Windows Hello for Business — Articles by Jannik Reinhard

The best password is the password that is not needed. Statistics show that the more often you have to change the password, the more insecure it becomes. Users write down the password or simply increment it. How about a possibility that is secure but does not require a password, as one part of a broader Ultimate MEM Tour endpoint security guide strategy. In this blog I want to show you how easy it is to enable passwordless authentication for your organization.

Moving away from passwords is one of the most effective steps you can take to reduce account compromise, phishing and credential theft. Microsoft has invested heavily in this area, and you can read the official guidance on passwordless sign-in with Microsoft Entra ID on Microsoft Learn. In the next sections I will walk you through what the technology does, how the sign-in flow works behind the scenes, and the exact steps to roll it out for your users.

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