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Playbook & Handbook · February 6, 2026
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EDTECH: LEVERAGING AI-POWERED TECHNOLOGIES TO TRANSFORM THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE
1. Technology overview
Hideez Group, Inc. is a cybersecurity company founded in 2017 with headquarters in Delaware, United States, and a team in Ukraine. It provides last-mile authentication for passwordless access to Windows workstations, legacy apps and modern SSO.
The platform includes Hideez Enterprise Server, Desktop Client, AuthShield for legacy web apps, FIDO Logon, a phone authenticator and the Hideez Key 5 FIDO2 hardware key. It supports QR, Bluetooth, NFC, passkeys and hardware keys, deploys as cloud, multitenant or self-hosted, and serves government, healthcare, manufacturing, finance, retail and SMB customers.
2. Highlighted features & specifications
- Enterprise Server: Management console for users, devices and policies.
- Windows logon: Desktop Client and FIDO Logon for passwordless sign-in and auto-lock.
- AuthShield: SSO for legacy web apps.
- Authenticator app: Phishing-resistant phone authenticator using public-key cryptography.
- Hideez Key 5: Hardware FIDO2 key with proximity and NFC.
- Flexible deployment: Cloud, private cloud, multitenant or self-hosted.
3. Potential application
A hospital or clinic in Vietnam can use proximity login and auto-lock on shared nurse stations. A factory can sign operators into Windows workstations with NFC or FIDO2 keys. An SME can start with the free 5-user cloud tier to pilot passwordless login.
4. Benefits
The multi-tenant cloud version is free for up to 5 users, and a 30-day pilot runs on the customer workstations. Proximity login and automatic lock remove password typing on shared devices. Integrations with Entra ID, Active Directory, SAML and OIDC avoid replacing existing identity systems.
5. Market trends & opportunities
Phishing-resistant authentication is driven by regulation such as NIS2 and DORA in Europe, and shared workstations and legacy applications remain hard to cover with standard SSO. Southeast Asian hospitals, factories and banks face similar mixes of legacy systems and shared devices.
6. Other information
Founded in 2017, headquartered in Delaware with a team in Ukraine. Joined ECSO in September 2026 and received USAID cybersecurity support in 2024. Member of the FIDO Alliance and holder of FIDO2 and ISO 27001 badges per the site.
