Nexus Group

What Nexus Group does

Nexus Group (legal entity Technology Nexus Secured Business Solutions AB, founded 1984) is a Swedish-headquartered identity and security vendor specializing in Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), certificate lifecycle management, post-quantum cryptography, FIDO/passkey authentication, and identity services for IoT, workforce, and workplace environments. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of French conglomerate IN Groupe, which positions Nexus as its global division for trusted workforce and IoT identities, and collectively the group issues billions of digital and physical identities annually. Nexus's core offering is the Smart ID PKI platform, extended via the Smart ID IoT and Smart ID Workforce platforms, a PQC PKI module, and a Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM) module, with additional online services (GO IoT, GO Workforce, GO Workplace, GO MDM, GO Cards, GO Authentication, ID06) and a hardware catalog of smart card readers, tokens, and identity devices. Nexus also holds Approved Matter Product Attestation Authority status, enabling compliant PKI for smart home devices, and operates an ADCS replacement service positioning against Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services.

Name

Nexus Group

Legal name

Technology Nexus Secured Business Solutions AB

Website

https://nexus.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Nexus Group is a Swedish identity and PKI vendor, part of IN Groupe, providing certificate-based authentication, certificate lifecycle management, post-quantum cryptography, and FIDO/passkey solutions for IoT, workforce, and workplace environments globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Key Infrastructure and Digital Identity

NAICS

Software Publishers (51321), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Computer Peripheral Equipment, Nec (3577)

akta.pro primary industry

Device Identity & Certificate-Based Authentication (PKI) (BPAMAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Secure ICs, Smart Cards & Trusted Hardware (HDAHAAAJ)

Keywords

• Public Key Infrastructure
• Identity Access Management
• Two-factor Authentication
• Digital Identity Solutions
• IoT Security

Headquarters

HQ city

Hägersten

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. PKI as a Service (Subscription): Fully managed PKI service with subscription-based pricing covering certificate issuance, lifecycle management, and identity services.
2. Hardware Products: Smart ID cards, hardware tokens, and workplace devices catalog for physical identity credential issuance.
3. Professional Services: Implementation, deployment, and consulting services for enterprise identity and PKI projects.
4. Online Services: Various online identity services including GO IoT, GO Workforce, GO Workplace, GO MDM, GO Cards, GO Authentication, and ID06 services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Nexus Group sells a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) platform — branded Smart ID — that issues and manages trusted digital and physical identities for citizens, employees, IoT devices, applications, and smart things. The offering is delivered as a fully managed PKI-as-a-Service and through on-premises deployments, complemented by online identity services (GO IoT, GO Workforce, GO Workplace, GO MDM, GO Cards, GO Authentication, ID06), post-quantum cryptography, certificate lifecycle management, FIDO/passkey authentication, and a hardware catalog of smart card readers and tokens.

Product overview

Nexus Group (part of IN Groupe) offers a unified identity and PKI platform with specialized solutions for IoT, Workforce, and Workplace environments. The core Nexus Smart ID PKI platform enables certificate-based trusted digital identities, supplemented by quantum-resistant PQC PKI and Certificate Lifecycle Management modules. The product portfolio includes both platform products (Smart ID IoT, Smart ID Workforce) and cloud-based online services (GO IoT, GO Workforce, GO Workplace, GO MDM, GO Cards, GO Authentication, ID06). The platform supports post-quantum cryptography readiness, FIDO/passkey authentication, and Matter compliance for IoT devices. The company also offers hardware products through a dedicated catalog and training via Nexus Academy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Nexus Smart ID PKI A Public Key Infrastructure platform that enables governments and businesses to issue and manage certificate-based trusted digital identities for citizens, employees, applications, IoT devices, and smart things, supporting quantum-resistant algorithms.
• Smart ID IoT Platform PKI-as-a-Service platform for IoT that issues trusted identities to devices, people, and servers to deliver end-to-end security, strong authentication, encrypted communication, and data integrity for IoT applications.
• Smart ID Workforce Platform Identity platform for workforce management that issues and manages trusted identities for employees and corporate IT devices, supporting Zero Trust concepts, secure facility and digital resource access, document signing, and email encryption.
• Nexus PQC PKI (Post-Quantum Cryptography) Quantum-resistant PKI solution that uses NIST-approved post-quantum cryptographic algorithms to deliver strong authentication, encryption, and data integrity against future quantum computing threats.
• Nexus Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM) Solution that centralizes and automates certificate issuance, renewal, and revocation to reduce human error, prevent security gaps, and maintain compliance with industry regulations.
• GO IoT Online service providing device identity lifecycle management capabilities for IoT deployments.
• GO Workforce Online service supporting workforce identity issuance and lifecycle management for employees.
• GO Workforce LoA3 Workforce identity service with Level of Assurance 3 (LoA3) compliance enabling higher-assurance identity verification.
• GO Workplace Online service supporting secure access to facilities and digital resources via workplace identity management.
• GO MDM Mobile Device Management service for managing and securing mobile devices within the enterprise identity ecosystem.
• GO Cards Service for card-based identity issuance and management, including physical ID badges and smart cards.
• GO Authentication Authentication service supporting enterprise FIDO enrollment and passkey deployment for large organizations, covering user enrollment, lifecycle management, and secure offboarding.
• ID06 Identity verification service for Swedish labor market compliance, enabling compliant employee identification.
• Matter PKI Product Attestation Authority service helping manufacturers set up and operate Matter-compliant PKI for smart home device interoperability and security.
• ADCS Replacement Modern replacement service for Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS), offering sovereign, fully managed PKI as a service to replace hidden costs, security risks, and operational burdens of legacy ADCS.
• Hardware Product Catalog Catalog of hardware products including smart card readers, tokens, and other physical identity devices for workplace and IoT identity deployments.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SamsungcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 February 2025Strategic partnership where Nexus and IN Groupe enable organizations to issue and manage mobile corporate ID badges directly on Samsung smartphones. This integration allows enterprise employees to use their Samsung devices as official corporate identity credentials.
• Matter ConsortiumcoreTechnology or IntegrationNexus serves as an Approved Matter Product Attestation Authority, providing PKI services that ensure secure and reliable interoperability across smart home devices, mobile apps, and cloud services compliant with Matter standards.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Keyfactor: Keyfactor provides PKI-as-a-Service and certificate lifecycle management — a direct overlap with Nexus Smart ID PKI and its Certificate Lifecycle Management add-on, targeting the same enterprise buyers replacing ADCS.
• DigiCert: DigiCert is the largest commercial Certificate Authority and PKI provider, directly competing with Nexus Smart ID PKI on certificate issuance, IoT device identity, and certificate lifecycle management for the same enterprise and IoT buyer base.
• Sectigo: Sectigo (formerly Comodo CA) is a major certificate authority competing directly with Nexus on enterprise PKI, IoT device certificates, and managed PKI services for the same workforce and IoT customer segments.
• Entrust: Entrust offers PKI, certificate lifecycle, and identity credential solutions (including hardware tokens and smart cards), overlapping with Nexus across both the Smart ID PKI platform and the hardware product catalog.
• HID Global: HID Global (part of ASSA ABLOY) provides identity credentials, smart cards, readers, and PKI services, overlapping with Nexus's hardware catalog and workforce/workplace identity offerings for similar enterprise buyers.
• Venafi: Venafi (now part of CyberArk) specializes in machine identity management and certificate lifecycle automation, competing with Nexus's CLM module for the same machine identity and PKI modernization budgets.
• GlobalSign: GlobalSign is a long-standing certificate authority and PKI provider offering managed PKI and IoT identity services, directly comparable to Nexus Smart ID PKI across enterprise and IoT use cases.

Broad incumbents

• Thales (formerly Gemalto): Thales provides digital identity, secure hardware tokens, and PKI capabilities as part of a much broader security portfolio, making it an incumbent competitor against Nexus hardware and government-grade identity solutions.
• IDEMIA: IDEMIA is a global leader in sovereign identity, eID, biometrics, and smart card issuance — a close analogue to Nexus/IN Groupe's government-grade PKI and physical identity credential business.
• Okta: Okta is the leading cloud identity platform (workforce SSO, MFA, lifecycle) and addresses parts of the same Zero Trust and authentication use cases as Nexus Smart ID Workforce and FIDO/passkey deployments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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