HID SOMA is a family of secure Chip Operating Systems (COS) developed over the past 15 years to serve the specific needs of secure electronic documents.

HID SOMA family covers the needs for highly secure ICAO® e-Passports, national e-IDs, resident permits, digital signature and multi-application cards. SOMA undergoes security evaluation following Common Criteria guidelines and has been a top performer at various international interoperability tests.