Passkey requirements and limitations

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Entra · Official Microsoft guidance

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Microsoft's revision log on this page · 12 entries

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When do users get prompted to register a passkey during sign in?Requirement2 conditions
How can admins monitor or audit passkey usage?Recommendation
Are passkeys in Microsoft Entra quantum proof?Scope
Can administrators control which devices a synced passkey is available on, or prevent passkeys from being shared?Recommendation1 condition
How does Microsoft Authenticator store passkeys on a device?Exception2 conditions
Can I restore or sync Authenticator passkeys to a new device?Exception1 condition
Do I need to enable Bluetooth to perform cross-device authentication?Requirement
Can I have multiple passkeys in Authenticator?Exception2 conditions
I tried to register a passkey in the Microsoft Authenticator app but received an error of “Passkey could not be added” or “unknown error”, what should I do?Recommendation
I tried to register a passkey in the Microsoft Authenticator app but received an error of “Passkey could not be added” or “unknown error”, what should I do?Recommendation1 condition
I'm on an Android 14 device, and I followed all the steps. Why can't I register passkeys in the Authenticator app?Recommendation1 condition
I stored my passkey in the Microsoft Authenticator app in my Android personal profile and I can't use it in my work profile?RequirementScope

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Captured 5 Oct 17:50 UTC; extracted 22 Oct 18:57 UTC. Extractor: microsoft-1/9/d9863eb412f92fa5ec3a8ca32e2dd7cfe8095530f456ecb1866608d1166a435d/legacy.

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Retained observations · 6

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15 Jun 16:45 UTC [BULK UPDATE] User Story 573314: Ensure every doc in MSec repos has an author from MSec Docs (entra-docs-pr 4) (#13372) Served on LearnView diff
23 Apr 17:09 UTC Consolidate passkey FAQs into single topic View diff

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