# Quantum Secure, part of HID Global

> Quantum Secure built SAFE, an enterprise software layer that connects HR, IT and physical access systems so badges and door permissions follow a person's real role. Founded in San Jose in 2004 by Ajay Jain and Vik Ghai, funded by Dunrath Capital and acquired by HID Global in 2015, its PIAM technology became HID SAFE. In July 2026, HID agreed to transfer the SAFE and visitor-management business to SwiftConnect, opening a third chapter for the platform.

- **Founded:** 2004
- **Headquarters:** San Jose, United States
- **Founders:** Ajay Jain (Co-founder, President and CEO), Vik Ghai (Co-founder, CTO and VP of Products)
- **Products:** SAFE Software Suite, HID SAFE Enterprise, HID SAFE Visitor Manager, HID SAFE for Aviation, HID SAFE Risk Analytics
- **Notable:** Helped establish physical identity and access management, or PIAM, as a distinct enterprise-software category., Won Symantec as its first customer in 2007., Deployed SAFE in high-security environments including the World Trade Center site, airports and the U.S. Department of Energy.

## Products & services

- **SAFE Software Suite** — The original policy-driven PIAM platform connecting physical security, HR, IT and operational systems to manage identities, credentials, access and audits.
- **HID SAFE Enterprise** — Centralized identity-life-cycle governance, policy enforcement, badging, access provisioning, audit trails and integrations across existing physical access systems.
- **HID SAFE Visitor Manager** — Cloud-based visitor pre-registration, screening, check-in, temporary credentialing, policy acknowledgments and reporting.
- **HID SAFE for Aviation** — Airport identity and credential management covering employees, contractors, vendors, tenant organizations, badging and regulatory workflows.
- **HID SAFE Risk Analytics** — Analytics that correlate identity and access activity to surface anomalous behavior and access risk.
- **Industry editions** — Purpose-configured offerings for banking, government and healthcare alongside aviation and general enterprise deployments.

## Achievements

- Helped establish physical identity and access management, or PIAM, as a distinct enterprise-software category.
- Won Symantec as its first customer in 2007.
- Deployed SAFE in high-security environments including the World Trade Center site, airports and the U.S. Department of Energy.
- Richmond International Airport reported 27% higher annual badging productivity and a 60% reduction in badge-audit time after adopting SAFE for Aviation.
- Acquired by HID Global on March 26, 2015; financial terms were not disclosed.
- HID SAFE received a 2025 Security Today New Product of the Year award.

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — HID SAFE received a Security Today New Product of the Year award.
- **2026-02** — HID published a case study on SAFE at a major U.S. international airport.
- **2026-07** — HID signed an agreement to transfer its Workforce Business Unit, including HID SAFE, HID Visitor Manager and EasyLobby, to SwiftConnect. HID said the transaction was expected to close in Q3 2026 and that existing customer deployments would see no disruption.

## Links

- Website: https://www.hidglobal.com/product-mix/hid-safe
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/quantum-secure
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/quantum_secure
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/hidglobal
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hidglobal/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HIDGlobal

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Last updated: 2026-09-28