Entrust
Sign in to saveEntrust Corporation is an American digital security company headquartered in Shakopee, Minnesota. The company develops hardware and software for card and ID issuance, identity verification, authentication, certificate and key lifecycle management, and post-quantum cryptography. The business traces its roots to Datacard Corporation (founded in 1969) and Entrust Inc. (founded in 1994). Datacard acquired Entrust in 2013, and the combined company rebranded as Entrust in 2020.
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- Type
- Company
- Founded
- 1994
- Location
- Ottawa, Canada
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.450366.2
Wikidata facts
- Employees
- 3000
- Revenue
- 916700000
- Official website
- www.entrust.com
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- Commons category
- Entrust
- donations
- 3742725
- total assets
- 1325500000
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- History
- Datacard Corporation (1969-2013)
- Entrust Technologies Inc. (1994-2013)
- Entrust Datacard (2013-2019)
- Entrust Corporation (2020-present)
- References
Entrust Corporation is an American digital security company headquartered in Shakopee, Minnesota. The company develops hardware and software for card and ID issuance, identity verification, authentication, certificate and key lifecycle management, and post-quantum cryptography. The business traces its roots to Datacard Corporation (founded in 1969) and Entrust Inc. (founded in 1994). Datacard acquired Entrust in 2013, and the combined company rebranded as Entrust in 2020.
Entrust operated a publicly trusted certificate authority until selling its public certificate business to Sectigo in January 2025. Notable acquisitions include nCipher (2019), HyTrust (2021), WorldReach (2021), and Onfido (2024). In July 2025, Entrust named Tony Ball as incoming chief executive officer (CEO) to succeed Todd Wilkinson, effective March 31, 2026.