Modern Cards for Modern Campuses
Today’s students expect easy, instant access and personalized experiences. Entrust helps colleges and universities issue secure student IDs – physical or digital – that support access, payments, and campus life from day one.
Secure Every Campus Credential Interaction
Onboarding
Issue trusted student and staff IDs quickly and consistently to support orientation, enrollment, and first-day access across physical and digital campus environments.
Transacting
Enable secure access and everyday campus transactions – from facilities entry to dining and services – with credential-based experiences that minimize friction.
Monitoring
Strengthen credential governance with better visibility and control over issuance operations, access activity, and credential data across distributed campus locations.
Securing
Protect credential data and cryptographic operations with HSM-backed security to support compliance and long-term trust in campus identity systems.
Everything You Need for Campus-Wide Credentialing
ID Card Printers
Instantly issue secure, high-quality student IDs across campus with smart card, magnetic stripe, and contactless encoding options.
Card Issuance Software
Design, issue, and manage credentials across locations with cloud-based or on-prem software integrated with campus systems.
Hardware Security Modules
Secure credential data and cryptographic operations with HSMs that protect student identities and enable compliance.
ID Verification and Fraud Detection
Ensure student and educator credentials, assessments, and test scores are all secure with state-of-the-art ID verification and fraud detection technology.
Benefits and Advantages
Improved Student Experience
Deliver faster service and smoother campus interactions with quick issuance, personalized credentials, and reliable access across facilities and services.
Operational Efficiency
Streamline onboarding and reissuance with centralized software, mobile capture, batch printing, and multi-location support.
Scalability
Support growth with rapid issuance during peak periods alongside campus needs. Eliminate orientation queues for student IDs.
Enhanced Campus Security
Strengthen access control across facilities and systems with smart card, RF, or magnetic stripe credentials that integrate with multiple physical access control systems.
Institutional Branding
Reinforce your brand image with industry-leading vibrant color-matching and precision print quality that stands the test of time.
Cost Savings
Reduce costs by producing durable IDs on demand from blank card stock or preprinted badges and minimizing rework during peak issuance.
Understanding the Student Journey
Discover the power of campus IDs and how they impact the student experience.
Power the Entire Campus ID Experience
Student Orientation
Save both time and resources and improve the student experience by allowing your new students to easily and securely request badge credentials prior to their first day of class.
Campus Access Control
Use secure credentials for controlled access to dorms, labs, athletic facilities, libraries, and staff-only buildings across campus.
Payments and Transactions
Enable convenient one-card experiences for dining, laundry, vending, campus stores, transit, and events.
ID Design and Branding
Add innovative branding and enhanced security to your ID cards with colors, logos, academic affiliations, and our exclusive tactile impression feature.
Distributed Issuance
Personalize the customer experience by enabling students and staff to submit photos online and collect their IDs at multiple locations.
Staff Credentialing
Issue staff IDs that enable access to secure areas and reflect institutional affiliation, supporting privacy and employee engagement.
Virtual Credential Builder: Create Your Own ID
Explore the world of ID card security features with our free interactive tool that lets you create virtual IDs by adding and removing security features and other elements.
Additional Resources
The Personalized Campus ID
Learn why old-school ID programs don’t impress today’s tech-savvy students.
Delivering a Five-Star Experience to Gen Z Students
See how card products impact student experience at universities.
Energize Your Campus ID Program
Discover the ultimate identity software for higher education.
2026 Identity Fraud Report
Discover the latest insights on identity fraud and how to prevent it.
Expectations of Digital Identity and Onboarding
Discover the importance of balancing user experience with identity security.
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