GIDS Card (Generic Identity Device Specification) Multi-Factor Authentication Login PKI Smart Card

GIDS Card (Generic Identity Device Specification) is a multi-factor authentication (MFA) smart card that natively works with Microsoft Windows. A GIDS Card is the only PKI smart card whose driver is integrated on each Windows OS since Windows 7 SP1 is ready to run without 3rd party middleware – just enroll within your Windows PKI and use it as the “Identity Device (Microsoft Generic Profile)”.

GIDS is a standard for smart cards that enables them to be used for authentication. While it is not the only standard for smart card authentication, GIDS is a low cost alternative to others PKI cards such as PIV (Personal Identity Verification), a US federal government mandated standard.

Cardlogix GIDS Card are made in accordance to the specification GIDS 2.0 (Generic Identity Device Specification).

GIDS Cards are immediately functional in the Windows OS environment. The smart cards can be enrolled with PKI certificates and keys through the Windows Certificate Manager Tool (Certmgr.exe) or any chosen CMS client. The user PIN can be set up using Windows or any other Minidriver compatible utility.

GIDS Cards are available in a wide range of versions, including dual-interface, contact, contactless, and can be combined with physical access credentials compatible with various legacy technologies, such as HID® Prox™, Casi®, Indala®, MIFARE Classic®, MFARE Ultralight, MIFARE® DESFire® and others on request (i.e., HID® iClass™).