DDS

What DDS does

DDS, Inc. (株式会社ディー・ディー・エス) is a Japanese cybersecurity vendor specializing in biometric authentication and multi-factor authentication (MFA) platforms, founded in 1992 in Nagoya and now headquartered in Tokyo (Shinjuku) with a Nagoya branch office. The company develops fingerprint, face, and vein authentication solutions built on a proprietary hybrid fingerprint authentication technology that combines frequency analysis with pattern matching. This technology, protected by more than 20 granted patents across Japan, the United States, China, Korea, and Hong Kong, originated in 2001-2008 research and has been extended through AI-based face authentication (proprietary engine launched July 2023, with Panasonic's engine integrated since July 2020). Its product portfolio spans on-premise MFA platforms (Themis, EVEMA, EVEFA), a cloud IDaaS service (EVECLOUD, launched July 2023), identity management software (LDAP Manager, ADMS), the LogStare managed security platform with AI-based forecasting, fingerprint authentication hardware (UBF series), a hybrid fingerprint SDK for embedding into third-party applications, and ID-ITAM consulting and professional services.

The company's revenue model combines software subscription and license sales (both on-premise and SaaS via EVECLOUD), hardware unit sales (UBF series), professional/consulting services, and SDK licensing. Distribution is exclusively channel-based through a six-tier partner program — DDS-VAD, DDS-AD, DDS-VAR, DDS-AR, DDS-OP, and DDS-SP — covering all 47 Japanese prefectures with 100+ named distributors, resellers, OEM partners, and subscription partners; DDS does not sell direct to end customers. Target segments are Japanese government municipalities, healthcare institutions, and educational organizations, with cumulative shipments exceeding 1.12 million authentication licenses since inception. The company claims No. 1 share for fingerprint authentication devices in Japan, was the first Japanese member of the FIDO Alliance (April 2014), and the first in Japan to obtain FIDO Ready certification. It is publicly listed in Japan, files securities reports, and reports profitability for 2024 and 2025.

Name

DDS

Legal name

株式会社ディー・ディー・エス

Website

https://dds.co.jp

Company type

Public

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DDS (株式会社ディー・ディー・エス) is a Japanese cybersecurity vendor that develops proprietary biometric and multi-factor authentication platforms (fingerprint, face, vein) for government, healthcare, and education customers in Japan, distributed exclusively via a 100+ partner channel network across all 47 prefectures.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Identity & Access Management

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Authentication (MFA/Passwordless/Biometrics) Platforms (BPAMAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Single Sign-On (SSO) & Federation (SAML/OIDC, Identity Providers) (HDAEAJAB)

Keywords

• Biometric authentication
• Multi-factor authentication
• Identity management software
• Fingerprint authentication
• Cloud authentication services

Headquarters

HQ city

Nagoya

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Authentication Solution Software (On-premise): Sale of on-premise multi-factor and two-factor authentication software including EVEMA, Themis, EVEFA, and EVEFA Standalone Edition. Revenue recognized upon license delivery with software support/maintenance contracts.
2. Cloud Authentication Service (EVECLOUD): IDaaS cloud authentication service sold on a subscription/license basis for cloud market identity management and authentication.
3. Hardware (Fingerprint Authentication Units): Sale of fingerprint authentication hardware units including UBF-neo, UBF-Touch, UBF-Touch Type-C, UBF-cube, and related peripheral devices.
4. Professional Services: Pre-sale validation, requirements analysis, design/build, implementation support, and post-deployment operational consulting through DDS Professional Services.
5. ID-ITAM Consulting Services: Consulting services combining identity management, privileged identity management, and IT asset management.
6. Finger Authentication Hybrid SDK: Software development kit licensing for embedding proven hybrid fingerprint authentication into third-party applications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

DDS develops and sells biometric authentication software and hardware for enterprise, government, healthcare, and education customers in Japan. Its flagship offerings are multi-factor authentication platforms (EVEMA, Themis) supporting fingerprint, face, vein, IC card, OTP, and QR code methods, plus the EVECLOUD IDaaS cloud authentication service. The portfolio also covers identity management (LDAP Manager, ADMS), the LogStare AI-based managed security platform, the Finger Authentication Hybrid SDK, and UBF-series fingerprint hardware units. EVEFA and EVEFA Standalone Edition provide IC-card-plus-fingerprint two-factor authentication including single-unit deployments.

Product overview

DDS offers a comprehensive portfolio of authentication and security solutions. The product lineup centers on multi-factor authentication platforms (Themis, EVEMA), two-factor authentication solutions (EVEFA, EVEFA Standalone Edition), cloud authentication services (EVECLOUD), and integrated identity management tools (LDAP Manager, ADMS). Supporting these core platforms are hardware fingerprint authentication units (UBF series including UBF-neo, UBF-Touch, UBF-Touch Type-C, UBF-Hello, UBF-micro, UBF-cube), a fingerprint authentication SDK for embedding into custom applications, LogStare for integrated log management and AI-based security monitoring, plus professional and consulting services. The products work together to provide comprehensive identity verification, SSO, and security compliance across enterprise, government, and healthcare sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EVECLOUD: Cloud authentication service providing ID management, enhanced authentication for cloud services, and single sign-on convenience.
• Themis
• EVEMA
• EVEFA
• LDAP Manager
• ADMS
• LogStare
• Finger Authentication Hybrid SDK
• UBF Series
• Magatama Service

Products and services

• EVECLOUD Cloud authentication service providing ID management, enhanced authentication for cloud service access, and single sign-on (SSO) for improved user convenience. Supports SAML federation and integration with school affairs systems and groupware. Certified under ISO/IEC 27017 for its AWS-based delivery.
• Themis Multi-factor authentication platform replacing password authentication with biometric (face, fingerprint, vein), IC card, OTP, and QR code authentication. Supports multi-tenant configuration, SAML integration, and operates on Windows PCs and Chromebooks. Designed for large-scale authentication deployments including governments, hospitals, and universities.
• EVEMA Multi-factor authentication platform with full Active Directory integration, replacing password authentication with biometric (face, fingerprint, vein), IC card, and OTP authentication. Enhances PC login authentication and reduces user burden through single sign-on. Supports integration with VDI environments (Citrix, Omnissa Horizon), thin clients (HP ThinPro, Dell Wyse), and Japanese OEM PCs with built-in fingerprint sensors.
• EVEFA On-premises two-factor authentication solution replacing password authentication with IC card and fingerprint authentication. Common Criteria (CC) certified in October 2008 as an international IT security standard. Designed for environments needing strong two-factor authentication on Windows PCs.
• EVEFA Standalone Edition Standalone two-factor authentication package deployable from a single unit without requiring a management server. Package includes EVEFA software, a fingerprint authentication unit, and one year of maintenance. Targeted at small-scale, single-PC deployments.
• LDAP Manager Integrated ID management software that facilitates account management across multiple systems including Active Directory, groupware, and mail servers. Distributed in Japan via a 2021 agreement with Splunk as part of a unified ID management solution.
• ADMS (ID Unified Management System) ID unified management system that improves account management efficiency during personnel transfers and enhances business efficiency through single sign-on. Integrates with Themis, EVEMA, and EVEFA for consolidated identity administration.
• LogStare Next-generation managed security platform that achieves log collection and analysis, system monitoring, and AI-based future predictions in a single software. Aggregates logs from DDS authentication products and other infrastructure for security operations.
• Magatama Service Cloud-based personal authentication service compliant with FIDO standards. Supports online identity verification and seamless integration with cloud services such as Cisco Webex, Zoom, Box, Dropbox Business, and the AKASHI attendance management system via SAML SSO.
• Finger Authentication Hybrid SDK Software development kit for embedding proven hybrid fingerprint authentication into user-developed applications. Supports Visual C++, Visual C#, and Visual Basic. Used in time management, POS, and electronic medical record systems. Sold under SDK licensing model.
• UBF Series Fingerprint Authentication Units Family of fingerprint authentication hardware units including touch-type sensors (UBF-Touch, UBF-Touch Type-C for USB-C notebook PCs) and sweep-type or fixed sensors (UBF-neo desktop unit, UBF-Hello for Microsoft Surface with Windows Hello, UBF-micro for 2-in-1 tablets via Micro USB, UBF-cube full-size USB unit for thin notebooks). All optimized for DDS's hybrid fingerprint authentication algorithm.
• ID-ITAM Consulting Service Security and cost optimization consulting service combining identity management, privileged ID management, and IT asset management. Offered as part of DDS Professional Services for Japanese enterprise, government, healthcare, and education customers.
• DDS Professional Services Professional services covering pre-sale validation, requirements analysis, design and construction, and ongoing operational support from implementation through post-deployment. Delivered by DDS direct staff alongside channel partners for authentication platform deployments.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,300 users simultaneously authenticating during morning PC startup with 6 years of zero障害 (incidents)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration26 records

AI capability2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 株式会社SasaeLcoreTechnology or Integration · 13 May 2026Integration between DDS's cloud authentication service EVECLOUD and SasaeL's full-cloud integrated school affairs support system 'SasaeL 校務'. Enables SSO and multi-factor authentication for teachers logging into the school affairs platform. No API development required — EVECLOUD ID Manager registration enables automated login.
• 株式会社EDUCOMcoreTechnology or Integration · 18 December 2025EDUCOM's integrated school affairs support system 'C4th' integrates with DDS's EVECLOUD for federation-based SSO and multi-factor authentication, supporting the Education Information Security Policy Guidelines requiring enhanced faculty authentication. C4th has over 11,000 schools and 600+ areas deployed.
• シーイーシー (CEC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 October 2025CEC and DDS entered a capital and business partnership for security services in October 2025, announced in a voluntary disclosure.
• Splunk Inc.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 June 2021DDS entered a distribution agreement for unified ID management software 'LDAP Manager' in June 2021, enabling DDS to offer zero-trust security functions including identity management in conjunction with Splunk.
• 日立製作所 (Hitachi, Ltd.)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 September 2020DDS provides OEM delivery of its face authentication platform EVEMA/Themis to Hitachi, Ltd. since September 2020. Hitachi offers DDS's technology under their own branding as part of their security solution lineup.
• FIDO AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2014DDS was the first Japanese company to join FIDO Alliance in April 2014 and the first in Japan to obtain FIDO Ready certification in October 2014. DDS has received FIDO Alliance Member Recognition Award (2017). The company actively participates in FIDO Japan Working Group and contributes to online authentication standards (W3C membership since 2017).

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Okta: Okta is the global SaaS leader in identity and multi-factor authentication that DDS's EVECLOUD competes against as enterprises adopt cloud-first identity. Direct competitor for SSO, MFA, and identity governance in Japan; broader portfolio and global brand but less specialized for Japanese legacy/VDI environments.
• Microsoft (Entra ID / Windows Hello): Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) + Windows Hello provide MFA and biometric authentication bundled into the dominant enterprise productivity stack in Japan. DDS's market leadership exists against Microsoft because DDS handles FIDO/biometric use cases Microsoft cannot natively address on legacy Windows and Chromebook; an Entra ID feature expansion or Copilot-for-IT initiatives would compress DDS's most defensible niche.
• NTT Data (Trusted Services / Bio-Id): NTT Data offers biometric/identity solutions and is a dominant Japanese systems integrator serving the same government, healthcare, and education ministries. Direct competitor in Japanese MFA tenders, especially where NTT Data bundles infrastructure delivery with authentication partners like DDS.

Direct peers

• HID Global: HID Global provides biometric authentication devices, smart card readers, and MFA solutions across regulated industries globally. Comparable to DDS's UBF fingerprint hardware line and the EVEFA on-prem 2FA platform; competes for the same physical-access-and-Logical-access converged use cases.
• Fujitsu: Fujitsu offers PalmSecure vein-based biometric authentication and ID management software across Japanese enterprise and government accounts. Overlaps with DDS in PC login, SSO, and government authentication; both target the same Ministry-driven compliance-driven purchases.
• HYPR: HYPR is a passwordless MFA platform built around FIDO2 biometrics for enterprise workforce and CIAM use cases. Most direct Western equivalent to DDS's Themis/EVEMA in approach — FIDO-native biometric MFA with SSO integration — but global SaaS-native distribution rather than channel-led.
• 1Kosmos: 1Kosmos delivers decentralized biometric MFA, FIDO2 passwordless, and identity verification — directly comparable to DDS's combination of biometric authentication (Themis/EVEMA) and identity verification (Magatama). Targets similar regulated enterprise and government buyers.
• ImageWare Systems: ImageWare offers multi-modal biometric authentication (fingerprint, face, voice) and identity management platforms. Smaller-scale legacy biometric MFA vendor; comparable in product scope, patent-driven IP, and government/critical-infrastructure customer focus.
• NEC Corporation: NEC is the dominant Japanese biometric authentication vendor (NeoFace facial recognition) and offers multi-factor authentication platforms serving the same Japanese government, healthcare, and enterprise customers that DDS targets. It is the most direct domestic competitor because both companies win Japanese government biometric tenders.

Emerging players

• Yubico: Yubico manufactures FIDO security keys (YubiKey) — the consumer of the FIDO authentication standard DDS helped pioneer in Japan. Competing mode of MFA delivery (hardware token vs. biometrics);. Yubico is a partner/adjacent player rather than direct product substitute for DDS's biometric MFA.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/dds_jp
• Facebookfacebook.com/ddsFingerprint

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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