Passkey (FIDO2) authentication method
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Observation details · observed 24 Oct 00:41 UTC
- Observed by ChangeIntel
- 24 Oct 00:41 UTC
- Source update metadata
- 15 Jun 17:40 UTC
- First observed on this installation
- 8 Oct 23:13 UTC
- Last successful check
- today 00:51 UTC
- Next check due
- 27 Oct 00:51 UTC
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Timeline
From the capture of 24 Oct 00:41 UTC- 4 undated sections
- 6 with conditions
- 24 recorded changes
Requirements, exceptions and scope
A private key is stored on your device and public key is stored with the app or the website that you sign into. Both unique…
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12 earlier changes
Observed history and review priority
Captured 24 Oct 00:41 UTC; extracted 24 Oct 00:41 UTC. Extractor: microsoft-1/9/d9863eb412f92fa5ec3a8ca32e2dd7cfe8095530f456ecb1866608d1166a435d.
Review priority. Extracted assertions require review · Applicability or exceptions require review
0 date changes and 0 condition changes across 1 compared revisions. Suggested check interval: 24 hours.
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Retained observations · 21
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- 24 Oct 00:41 UTC · 8 candidates
- 12 Oct 23:53 UTC · 8 candidates
- 8 Oct 23:13 UTC · 8 candidates
- 23 Apr 17:25 UTC · 8 candidates
- 6 Apr 14:48 UTC · 8 candidates
- 3 Feb 12:30 UTC · 6 candidates
- 2 Feb 18:51 UTC · 8 candidates
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- 2 Feb 17:05 UTC · 6 candidates
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- 12 Nov 2025 22:03 UTC · 6 candidates
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- 10 Nov 2025 21:38 UTC · 4 candidates
- 10 Nov 2025 20:53 UTC · 6 candidates
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- 6 Nov 2025 03:43 UTC · 3 candidates
- 6 Nov 2025 00:54 UTC · 3 candidates
- 6 Nov 2025 00:51 UTC · 3 candidates
- 2 Nov 2025 01:43 UTC · 3 candidates
Microsoft's edits
History on GitHubCommits to the page's source in MicrosoftDocs/entra-docs, with Microsoft's own messages. Commit dates can be hours or days before Learn publishes the change. ChangeIntel keeps a copy of each diff, so an edit stays readable here if GitHub stops serving it. Read today 00:34 UTC.
Related public evidence
- Official documentation · 12 Oct 2026Passkeys in Microsoft Authenticator
- Official documentation · 12 Oct 2026Passkeys and FIDO2
- Official documentation · 12 Oct 2026Passkey requirements and limitations
- Official documentation · 12 Oct 2026Entra passkeys on Windows
- Official documentation · 12 Oct 2026FIDO2 security key Windows sign-in
- Official documentation · 12 Oct 2026Passkey platform and browser compatibility
Retained observations
- 24 Oct 00:41 UTC · shown above
- 12 Oct 23:53 UTC
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- 8 Oct 23:13 UTC
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What changed
First observed 18 Oct 2026No field changes are shown for this selection.
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