HID Approve
HID Approve provides mobile authentication and transaction signing for consumer and workforce services.
What HID Approve is
HID Approve provides mobile authentication and transaction signing for consumer and workforce services. Users can approve access requests or sign transactions from a mobile device using push notifications, QR codes, or generated one-time passwords. Those passwords can be used when the phone has no internet connection. Consumer uses include banking transaction signing, payment approval, Strong Customer Authentication, and secure login for digital financial services. Workforce uses include VPN and remote-access authentication, corporate and cloud application access, and regulated workflows. Organizations can deploy HID Approve as a customizable mobile app or add authentication to an existing app using its SDK. The SDK connects to ActivID Authentication Server, ActivID Appliance, or HID Authentication Service; the cloud service also offers a REST API for managing device types, credentials, and authentication policies. HID lists Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows support, including a standalone .NET installer for Windows. The product supports team administration and directory sync. HID describes its cryptography as standards-based and states support for requirements related to PSD2 and Open Banking, EPCS, PCI-DSS, and GDPR. Pricing is on request, and no free plan is listed.
Good
- Supports push, QR code, and OTP authentication.
- One-time passwords can work offline.
- Offers customizable app and SDK deployment.
- Includes team administration and directory sync.
- Supports workforce and consumer use cases.
Watch out
- Pricing is on request.
- No free plan is listed.
Who it suits
HID Approve suits organizations that need mobile approval or transaction signing for consumer financial services or workforce access. Its SDK and customizable-app deployment options are relevant to teams integrating authentication into applications.
Verdict
HID Approve combines mobile access approvals with transaction signing and supports consumer and workforce workflows. Organizations should note that pricing requires a request and integration can use the SDK or a customizable app.
Plans and prices
From HID Approve's own pricing page, checked 1 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| HID Approve | Priced on request | consumer and workforce authentication · mobile app or SDK deployment |
The facts
Each one read from HID Approve's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API integration
- The HID Authentication Service exposes an HIDApprove REST API for managing device types, credential types and authentication policies.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Authentication methods
- It supports push notification authentication, QR code authentication and one-time password generation.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Code type
- totp and hotpchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Compliance
- HID states that HID Approve supports PSD2 and Open Banking, EPCS, PCI-DSS and GDPR-related requirements.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Consumer use cases
- Consumer use cases include banking transaction signing, payment approval, Strong Customer Authentication workflows and secure login for digital financial services.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- HID Approve can be deployed as a customizable mobile application or integrated into existing applications using an authentication SDK.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Offline authentication
- One-time passwords can be used when the mobile device has no internet connection.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- HID Approve provides mobile authentication and transaction signing for consumer and workforce use cases.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Security
- HID describes the solution as using standards-based cryptography and says it is backed by third-party penetration testing and independent audit reviews.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Support
- HID identity and authentication support includes HID Approve and provides Europe and US customer-service phone numbers.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Transaction signing
- Users can authenticate access requests and sign transactions on a mobile device.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Workforce use cases
- Workforce use cases include VPN and remote-access authentication, corporate and cloud application access, and regulated workforce workflows.checked 1 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Austin, Texas, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
- Team administration
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Integration platforms
- The HID Approve SDK communicates with ActivID Authentication Server, ActivID Appliance or the HID Authentication Service cloud platform.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Push approvals
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Supported platforms
- Android,iOS,macOS,Windowschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Windows download
- The product page lists an HID Approve for Windows standalone .NET installer.checked 1 Oct 2026
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