At ISC West 2026, HID is set to present its advanced solutions for integrating physical access, digital authentication, and identity verification into a unified system.
Held at booth #9053, the showcase will include demonstrations of mobile reader management, healthcare visitor management, credential issuance, and biometric identity verification systems.
These technologies aim to bolster security while enhancing operational efficiency.
Identity: The Core of Convergence
According to Ramesh Songukrishnasamy, Senior VP and Chief Technology Officer at HID, as the convergence of physical and digital security systems progresses, identity emerges as the central link. "HID enables organizations to unify access control, authentication, and identity verification, giving them the flexibility to build trusted identity ecosystems that evolve with their security needs," Songukrishnasamy stated.
Attendees at ISC West can experience how HID's technologies facilitate modern identity protection strategies across various sectors, including enterprise, healthcare, government, and critical infrastructure. The booth will offer an interactive, hands-on experience of HID’s solutions in action, showing real-world applications.
Credentials: Modern Solutions for Modern Needs
HID is unveiling its HID Converged Credentials solution at ISC WestHID emphasizes that modern identity solutions begin prior to accessing secure areas. Their credential issuance solutions offer organizations capabilities to create and implement trusted credentials across different formats and workforce types. With mobile credentials gaining acceptance—74% of organizations either deploying or planning deployment, according to the 2026 State of Security and Identity Report—HID Mobile Access® provides secure credential distribution via an app or digital wallet on a range of devices.
Attendees can witness how HID simplifies mobile access management with solutions tailored to evolving security requirements, including supporting mobile access on existing readers to reduce upgrade complexities and costs.
Moreover, HID is unveiling its HID Converged Credentials solution at ISC West. This innovation combines physical and logical access into one standardized credential, enabling employees to access secured areas and log into workstations and enterprise applications using a single card or security key instead of multiple tokens.
Streamlining Credential Management
For organizations handling high-volume or distributed workforces, HID FARGO® Connect™ simplifies credential life cycle management through a comprehensive, cloud-based platform. By integrating remote sites, human resources systems, and issuance hardware, credentials can be instantly issued and activated from anywhere.
When paired with advanced printers such as HID FARGO HDP6600, HDP5000e, and DTC1500, businesses can establish a connected issuance ecosystem that accelerates turnaround times and enhances operational efficiency.
Access Control: Infrastructure Optimization
HID's recent improvements to its access control portfolio offer enhanced flexibility, ensuring organizations can optimize their existing infrastructure. HID Linq™ Mobile for Android is a preview of streamlined reader management via a mobile app, allowing remote configuration of HID Signo™ and OMNIKEY® readers. The Android version is releasing in Q2, with the iOS version expected later this year.
The HID OMNIKEY Plug Series presents a compact RFID reader family ideal for mobile workforces, delivering passwordless authentication with multiple credential technology support, including FIDO2 and multi-factor authentication (MFA) methods, enhancing security against phishing and credential compromises.
Real-time Identity Verification
ISC West solutions reflect HID’s shift toward unified identityHealthcare Visitor Manager offers a customized patient check-in process for hospitals, directly integrating with electronic health record (EHR) systems. It enables functionalities such as ID scanning, photo capture, watchlist management, and audit-ready compliance logs, aligning with HIPAA and OSHA standards while maintaining security.
The launch of the Digital Trust & Identity Pavilion will showcase biometric technology by featuring real-time identity verification, exemplified by the HID Facepod™ at the entrance, offering facial recognition verification. HID will exhibit additional demonstrations with Veridocs and Soloinsight to display multimodal identity verification, blending facial recognition with advanced document authentication for physical and mobile IDs.
HID's Strategic Focus
The solutions being presented at ISC West symbolize HID’s direction and mirror a broader industry trend towards unified physical-digital identity measures. HID's 2026 State of Security and Identity Report reveals that 75% of organizations have embraced or are evaluating converged identity solutions, with identity management ranking as a top strategic priority by 73% of respondents.
Security professionals at ISC West will gain insights into how industry leaders rely on HID for secure identity protection.
Interested attendees can explore HID’s innovations at booth #9053 during ISC West 2026.
At ISC West 2026, booth #9053, HID will showcase technologies that enable organizations to integrate physical access, digital authentication and identity verification into a cohesive system.
The demonstrations will feature solutions for mobile reader management, healthcare visitor management, credential issuance and biometric identity verification, all aimed at enhancing security while improving operational efficiency.
Identity is the foundation
“As physical and digital security systems continue to converge, identity becomes the foundation that connects them,” said Ramesh Songukrishnasamy, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at HID. “HID enables organizations to unify access control, authentication and identity verification, giving them the flexibility to build trusted identity ecosystems that evolve with their security needs.”
ISC West attendees visiting the HID booth will see how the company’s technologies work together to support modern identity protection strategies across enterprise, healthcare, government and critical infrastructure environments. Through an immersive, hands-on experience, visitors can explore HID solutions in action across real-world identity and access scenarios.
Beyond the booth, HID will participate in eight speaking sessions at ISC West 2026. A full list is available via the ISC West 2026 Session Directory.
Delivering the right credential, every time
Modern identity starts before anyone reaches a door. HID's credential issuance solutions give organizations the tools to create, deploy and scale trusted credentials across every format and workforce type.
As mobile credentials reach mainstream adoption — with 74% of organizations already deploying or planning deployment according to HID's 2026 State of Security and Identity Report — HID Mobile Access® delivers secure credentials through an app or digital wallet across a wide spectrum of devices. Attendees can see firsthand how HID makes it simple for organizations to issue, manage and scale mobile access, with solutions designed to meet their evolving security needs, including new support for mobile access on readers with Existing Keys to minimize the complexity and costs to upgrade to mobile.
HID is also announcing the launch of its HID Converged Credentials solution at ISC West, a solution that consolidates physical and logical access into a single, standards-based credential. Using the same card or security key they already carry, employees can badge through secured doors and authenticate to workstations and enterprise applications without passwords or separate tokens.
For teams managing high-volume or distributed workforces, HID FARGO® Connect™, streamlines credential life cycle management through a unified, cloud-based platform. By connecting remote locations, HR systems and issuance hardware, organizations can instantly issue and activate credentials for employees anywhere. When combined with advanced printers such as the HID FARGO HDP6600, HDP5000e and DTC1500, businesses gain a fully connected issuance ecosystem that accelerates turnaround times, strengthens security and improves operational efficiency across the enterprise.
Maximizing access control infrastructure
Issuing the right credential only matters if the infrastructure reading it is built to match. Recent enhancements to HID's access control portfolio give organizations more flexibility and control over the investments they've already made.
For administrators managing reader deployments at scale, HID Linq™ Mobile for Android offers a preview of what simplified reader management looks like as a mobile app, enabling remote configuration of HID Signo™ and OMNIKEY® readers and firmware updates from a single interface. The Android version launches in Q2, with iOS availability expected later this year.
Designed for seamless authentication on-the-go, the HID OMNIKEY Plug Series is the ultimate compact RFID reader family for mobile workforces. Its small and lightweight design makes it ideal for professionals on the move. Available in two versions, the OMNIKEY Plug Series delivers secure, passwordless authentication with support for multiple credential technologies, including FIDO2 and other multi-factor authentication (MFA) methods, to protect against phishing and credential theft. It also complements the broader OMNIKEY portfolio, helping organizations extend and maximize their existing technology investments.
Verifying identity in real time
Visitor Manager for Healthcare delivers a tailored patient check-in process for hospitals, integrating directly with electronic health record (EHR) systems to link visitors to specific patients and rooms for fast visitor guidance. Capabilities include ID scanning, photo capture, watchlist management and audit-ready logs to support compliance with HIPAA, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and other regulations — reducing friction starting at the front door, without compromising security.
That same commitment to accurate identity verification extends to the new Digital Trust & Identity Pavilion, where HID will demonstrate the latest in biometric technology, including what it looks like to confirm, in real time, that the person presenting a credential is who they claim to be.
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The HID Facepod™ will greet attendees at the pavilion entrance, offering an immediate, real-world example of facial recognition verification before they step inside.
At HID’s booth (#22136) in the pavilion, attendees will see how the HID Facepod delivers fast, accurate biometric verification under real-world operating conditions. HID will also feature two additional demonstrations with Veridocs and Soloinsight, showcasing multimodal identity verification that includes facial recognition and advanced document authentication for both physical and mobile IDs.
Together, these demonstrations highlight how HID enables trusted identity verification across a wide range of credentials, environments and use cases — powered by HID’s technologies and seamless integrations with complementary solutions across the partner ecosystem.
HID protecting what matters
The solutions HID is bringing to ISC West reflect both the company's strategic direction and a broader industry shift already underway, as organizations increasingly demand unified approaches to physical and digital identity. According to HID's 2026 State of Security and Identity Report, which surveyed more than 1,500 end users and industry partners, 75% of organizations have already deployed or are actively evaluating converged physical-digital identity solutions.
Identity management has also emerged as the top strategic priority, cited by 73% of respondents as a leading trend. For security professionals, integrators and technology leaders on the ISC West show floor, HID's demonstrations offer a firsthand look at why the world's most security-conscious organizations trust HID to protect what matters most.
ISC West attendees can explore HID’s latest innovations at booth #9053.
