulting in significantly reduced IT operational costs.

The Crescendo Key Series utilizes Near Field Communication (NFC) and USB-A or USB-C ports with the same two-factor authentication, digital signing and data encryption capabilities of a smart card. The security keys leverage HID’s authentication solutions to provide organizations flexibility and enhanced security in the form of:

• A wide variety of authenticator options (security key, smart card, mobile app and more)
• A unified cloud and on-premise authentication and credential management system with a powerful yet simplified administrator experience
• PKI certificates, FIDO U2F, FIDO2 and OATH industry standards and the ability to handle a global PIN for all applications

MFA ECOSYSTEM

The Crescendo Key Series is a key element of HID Global’s versatile multi-factor authentication portfolio that delivers end-to-end lifecycle management of strong authentication credentials as well as globally trusted digital certificates for use in data encryption and the digital signature of email and documents. The security keys are compatible with public and private certificate authorities (CA) as well as supported by WorkforceID™ Authentication, DigitalPersona® and a variety of other third party authentication solutions.

BASE SIM CARD CONFIGURATION- CRESCENDO ® 2300 SERIES

• Standalone profile, ready to use with predefined configuration supporting FIDO, PKI and OATH (without additional software)
• Secure managed profile via either WorkforceID Digital Credential Manager or ActivID® Credential Management System for enterprise use or FIPS 201 PIV configurations

• Supports a Broad Range of Use Cases – Allows FIDO, PKI and OATH based multi-factor authentication for secure access to computer, network, cloud, data encryption, digital signature and more
• Easy and Convenient to Use – Passwordless authentication and secure log-in can be as easy as tapping a card, but without the need for additional reader hardware
• Easy to Manage – Issue and manage the credential lifecycle from a single platform