One question in particular came to mind: Which security token should I buy?Īnd after buying one, I had a whole bunch more come up… So put on your your boots, and let’s get this journey started… The journey beginsīeing a big fan of Azure AD and all the security features that it empowers me with, I thought that it would be wise to be ahead of the curve and test a token based passwordless existence on my own tortured user accounts.Īs I have many user accounts with different customers, and some accounts that span multiple tenants, it’s perfect for getting some real world experiences to share.Ī bit of of background So I started this journey after seeing this blog post by Michael Niehaus on his blog about his tests sign-in on a Windows 10 device with a FIDO2 token, based on guidance by Alex Simons.īut with cool new stuff comes new questions… If you are still on the fence about this whole passwordless business, then I suggest you look at the official video and whitepaper from Microsoft on the subject of going passwordless. But it’s an important journey to get started on – and the sooner the better! I know it sounds Utopian and like “mission impossible” to some readers. No more typing “October2019#” several times a day (You should really talk to your boss about his password…).No more forgotten password requests in helpdesk (Forgotten tokens though…).

The concept of passwordless and the FIDO2 standard go hand in hand to enable the following security benefits: In a time where targeted ransomware attacks are the norm rather than the exception, a password is no longer enough to protect your company’s data.Īctually, the experts say that we should try to get rid of passwords altogether!Īnd this is where the FIDO2 capable security keys come into play, the FIDO standard (Fast IDentity Online) is rapidly becoming the go-to standard for passwordless authentication, as the alliance grows stronger. FIDO2, Multifactor Authentication, passwordless, Windows Hello for Business, Microsoft Authenticator, Security keys and a whole bunch of other fancy security words are taking the spotlight these days, and with good reason too!

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