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.
