HID on the Desktop

naviGO is the secure and convenient way to log on to Microsoft Windows using two-factor authentication through the use of an existing HID physical access cards and PIN.

Strong Authentication is now practical for ALL. naviGO is a cost-effective solution that simplifies deployment of strong authentication and manages the lifecycle of strong authentication user credentials including Crescendo smart cards (with digital certificates), iCLASS smart cards, Prox cards and Knowledge Based Authentication (KBA).

Built on Microsoft .NET, naviGO Server is the first credential management solution that is practical for both large and small organizations. No longer are organizations required to become experts in encryption and complicated security technology to effectively provide strong authentication to network infrastructure. Just as you do not expect your employees to become locksmiths to open a door, they should not need to become security experts to authenticate to computer systems.

• Security eliminates passwords and replaces them with a dual authentication process using exiting HID access cards + PIN to log on to Windows.
• Convenience works with existing physical access control cards: HID Prox, iClass and Crescendo cards.
• Simple easy to install, administer and deploy software.
• Cost efficient deployment, administration and use of model accelerates return on investment.

naviGO Features

• Use existing physical access cards to log on to Microsoft Windows: HID Crescendo, iClass and Prox smart cards
• Credential management system allow users to set up and manage access cards
• Connects to IT system
• Contains a knowledge-based authentication process if HID card is ever lost or stolen
• Straightforward software that is easy to install for users and administrators

naviGO Advantages

• Supports HID Prox, iClass, Crescendo and PKI smart cards for logical access. Cards can be mix and matched to create a risk appropriate security program for your organization
• 2-Factor authentication to increase logical access security (using smart card +PIN)
• Credential management systems allow users to set up and manage access cards
• Designed to give IT professionals as much flexibility as possible in designing a logical access implementation
• Modular architecture allows naviGO to address a small office with little IT infrastructure or large complex companies with higher security needs
• No annual maintenance fees

naviGO Components

Omnikey Readers CardMan 5325 Prox CardMan 6321 CardMan 5321 CardMan 5321 CL

HID Cards Prox iClass

naviGO Downloads

• naviGO brochure.pdf
• HID on the Desktop.pdf

Crescendo - Logical Access

Highly Secure, off the shelf smart cards

Crescendo is a smart card the size of a credit card with many capabilities. Crescendo cards allow users to gain physical (building) and logical (computer) access and also serves as an employee identification card. Value combining logical and physical access to a single card will reduce the cost of card management costs. Customized using HID physical access cards (Prox, iClass, MiFare) to suit the specific needs of your company. Compatible smart cards are fully compatible with Microstoft Windows Smart Card Framework and support Microsoft applications.

Crescendo is a series of highly secure multi-technology, off-the-shelf smart cards designed to provide out-of-the-box, standards-compliant support for existing physical and logical access applications. Crescendo offers the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) for a combined logical and physical access control solution.

Crescendo offers the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) for a combined logical and physical access control solution.

Crescendo Features

• Crescendo is a series of highly secure, off-the-shelf smart cards designed to provide out-of-the-box, standards-compliant support for thousands of logical a ccess applications.
• Crescendo is a multi-technology smart card. Crescendo is a credit card-sized card that enables logical and physical access control, also serving as an employee ID badge. An embedded contact smart chip is used for logical access control. To meet the needs of current physical access control customers, Crescendo can be customized with the “physical access control” technologies you choose (i.e., HID or Indala® proximity, i CLASS®, MIFARE®, and others).
• Crescendo smart cards require no additional per-seat middleware license. Using a powerful contact smart chip with cryptographic co-processor, Crescendo is supplied pre-initialized with the required on-card software and includes all required drivers and middleware. This equates to a high performance, cost-effective solution.
• Within HID’s Trusted Identity Platform,™ Crescendo combines technologies, services, and know-how with unique attributes to deliver a trusted solution for secure identity-related applications.
• Crescendo is Windows® compatible. Crescendo series smart cards are fully compatible with the Microsoft® Windows® Smart Card Framework (WSF) and support Microsoft® applications such as Windows® Domain Log-On, VPN, Outlook®, secure Web access, and wireless LAN authentication.
• Crescendo cards are as simple to install and use as any Windows® peripheral. Crescendo has completed the Microsoft® certification program for smart card minidrivers, ensuring a seamless experience for the user.
• Crescendo is supported by the MicrosoftR Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007, dramatically simplifying the deployment, management, and auditing of smart cards used for logical access control applications.
• Crescendo supports security applications from other vendors including:
  
  • Single sign-on
  • Pre-boot authentication
  • Disk encryption
  • Digital signatures

Crescendo Features

• Reduces card management costs and increases user convenience by combining logical and physical access control in a single card.
• Provides out-of-the-box, standards-compliant support for thousands of logical access applications provided by Microsoft® and others.
• Is supplied pre-initialized with the required on-card software and includes all required drivers and middleware.
• Requires no per-seat middleware licenses, reducing overall costs.
• Uses a powerful contact smart chip with cryptographic co-processor coupled with HID's industry standard proximity or iCLASS® technology.
• Is available off-the-shelf, reducing lead times and cost.

Crescendo Components

Omnikey Readers CardMan 3021 CardMan 3121 CardMan 4040 CardMan 4321

HID Cards Crescendo

Crescendo Downloads

• crescendo brochure.pdf