Microsoft Entra ID gets passkeys default authentication starting September
Microsoft Entra ID is replacing passwords with passkeys as the default authentication method starting in September.
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The brief
Microsoft is updating Entra ID to make passkeys the default authentication method. This change, scheduled for September, will replace the traditional use of passwords.
Coverage from BleepingComputer, Neowin, and CyberSecurityNews describes the transition as a major shakeup to security. Microsoft has officially confirmed the update, while tech-insider.org has detailed a 12-step, 45-minute FIDO2 passkey setup process for administrators.
Future developments involve the implementation of these defaults in September and the adoption of FIDO2 setup procedures by system administrators.
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Quick answers
When will passkeys become the default in Microsoft Entra ID?
The change is scheduled to start in September.
What is being replaced by the new default authentication method?
Passkeys are replacing passwords.
How long does the FIDO2 passkey setup for admins take?
According to tech-insider.org, the setup involves 12 steps and takes 45 minutes.
Coverage (5)
- Microsoft Changes Entra ID default Authentication Method to Passkeys, Replacing Passwords CyberSecurityNews · 6h ago
- FIDO2 Passkey Setup for Admins: 12 Steps, 45 Min [2026] tech-insider.org · 6h ago
- Microsoft Entra ID authentication getting major shakeup with default passkeys very soon Neowin · 6h ago
- Microsoft Entra ID security updates: Passkeys are the default authentication method in Entra ID Microsoft · 6h ago
- Microsoft Entra ID gets passkeys default authentication starting September BleepingComputer · 6h ago
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