How to configure Passwordless sign-in for Azure AD account!

Hi All,

Azure AD Passwordless sign-in has made it to Public preview which is another improvement of User login experience. It offers seamless and one touch login (without having to type in password) to Azure, O365 and Azure AD integrated App. In this blog I’m going to cover what all steps are required to enable Passwordless sign-in for an existing Azure AD account.

These steps are divided in 2 parts:

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  Part 1: Commands to be executed in Azure AD powershell  on a laptop/computer

UnInstall-Module AzureAD #uninstalling old module
UnInstall-Module AzureADPreview #uninstalling old module
Install-Module AzureAdPreview
Connect-AzureAD
New-AzureADPolicy -Type AuthenticatorAppSignInPolicy -Definition '{"AuthenticatorAppSignInPolicy":{"Enabled":true}}' -isOrganizationDefault $true -DisplayName AuthenticatorAppSignIn

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  Part 2: Settings to be changed on Microsoft authenticator app on mobile phone

  • Make sure your user is already enabled for MFA
  • Open Microsoft authenticator app and perform configurations shown below

I tried to summarize everything in easiest possible way and if you have any feedback or questions feel free to leave your comments below!

Thanks,

Niraj Kumar|Azure Architect-MCSD, AWS SA-A, MCSA-O365, MCT, PMP

Reference:

• Passwordless phone sign-in with the Microsoft Authenticator app (public preview)
• Sign in with your phone, not your password
• Azure Active Directory PowerShell for Graph – Public Preview Release