Identiv (Hirsch / uTrust) Access Credentials
High-security access with AES smart credentials and government PIV — a facility guide to Identiv's Velocity platform, the Hirsch ScramblePad heritage, and where standard open prox still fits.
Can you buy third-party Identiv (Hirsch / uTrust) Access Credentials cards?
Identiv (which absorbed Hirsch Electronics) runs the Velocity high-security access platform: its uTrust TS secured credential is an AES-protected 13.56 MHz smart card provisioned through Identiv, and Hirsch ScramblePad readers also handle federally issued PIV/CAC. Both come through their proper channels. Where the readers accept standard open 26-bit or DSX 33-bit proximity, American Key Cards supplies that open-format stock.
- 13.56 MHz / 125 kHz
- Frequency
- High-security access control — AES-secured 13.56 MHz smart credentials and government PIV/CAC, with standard 125 kHz prox support
- Technology
- 4
- Bit formats
- 2+
- OEM part nos.
- Brand channel
- Order from
Identiv's Hirsch heritage put it at the high-security end of access control — ScramblePad readers, the Velocity platform, and government-grade credentialing. This page explains that ecosystem operationally: the uTrust TS secured credential, the PIV/CAC world, and where standard open prox still fits, which is the side we can supply. We don't sell the secured or government credentials; we do supply the open prox Hirsch/Identiv readers accept.
The Hirsch/Identiv high-security heritage
Hirsch Electronics built its name on high-assurance access control, most visibly the ScramblePad — a reader whose keypad digits shuffle position on each use so an observer can't learn a PIN from hand movement. Identiv acquired that heritage and folded it into the Velocity management platform, which spans everything from standard proximity to the uTrust TS secured smart credential and full government PIV/CAC support.
That breadth is the defining trait: an Identiv site might run open prox on perimeter doors, uTrust TS secured credentials on sensitive interior doors, and PIV/CAC at government checkpoints — all managed through Velocity. Understanding which credential class each door uses is the first step in sourcing anything.
Secured credentials and government PIV/CAC
The uTrust TS secured credential is an AES-protected 13.56 MHz smart card provisioned through Identiv's Velocity platform — clone-resistant and issued through Identiv or an authorized integrator. PIV (federal civilian) and CAC (defense) credentials are a separate world entirely: they're federally issued identity credentials, and no commercial supplier — Identiv included — mints them for you. If your doors read PIV/CAC, the credentials come through your agency's issuance process.
Both of these are outside what any card vendor can supply, and we're explicit about that. They're named here to explain the ecosystem, not to imply availability.
The open-prox side we supply
Identiv and Hirsch readers running in Wiegand mode accept standard open proximity formats — most commonly 26-bit H10301, and also the DSX 33-bit D10202 format that Identiv has long carried. Those are standard, supply-able credentials, and they're exactly what an independent manufacturer provides.
So on an Identiv site, the practical division is clear: perimeter and general-access doors on open prox are our lane; uTrust TS secured credentials and government PIV/CAC are their respective channels. Send us a photo of a credential and reader and we'll tell you which is which, then supply the open-prox stock.
Identiv (Hirsch / uTrust) Access Credentials specifications
- System brand
- Identiv (Hirsch Electronics)
- Technology
- High-security access control — AES-secured 13.56 MHz smart credentials and government PIV/CAC, with standard 125 kHz proximity support
- Frequency
- 13.56 MHz / 125 kHz
- Credential platform
- Identiv uTrust TS: AES-secured 13.56 MHz smart credential (Velocity/Hirsch application); Hirsch ScramblePad readers also handle government PIV/CAC and standard open 125 kHz proximity
- Bit formats
- Identiv uTrust TS secured 13.56 MHz smart credential (Velocity application), PIV / PIV-I / CAC (government, federally issued), Standard 26-bit Wiegand H10301 (open prox), DSX 33-bit D10202 (open prox, also carried by Identiv)
- OEM part numbers
- 5020-SD / 5020-MD (uTrust TS secured, ordered through Identiv), Hirsch 4010 / 4000 open-prox bodies
Specifications reviewed August 2026
How to order Identiv (Hirsch / uTrust) Access Credentials credentials
Identiv's uTrust TS secured smart credentials are provisioned through Identiv's Velocity platform and issued via Identiv or an authorized integrator. Government PIV/CAC credentials are federally issued and cannot be third-party sourced. Where Hirsch/Identiv readers accept standard open 26-bit or DSX 33-bit proximity, American Key Cards supplies that open-format stock.
Hirsch/Identiv readers in Wiegand mode accept standard open 26-bit and DSX 33-bit D10202 proximity — that open-format prox we supply (see our standard 125 kHz and DSX-format cards). The uTrust TS secured smart credential and any PIV/CAC come through Identiv's and the government's channels respectively.
Editorial reference page. American Key Cards is an independent credential supplier and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Identiv (Hirsch Electronics). We do not sell Identiv (Hirsch Electronics)'s secured credentials (we supply only the open, standard-format proximity credentials described above); brand and product names appear only to identify the technology discussed, and all trademarks remain the property of their respective owners.
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View compatible cardsIdentiv (Hirsch / uTrust) Access Credentials — FAQ
Can I buy Identiv uTrust TS secured credentials from a third party?
No — they're AES-protected and provisioned through Identiv's Velocity platform, so they come from Identiv or an authorized integrator. We supply the standard open 26-bit and DSX 33-bit proximity credentials Hirsch/Identiv readers accept in Wiegand mode.
What about PIV or CAC credentials on Hirsch readers?
Those are federally issued identity credentials — no commercial vendor, Identiv included, produces them for you; they come through your agency's issuance process. We can only supply the open-prox side of an Identiv installation.
Are Hirsch/Identiv readers compatible with standard prox cards?
In Wiegand mode, yes — they accept standard open 26-bit H10301 and DSX 33-bit D10202 proximity, both of which we supply. The secured uTrust TS smart credential and government PIV/CAC come through their own channels.
How do I identify which credential type my doors use?
Your Velocity administrator can tell you, or send us photos of a working credential and the reader. We'll identify whether it's open prox (our lane), a uTrust TS secured card (Identiv's channel), or PIV/CAC (government issuance) — and supply the open-prox stock if that's what you need.