Online and Digital Identification, Securing Web 2.0, PKI and Digital Certificates

Q&A: HID's Trusted Identity Platform

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

HID Global’s Trusted Identity Platform was first introduced in March but the identity provider is rolling out more features to the system as the year progresses.

A recent partnership aims to enable HID’s iCLASS credentials on NFC chips. This would allow mobile handsets to function as access control tokens and more, says Tam Hulusi, senior vice president of strategic innovation and intellectual property at HID.

The credentials will be delivered to the devices via HID’s Trusted Identity Platform that verifies all points in a system or network so that transactions can be trusted, explains Hulusi.

We spoke with Hulusi to understand the significance of the Trusted Identity Platform.

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