Adding a

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FIDO2 key as an authentication method for your Microsoft account

Non-corporate Microsoft personal accounts can be protected by adding password-less, and 2fa authentication to your account.

 In order to add Fido2 authentication to your Microsoft account you first need prepare your account using the follow procedure;

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• Sign in to your Microsoft account accessing https://account.microsoft.com, clicking on the Image Removedicon, the supplying your login credentials, 

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• Once you have logged in to your account click on the Image Removed icon;

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• Click on the security option "Advanced security options"

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• You will now be presented with the currently selected authentication options for your Microsoft account.  If you have not already added a passkey click on Image Removed
• In order to add your Fido2 key as an authentication method you will now need to select the option "Face, fingerprint, PIN or security key";

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• A new popup window titled "Continue setup" will now open asking if you want to use your device to sign in to  login.microsoft.com, click Image Removed;

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• You will now be asked to select where to save this passkey, select Image Removed, then click Image Removed.
• A new popup titled "Security key setup" will now open, click Image Removed, and at the "Continue setup" prompt click Image Removed;

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• You will now be prompted to insert your security key into the USB port, Insert the Fido key;

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• Upon detection of the Fido key the prompt will change to requesting a PIN code,

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Supply the numeric pin you require then click Image Removed;

• You will now be prompted to touch the button on the Fido key;

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• After pressing the button you will be informed that the Passkey has been saved;

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Your FIDO2 key will now be notified that your Fido2 device has been added as an additional

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Enabling Two-step verification on your Microsoft account

Once the Fido Key has been added as an authentication method when signing to your account.

Two-step verification is enabled on your Microsoft account using the following procedure;

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Signing in to Microsoft personal portals with your FIDO2 key

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