There are many different options to identify yourself within an organization. From basic plastic cards with no technology to high advance cryptographic cards that contain certificates for advanced single sign on. Also, digital ID’s are getting more popular within organizations where it begins with a ID presented as optical representation of the person on a phone, including or not including 2D barcodes, to high security mobile ID’s like offered by HID® Mobile Access and SafeTrust.

To add a Credential Type, click on the + button in the top right, indicated below.

In the window that opens on the right you can enter the name of the Credential Type, for example MIFARE® Classic 1K, the Type, Classic. You can attach it to a Credential Category from the drop-down menu, and enter or set the capacity of the credential type, if applicable. You can also set it as the default, this means that when the system creates an ID and nothing is specified in any business rule, the default credential type will be used. There can only be one credential type be set as default. Click on Save to save your changes, or Cancel to discard your changes, and return to the Credential Type Overiew.

To edit a Credential Type, click on the Pencil icon to the right of the Type that you would like to edit, indicated below.

Change the values to your preferences.  Click on Save to save your changes, or Cancel to discard your changes, and return to the Credential Type Overiew.

When deleting credential types, be aware that these interact with your enrollment and can be a part of workflow processes.

To delete a Credential Type, click on the Red Trashcan icon to the right of the Type, indicated below.

This will open a message box asking if you are sure you would like to delete the Type. Click on Yes to delete the Type, or click on No to cancel the delete operation, and return to the Credential Type Overview.