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[Azure AD] passwordless steps for registered users
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articles/active-directory/authentication/howto-authentication-passwordless-phone.md

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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: 09/15/2022
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ms.date: 12/06/2022
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ms.author: justinha
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1. Under **Microsoft Authenticator**, 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. Each added group or user is enabled by default to use Microsoft Authenticator in both passwordless and push notification modes ("Any" mode). To change the mode, for each row:
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1. Browse to **...** > **Configure**.
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1. For **Authentication mode** - choose **Any**, or **Passwordless**. Choosing **Push** prevents the use of the passwordless phone sign-in credential.
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1. Each added group or user is enabled by default to use Microsoft Authenticator in both passwordless and push notification modes ("Any" mode). To change the mode, for each row for **Authentication mode** - choose **Any**, or **Passwordless**. Choosing **Push** prevents the use of the passwordless phone sign-in credential.
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1. To apply the new policy, click **Save**.
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>[!NOTE]
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>If you see an error when you try to save, the cause might be due to the number of users or groups being added. As a workaround, replace the users and groups you are trying to add with a single group, in the same operation, and then click **Save** again.
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>If you see an error when you try to save, the cause might be due to the number of users or groups being added. As a workaround, replace the users and groups you are trying to add with a single group, in the same operation, and then select **Save** again.
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## User registration
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Users register themselves for the passwordless authentication method of Azure AD by using the following steps:
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Users register themselves for the passwordless authentication method of Azure AD. For users who already registered the Microsoft Authenticator app for [multi-factor authentication](./concept-mfa-howitworks.md), skip to the next section, [enable phone sign-in](#enable-phone-sign-in). To register the Microsoft Authenticator app, follow these steps:
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1. Browse to [https://aka.ms/mysecurityinfo](https://aka.ms/mysecurityinfo).
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1. Sign in, then click **Add method** > **Authenticator app** > **Add** to add Microsoft Authenticator.
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1. Sign in, then select **Add method** > **Authenticator app** > **Add** to add Microsoft Authenticator.
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1. Follow the instructions to install and configure the Microsoft Authenticator app on your device.
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1. Select **Done** to complete Microsoft Authenticator configuration.
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1. In **Microsoft Authenticator**, choose **Enable phone sign-in** from the drop-down menu for the account registered.
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1. Follow the instructions in the app to finish registering the account for passwordless phone sign-in.
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### Enable phone sign-in
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After users registered themselves for the Microsoft Authenticator app, they need to enable phone sign-in:
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1. In **Microsoft Authenticator**, select the account registered.
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2. Select **Enable phone sign-in**.
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3. Follow the instructions in the app to finish registering the account for passwordless phone sign-in.
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An organization can direct its users to sign in with their phones, without using a password. For further assistance configuring Microsoft Authenticator and enabling phone sign-in, see [Sign in to your accounts using the Microsoft Authenticator app](https://support.microsoft.com/account-billing/sign-in-to-your-accounts-using-the-microsoft-authenticator-app-582bdc07-4566-4c97-a7aa-56058122714c).
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