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ms.service: active-directory
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ms.subservice: authentication
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ms.topic: how-to
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ms.date: 10/10/2022
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ms.date: 12/07/2022
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ms.author: justinha
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author: vimrang
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1. Select **Azure Active Directory**, then choose **Security** from the menu on the left-hand side.
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1. Under **Manage**, select **Authentication methods** > **Certificate-based Authentication**.
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1. Under **Basics**, select **Yes** to enable CBA.
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1. CBA can be enabled for a targeted set of users.
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1. Click **All users** to enable all users.
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1. Click **Select users** to enable selected users or groups.
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1. Click **+ Add users**, select specific users and groups.
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1. Click **Select** to add them.
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1. Click **All users**, or click **Add groups** to select specific groups.
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:::image type="content" border="true" source="./media/how-to-certificate-based-authentication/enable.png" alt-text="Screenshot of how to enable CBA.":::
For enterprises that use passwords today and have a shared PC environment, security keys provide a seamless way for workers to authenticate without entering a username or password. Security keys provide improved productivity for workers, and have better security.
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This document focuses on enabling security key based passwordless authentication. At the end of this article, you will be able to sign in to web-based applications with your Azure AD account using a FIDO2 security key.
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This document focuses on enabling security key based passwordless authentication. At the end of this article, you'll be able to sign in to web-based applications with your Azure AD account using a FIDO2 security key.
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## Requirements
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1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com).
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1. Browse to **Azure Active Directory** > **Security** > **Authentication methods** > **Authentication method policy**.
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1. Under the method **FIDO2 Security Key**, choose the following options:
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1.**Enable** - Yes or No
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1.**Target** - All users or Select users
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1. Under the method **FIDO2 Security Key**, click **All users**, or click **Add groups** to select specific groups.
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1.**Save** the configuration.
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### FIDO Security Key optional settings
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There are some optional settings for managing security keys per tenant.
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There are some optional settings on the **Configure** tab to help manage how security keys can be used for sign-in.
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**General**
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-**Allow self-service set up** should remain set to **Yes**. If set to no, your users will not be able to register a FIDO key through the MySecurityInfo portal, even if enabled by Authentication Methods policy.
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-**Allow self-service set up** should remain set to **Yes**. If set to no, your users won't be able to register a FIDO key through the MySecurityInfo portal, even if enabled by Authentication Methods policy.
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-**Enforce attestation** setting to **Yes** requires the FIDO security key metadata to be published and verified with the FIDO Alliance Metadata Service, and also pass Microsoft’s additional set of validation testing. For more information, see [What is a Microsoft-compatible security key?](/windows/security/identity-protection/hello-for-business/microsoft-compatible-security-key)
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**Key Restriction Policy**
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To remove a FIDO2 key associated with a user account, delete the key from the user’s authentication method.
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1.Login to the Azure AD portal and search for the user account from which the FIDO key is to be removed.
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1.Sign in to the Azure AD portal and search for the user account from which the FIDO key is to be removed.
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1. Choose **USB device** or **NFC device**.
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1. Have your key ready and choose **Next**.
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1. A box will appear and ask the user to create/enter a PIN for your security key, then perform the required gesture for the key, either biometric or touch.
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1. The user will be returned to the combined registration experience and asked to provide a meaningful name for the key so the user can identify which one if they have multiple. Click **Next**.
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1. The user will be returned to the combined registration experience and asked to provide a meaningful name for the key to identify it easily. Click **Next**.
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1. Click **Done** to complete the process.
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## Sign in with passwordless credential
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### Security key provisioning
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Administrator provisioning and de-provisioning of security keys is not available.
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Administrator provisioning and de-provisioning of security keys isn't available.
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### UPN changes
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If a user's UPN changes, you can no longer modify FIDO2 security keys to account for the change. The solution for a user with a FIDO2 security key is to login to MySecurityInfo, delete the old key, and add a new one.
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If a user's UPN changes, you can no longer modify FIDO2 security keys to account for the change. The solution for a user with a FIDO2 security key is to sign in to MySecurityInfo, delete the old key, and add a new one.
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