Hideez Key guide

Passwordless SSO, PS logon & logoff, password-based authentication

1. Sign in to your Hideez server using Admin account

2. Import License from file on the server

Go to Settings->Parameters->Licensing

Import the file license that you download from the Hideez Portal. Or you can ask us, and we will generate a license for you.

3. Add Hideez Key to the Server

• Navigate to Hardware Vaults → Add Hardware Vaults

• In the opened tab, enter the serial numbers of the hardware vaults and click “Add.”

You can locate the serial number on the side panel of your Hideez Key or on the box containing your Key.

If other users also have a physical key, the admin must manually add their serial numbers on the server.

4. Configure Passwordless SSO:

Hideez Server allows you to enable passwordless Single Sign-On (SSO) based on the SAML and OpenID Connect (OIDC) protocols. These protocols are employed to verify a user’s identity when an employee tries to access web or mobile applications.

To configure the Hideez Server as an Identity Provider for passwordless SSO, go to Settings → Parameters, and proceed with SAML or OIDC configuration as described in our user guide.

5. Configure Login and Logout from PC:

• Download .exe or .msi (x86, x64) and install the Hideez Client on the computer.
• Select the Enterprise version of the program.

• Set your server address in the Hideez Client.

• Select the type of connection for Hideez Key.

After installing the program on your computer, your workstation will appear in the list for confirmation on the dashboard of your server.

• Go to the section Workstation on your server, select the workstation, and click Approve.

• Assign a key to the user and copy the activation code

• Create an account to unlock the PC

• Pair a Hideez Key with your PC by Bluetooth

Go to Start → Settings → Devices → Bluetooth & other devices → Bluetooth and select your Hideez Key device in the list of devices

• Enter the Activation code and activate the Key

• Update the firmware on Hideez Key

Navigate to Program Files → Hideez > Client → and run Device Maintenance Application. Select Quick update and click Update.

• Configure Proximity login and logout settings for the workstation

Go to Workstations→Workstation Profiles→ Select the profile and click Edit

To enable Proximity Unlock, you need to add the workstation for it on the Employee page

6. Configure additional functions for your key, including Password Management and OTP provider (optional step)

• Use the Hideez key for password management.
• Optionally, integrate One-Time Passwords (OTP) as an additional security feature.