US electronic identity services provider HID Global has completed an NFC mobile access control pilot at the Arizona State University.

The pilot was implemented using the company’s SIO technology, a feature of its iCLASS SIO-Enabled credential and reader platform that allows the use of digital credentials on NFC smartphones for physical access control on a college campus.

A group of ASU staff and students were given NFC smartphones containing HID Global’s iCLASS SE credential technology. The participants gained access to their residence hall and selected rooms by presenting the phones to their door readers.

SIO technology enables the use of smartphones, microprocessor-based cards, contactless smart cards and other devices.