Strategic Partnership: REINER SCT and Swissbit Join Forces for FIDO Security

REINER SCT becomes a distribution partner for Swissbit's iShield Key family and launches FIDO Key under its own brand

Bronschhofen, Switzerland, Furtwangen. October 31, 2024 – REINER SCT, one of the leading providers of smart card readers, TAN generators, authenticators, time recording, and access control, is entering into a strategic partnership with Swissbit. As part of the cooperation, REINER SCT will distribute the security keys of the Swissbit iShield Key family in the future. In addition, the digital security expert is adding the REINER SCT FIDO Stick Pro, developed and produced by Swissbit, the first FIDO2 security key of its own, to its portfolio. The cooperation aims to promote the spread of FIDO technology as a phishing-resistant authentication method and to make it accessible to an even broader customer base. Together with Swissbit, which produces all FIDO sticks in its semiconductor production facility in Berlin, the two companies are offering genuine "Security made in Germany".

REINER SCT has been developing and producing in Germany since 1997 and offers all services from a single source, including sales and end customer service. For the first FIDO Key under the REINER SCT brand, the company has chosen Swissbit as its OEM partner. The REINER SCT FIDO Stick Pro is available as a USB-C and USB-A version and also has an NFC interface for tap-and-go authentication for mobile devices. In addition to FIDO2, it supports additional security protocols such as PIV, HOTP and TOTP.

"With Swissbit, we have gained a partner that, like REINER SCT, stands for the highest quality standards and innovative strength - values that we proudly represent under the label 'Made in Germany'," emphasizes Tobias Kiefer, Managing Director of REINER SCT. "Together, we create solutions that meet the safety and reliability requirements of our customers and actively shape the future of the market."

"Since NIS2 at the latest, multi-factor authentication has been indispensable for companies to secure networks. As a hardware component, FIDO2 security keys offer maximum security and user-friendliness. We are delighted to have gained such an experienced digital security expert as REINER SCT as a partner, who can now offer its customers a broad portfolio of FIDO security keys 'Made in Germany'," adds Holger Weißel, Regional Sales Manager at Swissbit.

Sales partner for iShield Key family from Swissbit

In addition to its own FIDO stick, REINER SCT will also be distributing the entire iShield Key family from Swissbit, consisting of the iShield Key Pro (USB-A and USB-C) and iShield Key FIDO2 (USB-A and USB-C) variants.