At ISC West 2026, HID, recognized for its identity solutions, introduced the HID Converged Credentials at booth #9053, a comprehensive platform designed to enhance facility security and streamline employee identity management.
The solution enables organizations to integrate both physical and digital access through a unified, phishing-resistant credential, effectively reducing vendor dependency and strengthening security infrastructure without requiring major changes to existing systems.
Enhanced Identity Management
Traditionally, organizations have handled building security and network security as distinct areas, often relying on different vendors and credentials for each. Employees might use separate cards for office entry, passwords for computer access, and other methods for cloud application authentication.
This fragmentation not only complicates identity management but also increases vulnerability points. As threats, particularly those utilizing AI, continue to evolve, a united approach to identity governance across physical and digital domains becomes crucial to effective risk management.
Industry Demand for Convergence
Traditionally, organizations have handled building security and network security as distinct areas
Daniel Gundlach, Vice President and Head of Business Unit, NAM - PACS, HID, emphasized the industry need, stating, "Our customers have trusted HID for decades to secure their facilities. HID Converged Credentials is a direct response to what they’re telling us: they want fewer vendors, less complexity, and a credential that works everywhere, from the front door to the desktop and the cloud."
According to HID's 2026 State of Security and Identity Report, an impressive 75% of organizations have either implemented or are evaluating converged identity solutions. Furthermore, identity management is prioritized as a key strategic focus by 73% of physical security professionals, although 52% point to the complexity of current systems as a significant barrier to adopting these solutions.
Unified Credential Solution
HID Converged Credentials offer a solution by integrating physical and digital access into one standards-based credential. Employees can use a single card or security token to access secured areas, log into their workstations, and authenticate enterprise applications, eliminating the need for passwords and reducing the complexity for security teams managing multiple systems.
The solution supports FIDO2 and PKI standards, providing a robust defense against phishing in both environments. This unified approach simplifies compliance, auditing, and access management for security administrators.
Seamless and Efficient Access
Sean Dyon, VP and Head of Authentication at HID, remarked, "Security teams today are looking for solutions that reduce complexity without compromising protection. HID Converged Credentials delivers on both fronts, giving employees one credential to access the building, their workstation, and applications, while making credential management simpler and more efficient for organizations."
Diverse Credential Formats
Available in several formats, HID Converged Credentials accommodate various organizational needs and workflows:
- Crescendo® Smart Cards: Offer a unified solution for physical access and digital logins, supporting FIDO2, PKI, and OATH, eliminating the need for separate tokens.
- Security Keys: Portable authenticators for high-security access to desktops and cloud services.
- Micro Readers: Compact, NFC-enabled devices that extend access compatibility to environments where carrying a phone is inconvenient.
By simplifying credential lifecycle management, HID Converged Credentials ensure a secure, consistent, and streamlined user experience across both physical and digital domains. Attendees at ISC West 2026 can visit HID at booth #9053 to explore these innovations further, with experts available to discuss the broader HID portfolio.
At ISC West 2026, HID, a provider of trusted identity solutions, announced the launch of HID Converged Credentials at booth #9053. This solution allows organizations to secure their facilities and manage employee identities and credentials through a single, unified platform.
Designed to give security teams a practical path to modernise their identity architecture, the solution consolidates physical and logical access under a single phishing-resistant credential, reducing vendor complexity and strengthening security posture without disrupting existing infrastructure.
Two separate disciplines
For most organizations, securing a building and securing a network are treated as two separate disciplines, often with separate vendors and separate credentials. An employee may badge into the office with one card, log into their computer with a password and authenticate to cloud applications with another method. With different systems and credentials operating in isolation, the potential points of failure multiply, creating gaps that are difficult to audit and expensive to manage.
At the same time, the threat landscape is evolving, with AI-enabled attack methods making credential-based vulnerabilities harder to ignore. Organizations that unify how they govern identity across physical and logical environments are better positioned to stay ahead of those risks.
Converged identity solutions
"Our customers have trusted HID to secure their facilities for decades. HID Converged Credentials is a direct response to what they're telling us: they want fewer vendors, less complexity and a credential that works everywhere, from the front door to the desktop and the cloud. We're uniquely positioned to deliver that, because identity is in our DNA," said Daniel Gundlach, Vice President and Head of Business Unit, NAM - PACS, HID.
This sentiment is widely shared across the industry. 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 identity solutions. Identity management ranked as the top strategic priority across all categories surveyed, with 73% of physical security professionals identifying it as a leading trend and 60% planning to increase investment in this area. Yet despite clear demand, 52% still cite the complexity of managing fragmented identity systems as their greatest barrier to progress.
Multiple identity systems
HID Converged Credentials addresses the challenges of fragmented identity management by consolidating physical and logical access onto a single, standards-based credential. Using the same card or security token they already carry, employees can badge through a secured door and log in to their workstation and enterprise applications, without passwords, without friction and without security teams having to manage multiple identity systems.
Built to support FIDO2 and PKI standards, the solution brings phishing-resistant authentication to both physical and logical environments. For security administrators, it means unified visibility across all access points, simplified compliance and auditing, and the ability to provision or revoke access seamlessly.
Revoke access seamlessly
"Security teams today are looking for solutions that reduce complexity without compromising protection,” said Sean Dyon, VP and Head of Authentication, HID. “HID Converged Credentials delivers on both fronts, giving employees one credential to access the building, their workstation and applications, while making credential management simpler and more efficient for organizations.”
HID Converged Credentials is available in multiple form factors to fit the way organizations and their employees actually work:
- Crescendo® Smart Cards: A single card for physical door access and phishing-resistant digital login, supporting FIDO2, PKI and OATH with no separate token required.
- Security Keys: Portable FIDO2/PKI authenticators for high-assurance access to workstations and cloud applications.
- Micro Readers: Compact NFC-enabled readers that extend converged access to workstations and environments where carrying a phone is not practical.
Consistent user experience
HID Converged Credentials is designed to streamline and ultimately unify the credential lifecycle management layer across physical and logical access, delivering high assurance through stronger credentials, simplified operations, consistent user experience, and evidence for audit and compliance.
Visit HID at booth #9053 at ISC West 2026 to experience converged access firsthand, with physical access and identity experts on hand to walk attendees through the broader HID portfolio.
