Security That Connects: ProdataKey and BadgeHub
- ProdataKey
- Oct 27
- 4 min read
Updated: Oct 29
In today’s world, it’s easy to think of security as locks, readers, and databases. But for ProdataKey (PDK) and BadgePass, it’s much more than that. This brand new partnership shows how security can become a tool for connection–helping organizations protect what matters most while strengthening the sense of identity and belonging within their communities.
Easy Credentialing with BadgePass
For Lindsay Martin-Nez, CEO of BadgePass, the starting point was clear: credentials should be easy to issue, manage, and personalize. That vision has come to life in BadgeHub, the flagship product from BadgePass.
“It’s a very modern badge issuance experience that's completely app-first,” explains Lindsay. Many badge issuance processes today are outdated, requiring you to visit a specific office, take an official photo, and then manually enroll that credential in any separate systems that the user is a part of. But with BadgeHub, that process has been entirely transformed.
“We wanted to build something where I could just take a photo on my iPhone and issue a badge from anywhere,"
Lindsay explains. The result is a streamlined, mobile-first experience that saves time for administrators while giving badgeholders a more personal connection to their credentials.
PDK and BadgeHub: Security Elevated
ProdataKey’s cloud-based access control works hand-in-hand with the streamlined, mobile-first badging experience created by BadgePass. Through this integration, the two softwares are seamlessly linked, allowing badges to be printed and then instantly activated in PDK.io. Lindsay walks through how simple this integration really is: “I can capture a photo and enroll cardholder data in BadgeHub. Once the printer prints that badge, the card number and all other data makes it over into PDK seamlessly, and then they can use it on any doors they have access to.”
What empowers PDK and BadgePass to create such a powerful integration is the fact that both companies are dedicated to creating the best solutions in their particular field.
“We’re singularly focused on a great badge issuance experience, and PDK is very similarly singularly focused on creating a great access control experience.”
Lindsay Martin-Nez, CEO of BadgePass
Rather than dividing focus and resources across creating multiple solutions, PDK and BadgePass both focus on creating the best singular product possible. As a result, this integration allows users to bring together the best of the best and create a security ecosystem that functions with ease.
Bringing People To the Forefront of Security
For BadgePass, there’s more to badges than meets the eye. “There's something about a badge that is really part of your identity,” Lindsay explains. “You feel like you belong to something.” A badge gives an individual something to identify with–and BadgeHub allows users to take that identification to the next level through features like interest icons. These are small icons that users can put on their badge to reflect their interests or hobbies.
“A lot of organizations are using our interest icons now, so employees or students or any cardholder can show their interests right on their badge. It's a great conversation starter.”
Lindsay Martin-Nez, CEO of BadgePass
Lindsay’s own employee badge is marked by icons representing some of her favorite hobbies: travel, reading, and golf. These small icons are a great reminder that security doesn’t have to be cold or impersonal–it can create endless opportunities for connection.
Helping Students Feel Safe and Seen
The integration between ProdataKey and BadgePass is ideal for any space looking to incorporate physical or virtual ID cards. But of all the industries that benefit from this technology, there is one in particular that Lindsay highlights: schools.
“For K-12 schools, which is a vertical I'm very passionate about, our badges are really helpful for student engagement; for them to have relationships with an adult in the building, but also for them to feel recognized and seen.”
PDK and BadgePass allow schools to strike a unique balance between security and connection. “Schools are tricky because they should foster a sense of community, but safety is so important at the same time,” Lindsay explains.
Schools are places of learning and collaboration, and security integrators are faced with the challenge to maintain that atmosphere while installing security mechanisms that allow students to feel safe.
Luckily, with PDK’s access control and the customizable badges available in BadgeHub, security integrators can implement systems that work effortlessly in the background, allowing students and staff to focus on learning, growing, and connecting each and every day.
Security that Puts People First
Together, PDK and BadgePass are redefining what security can mean. By pairing PDK’s seamless, cloud-based access control with the modern, personalized badge experience in BadgeHub, users can gain more than just stronger security–they gain tools that foster connection and belonging in any space. From schools to businesses, this integration ensures that security isn’t a barrier, but a bridge: one that empowers people to feel safe and seen.
About ProdataKey
ProdataKey (PDK) is a leading innovator of networked cloud-based access control products and services. The company’s PDK.io cloud platform allows for complete system management and control through any web-connected device, anywhere, anytime. PDK delivers an unparalleled user experience as well as the highest levels of security, safety, and data privacy. For more information, visit prodatakey.com.
About BadgePass
BadgePass is a software company that develops badging solutions for organizations of all sizes. Its flagship platform, BadgeHub, provides a mobile-first way to issue and manage badges, IDs, and membership cards. For more information, visit badgepass.com.
