At ISC West 2026, HID introduced its latest innovation, the HID Converged Credentials, at booth #9053. This new offering allows organisations to manage facilities and employee identities on a unified platform, combining physical and logical access into one phishing-resistant credential.
This approach aims to reduce vendor complexity while enhancing the security posture without necessitating infrastructural modifications.
Addressing separate security disciplines
Traditionally, organisations have handled building and network security as separate entities, frequently involving different vendors and credentials.
Typically, an employee uses one card for office entry, a password for computer access, and another method for cloud applications. Such disparate systems make it difficult to audit security efficiently and increase both potential security gaps and management costs. As AI-enabled threats continue to evolve, the importance of unifying identity governance for both physical and logical environments becomes increasingly apparent.
The rise of converged identity solutions
The demand for such solutions is evident in the HID 2026 State of Security and Identity Report
Daniel Gundlach, Vice President and Head of Business Unit, NAM - PACS, HID, elaborated on the launch: "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."
The demand for such solutions is evident in the HID 2026 State of Security and Identity Report. It highlights that 75% of organisations have either deployed or are evaluating converged identity solutions, with identity management deemed the foremost strategic priority. Despite this, the complexity of managing disparate systems remains a challenge for 52% of respondents.
Streamlining identity management
By consolidating physical and logical access onto one credential, HID Converged Credentials simplifies identity management. Employees can access secured areas and log in to their workstations and applications without needing multiple credentials or passwords. Based on FIDO2 and PKI standards, the solution also fortifies against phishing threats while enhancing unified visibility, compliance, and seamless access management for security teams.
According to Sean Dyon, VP and Head of Authentication, HID, "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 organisations."
Customisable and practical applications
HID Converged Credentials is available in various forms to cater to different organisational needs:
- Crescendo® Smart Cards: These cards integrate physical access and secure digital login capabilities, supporting FIDO2, PKI, and OATH without requiring a separate token.
- Security Keys: Portable authenticators providing high-assurance access to both workstations and cloud applications.
- Micro Readers: Compact, NFC-enabled devices providing access in environments where mobile phone use is impractical.
With a focus on unifying the credential lifecycle management across both access types, the solution aims to deliver a consistent user experience, while supporting compliance and audit needs. Attendees of ISC West 2026 are invited to booth #9053 to experience HID's comprehensive portfolio and discover the benefits of converged access firsthand.
At ISC West 2026, HID, a provider of trusted identity solutions, announced the launch of HID Converged Credentials at booth #9053. This solution allows organisations 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 organisations, 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. Organisations 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 organisations 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 organisations.”
HID Converged Credentials is available in multiple form factors to fit the way organisations 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.
