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Microsoft announces passwordless authentication in Azure and updates to Teams and Outlook

03 March 2021 • 2 min read

Announcements made at Ignite 2021 event

Microsoft announced on Tuesday that passwordless authentication in Azure Active Directory has entered general availability. The service will enable employees to replace their passwords with biom...

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