Issue Secure Identity (ID) Credentials

Instant ID Card Printer

Issue secure cards quickly and confidently, including employee IDs, student badges, membership cards, and high-assurance credentials. 

Entrust Instant ID Card Issuance is an on-demand ID card issuance solution that helps organizations design, personalize, and issue high-assurance credentials across environments. 

Enterprises, schools, membership organizations, and government programs use Entrust Instant ID Card Issuance to connect instant ID software, direct-to-card printers, retransfer printers, supplies, and services for secure credential production. 

Entrust Instant ID Card Issuance supports modern physical credential programs, providing a foundation for secure, on-demand ID issuance.

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Secure on demand ID card printing

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Help protect ID-holder data

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Simplify credential design

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Issue Secure IDs on Demand

Organizations can issue employee IDs, student badges, membership cards, and high-assurance credentials whenever needed with instant ID software, card printers, supplies, and services that support secure credential production.

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Strengthen ID Program Security

Entrust Instant ID Card Issuance helps organizations protect sensitive ID-holder information with secure printing workflows, credential personalization, and controlled issuance processes.

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Create Professional Credentials Faster

Teams can create and personalize professional ID cards using instant ID software, direct-to-card printers, retransfer printers, and design tools that streamline card creation across environments.

Benefits of Instant ID Issuance Solutions

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Simple

Streamline ID issuance and deliver secure ID card printing with intuitive software, fast setup, and easy-to-use design tools for creating secure credentials.

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Smart

Connect credential issuance with access control systems, vendor ecosystems, and modular features such as lamination or tactile impression.

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Secure

Help protect credentials and badge-holder data with secure boot, end-to-end encryption, and built-in safeguards designed to reinforce system security.

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ID Card Software

Entrust Instant ID software helps teams design, personalize, and issue secure ID credentials through intuitive tools that simplify everyday card program management. Create professional card designs, connect to issuance workflows, and support consistent credential production across users, locations, and printer environments.

Use the free Entrust Virtual Credential Builder to create virtual IDs and explore how different security features, design elements, and credential options come together. Add, remove, and preview features before moving from card concept to production. Experience instant access to secure ID card printing.

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Easier to trust, harder to counterfeit

Today’s ID credentials need to be durable, inspectable, and secure while standing up to highly sophisticated threats. The benefits of 600 dpi resolution include improved clarity, sharper security features, and more reliable access.

Test run the benefits and features by demoing the 600dpi printer now.

Instant ID Issuance Across Industries

Education

Issue student, faculty, and staff IDs quickly while supporting campus access, services, and everyday credential needs.

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Enterprise

Equip employees, contractors, and visitors with secure credentials that support physical access and workplace operations.

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Healthcare

Issue staff, visitor, and contractor badges that help support identity, access, and safety across complex care environments.

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Instant ID Card Printers

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Issuance Systems

Datacard DS1 Direct-to-Card Printer


Entrust® Datacard® (formerly Sigma) DS1 easily issues single sided secure ID cards, which gives you the ability to quickly issue the most secure identities in the world.
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Issuance Systems

Datacard DS2 Direct-to-Card Printer


Experience efficient ID card printing with the Entrust® Datacard® (formerly Sigma) DS2 printer. Direct-to-card printer offers with inline magnetic stripe and smart card encoding.
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Issuance Systems

Datacard DS3 Direct-to-Card Printer


Unlock seamless ID card issuance with the Entrust® Datacard® (formerly Sigma) DS3 Printer. It offers speed, HQ results, and efficient and secure ID card production.
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Issuance Systems

Datacard DSE Direct-to-Card Printer ​


​​Experience essential ID card printing with the Entrust® Datacard® (formerly Sigma) DSE printer. This direct-to-card printer offers Datacard line excellence in a streamlined industrial casing.​
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Issuance Systems

Datacard CR805 Retransfer ID Card Printer


The Entrust® Datacard® (formerly Artista) CR805 ID printer is a scalable, integrated solution that's ideal for a wide variety of card printing programs.

Entrust Named the Best Card Issuance Technology Provider

The Global Banking & Finance Awards 2025 honored Entrust as the Best Card Issuance Technology Provider across the Middle East, North America, Asia Pacific (APAC), Latin America, and Europe.

Demo

Discover ultra high-resolution, modularity, and enhanced security, from government IDs to workforce, healthcare, and education credentials.

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Instant ID Card Issuance Case Study

When the Ghanaian Government wanted to enroll citizens in a national ID program and issue millions of IDs instantly, they turned to Entrust. We helped them achieve their goals and minimize travel time and security risks for Ghanaian citizens.

Talk to an Identity Expert

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