According to a Microsoft blog post released yesterday, organizations and users using the desktop can now: Microsoft has been moving towards biometrics as a verification method for years, and in a big step for the company, it's recently announced single-sign-on and passwordless authentication support for Azure Virtual Desktop. Microsoft Announces Passwordless Sign-in for Azure Virtual Desktop Here's how Azure users can enact the feature - and those still using passwords can stay safe online. The company has long claimed that passwords are a “hassle to use” and a cybersecurity threat for businesses and users, and aimed to ditch the verification method altogether in 2021. In the most highly requested change in the product's history, Azure users can now use Windows Hello, the company's biometric verification software, and security devices like FIDO2 keys to log into their servers.īut Microsoft's feud against passwords isn't anything new.

Microsoft is inching closer to its dream of achieving a passwordless future, by announcing single sign-on (SSO) and alternative login options for Azure Virtual Desktop, its cloud-based virtualization solution.

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