
HID Signo 20 PIV Reader
High-security contactless smart card reader
Key Features
FIPS 201 Compliance: Meets strict government specifications for high assurance and NIST SP 800-116 guidelines.
Credential Support: Reads PKI-based FIPS 201 credentials including PIV, PIV-I, CIV, CAC, TWIC, and FRAC, alongside legacy 13.56 MHz and 125 kHz technologies.
CAK Certificate: Contains a Card Authentication Key certificate when paired with HID pivCLASS modules.
Compact Design: Features a narrow mullion profile built for tight spaces like door mullions and window frames.
Overview
The HID Signo 20 PIV Reader is a compact, high-security contactless smart card reader designed for organizations that require strong identity authentication and compliance-focused physical access control. Its narrow mullion-mount form factor makes it ideal for door frames and installations where space is limited. Built on HID’s Signo platform, the reader supports a broad range of PKI-based FIPS-201 credentials, including PIV, PIV-I, CIV, CAC, TWIC and FRAC, making it particularly suitable for government facilities, critical infrastructure, enterprises and other high-security environments. When used with HID pivCLASS Authentication solutions, the Signo 20 PIV supports strong card authentication and high-assurance access control aligned with FIPS 201 requirements. Designed for excellent performance and flexible migration, the HID Signo 20 PIV Reader supports both modern and legacy credential technologies. It works with 13.56 MHz credentials including Seos, iCLASS SE, iCLASS, MIFARE DESFire EV1/EV2 and MIFARE Classic, while also supporting 125 kHz technologies such as HID Prox, Indala Prox, Dorado Prox and EM Prox. Integration is supported through OSDP and Wiegand, allowing the reader to work with a wide variety of physical access control systems and existing security infrastructures. As part of the HID pivCLASS architecture, it is designed to meet assurance-level requirements defined in NIST Special Publication 800-116, while enhanced read range and transaction speed help provide fast and reliable user authentication. VEGA Digital IT Solutions LLC supplies and provides professional system integration for HID Signo 20 PIV Readers and HID access control solutions in Dubai and across the UAE. VEGA Digital can support customers with reader selection, access control system design, installation, configuration, controller and door integration, credential migration, OSDP/Wiegand connectivity, testing, commissioning and integration with compatible physical access control platforms. By combining HID's high-assurance credential technology with VEGA Digital's system-integration expertise, organizations can deploy secure, scalable and future-ready access control infrastructure suitable for corporate offices, government environments, data centres and other security-sensitive facilities.
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