System-preferred authentication
Timelines and exceptionsTimeline
From the capture of 24 Oct 03:49 UTC- 12 undated sections
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- 2 date moves seen
- 31 recorded changes
Requirements, exceptions and scope
For example, when system-preferred authentication applies to first-factor sign-in, a user with both a password and a passkey available on their current device is prompted…
- How does system-preferred authentication determine the most secure method?RequirementException1 condition2 passages
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How this timeline changed
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Exception added Microsoft Entra passkey on Windowsin Device-bound, nonportable passkeysseen by ChangeIntel
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Exception added How does system-preferred authentication determine the most secure method?seen by ChangeIntel
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No longer on the page Windows Hello for Business and macOS Platform SSO at first-factor sign-inseen by ChangeIntel
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No longer on the page Windows Hello for Business and macOS Platform SSO at first-factor sign-inseen by ChangeIntel
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No longer on the page Windows Hello for Business and macOS Platform SSO at first-factor sign-inseen by ChangeIntel
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Observed history and review priority
Captured 24 Oct 03:49 UTC; extracted 24 Oct 03:49 UTC. Extractor: microsoft-1/9/d9863eb412f92fa5ec3a8ca32e2dd7cfe8095530f456ecb1866608d1166a435d.
Review priority. Conditions changed in observed revisions · Previously extracted guidance is missing from a later capture · Extracted assertions require review · Applicability or exceptions require review
0 date changes and 4 condition changes across 3 compared revisions. Suggested check interval: 6 hours.
Earlier unavailable versions and edits between checks are unknown. A missing statement requires review; it does not mean the policy was cancelled. Recovered historical statements are not original revision snapshots.
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