Sign into Microsoft Account with a FIDO2 Device or Windows Hello

Today Microsoft is making signing into a Microsoft account easier and more secure.

Microsoft is the first cooperation to support password-less authentication using the the WebAuthn and FIDO2 specifications.

And poor passwords may lead to poor security.

This is a huge step forward that Microsoft makes.

Earlier this year, Microsoft has announced it is adding support for FIDO2 security key authentication to Windows 10.

Lets read on to learn some details about these two methods for secure password-less sign-in for your Microsoft account.

How to Work?

FIDO2 uses public and private key encryption to protect user credentials.

When creating and registering a FIDO2 credential, your PC or FIDO2 rig creates a private and public key.

When you sign in Microsoft account, the public key will be used to verify.

Well then, how do Windows Hello and a FIDO2 unit realize this?

How to Sign into Microsoft Account with a FIDO2 gadget or Windows Hello?

Both ways require the PC to upgrade to Windows 10 version 1809.

Step 2: ChooseSecurity > More security options > Windows Hello and security keys.

Step 3: Then clickSet up a security key.

Next, you will go to a page to do this work with your FIDO2 unit.

At that time, a security key is asked to sign in.

How to log into Microsoft account without password using Windows Hello?

Then, use Windows Hello as a login option.