HID

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HID

HID Global Corporation is a company that provides identity solutions for businesses, schools, and governments. HID’s products and services help people securely access places, transact safely, and work productively. HID’s products include:

Access control systems: Readers, cards, credentials, and controllers for access control and biometric applications
Smart cards: ID smart cards and other open, smart-card-based credentials
Biometric readers: Fingerprint readers and other biometric readers
RFID tags: RFID tags and other RFID products
Mobile IDs: Mobile IDs and other mobile access products
Indoor location services: Indoor location services and real-time location services in healthcare
ePassport design: ePassport design and other passport products

HID is a subsidiary of Assa Abloy, a multinational door and access control conglomerate.

HID may also refer to high-intensity discharge, which is a type of headlight that contains a xenon gas-filled glass enclosure with two electrodes. HID headlights are brighter than standard headlights and are more durable than halogen headlights.