Microsoft has introduced a big replace for Microsoft Authenticator, permitting customers to revel in a phishing-resistant, two-factor authentication enjoy.

Back in May, Microsoft first introduced the general public preview of device-bound passkey reinforce in Microsoft Authenticator for iOS and Android. During the preview section, Microsoft gained comments in regards to the bulky passkey registration procedure. Now, Microsoft has stepped forward the passkey registration drift through directing customers to check in to the Authenticator app. Inside the app, Microsoft will information customers thru must haves.

Microsoft has additionally added attestation reinforce to strengthen safety. When enabled, Microsoft will use Android and iOS APIs to make sure the legitimacy of the Microsoft Authenticator app at the consumer’s system sooner than registering the passkey. These two enhancements at the moment are in preview, and common availability will also be anticipated quickly.

Microsoft could also be pronouncing public preview reinforce for passkey (FIDO2) authentication inside brokered Microsoft programs on Android. Users will be capable of use a FIDO2 safety key or passkey within the Microsoft Authenticator app to check in to widespread endeavor Microsoft apps, together with Teams and Outlook.

This will paintings if both the Microsoft Authenticator app or the Microsoft Intune Company Portal app is put in because the authentication dealer on an Android 14+ system. In the approaching months, Microsoft will upload reinforce for FIDO2 safety key sign-in to brokered Microsoft apps on Android 13.

Finally, Microsoft introduced the FIPS 140-compliant model of the Android Authenticator app. It is necessary to notice that the iOS Authenticator app has been FIPS 140-compliant since past due 2022. If you employ Microsoft Authenticator model 6.2408.5807 and better on Android, it is going to be FIPS 140-compliant through default for Microsoft Entra ID authentication. No adjustments are required through IT admins to make the app FIPS 140-compliant. Support for FIDO2 safety key sign-in to brokered Microsoft apps on Android 13 can be coming within the following months.

With those improvements, Microsoft Authenticator remains to be a powerful and dependable device for protected authentication for enterprises world wide with Entra ID-based id setup.