Latin America. HID Global recently announced its new application, HID Approve, which turns a mobile device into a portable validation device or an "authenticator" that controls online access and transaction requests, such as digital banking transactions or access to a corporate RPV (virtual private network). HID Approve adds a new level of trust so consumers and employees can transact securely.
The HID Approve mobile app combines public key cryptography with passive reception (push) technology to create a new experience for banking customers, marketers and healthcare providers, as well as for interaction between employees and businesses or organizations. This allows users to have more confidence and greater control over who is accessing their confidential and proprietary information.
HID Global's new software solution offers state-of-the-art multidimensional authentication capabilities that enable greater security, are much more intuitive and easy to use compared to traditional authentication methods. Ultimately, this solution helps strengthen IT security in businesses and digital enterprises, while improving customer and employee satisfaction.
"HID Approve will transform secure digital transactions, similar to how Uber® transformed car service and mobile keys and check-ins at hotels," said Brad Jarvis, vice president and managing director of HID Global's Identification and Access Management Solutions (IAM) division. "HID Approve greatly simplifies mobile protection and allows consumers to better protect their finances, reduce fraud and stay at ease."
HID Approve is underpinned by HID Global's ActivID® authentication infrastructure. Whenever an attempt is made to perform an online transaction or access, ActivID's authentication system leverages passive receive technology to send a notification to the consumer's mobile device and ask them to approve the transaction or login attempt. The user then swipes right to accept or left to reject, achieving simple, effective and instant verification.
HID Approve allows several deployment options:
- • Comprehensive application, fully manageable by HID Global and easy to customize, so organizations can present their brand without the need to design and maintain a custom application
- • Software development kit to integrate HID Approve features into existing corporate applications
The company's new solution includes flexible policy customization, robust security, and data analytics. HID Approve also generates transaction tracking for financial institutions and enables organizations to comply with regulations, such as the PSD2 regulation, among others. This platform also supports HID's popular portfolio of single-use password tokens.
The adaptive security approach that this mobile app enables also strikes the ideal balance between security and ease of use, and introduces a new way to balance different authentication methods to better meet the needs of both businesses and consumers.
HID Approve is an excellent addition to an already robust ID management portfolio, which includes solutions that span the entire ID lifecycle and authentication technology and devices to ensure the right people access the right information, including security devices (tokens), smart cards, biometric devices and, now, passive reception technology.
