
When using a certificate-based PIN, users can connect remotely using a Microsoft Digital Employee Experience VPN without the need for multi-factor authentication with phone verification. After a user signs in with their PIN, the user has access to email, SharePoint sites, when using the latest Office 365 versions, and business applications without being asked for credentials again. Certificate renewals automatically occur when a user signs in with their PIN before the lifetime threshold is reached. Users can now sign in to a device using a PIN that could be backed by a trusted platform module (TPM) chip. Replace passwords with a stronger authentication. Windows Hello is currently enabled, and we anticipate an increase in usage as more biometric-capable devices become available in the market. Our security policies already enforced secure access to corporate resources with two-factor authentication, including smart cards and Microsoft Azure Multi-Factor Authentication.


We configured Windows Hello to support smart card–like scenarios by using a certificate-based deployment. Emphasizes an identity-driven security solution by centering on securing user identity with strong authentication as well as eliminating passwords. It supports our Zero Trust security model.This form of authentication relies on key pairs that can replace passwords and are resistant to breaches, thefts, and phishing. The Windows Hello for Business feature is a public key or certificate-based authentication approach that goes beyond passwords. Using this feature, users can authenticate to a Microsoft account, an Active Directory account, or a Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) account. We-the Microsoft Digital Employee Experience team-streamlined the deployment of this feature as an enterprise credential to improve our user sign-in experience and to increase the security of accessing corporate resources. The Windows Hello for Business feature can replace passwords with strong two-factor authentication that combines an enrolled device with a PIN or biometric (fingerprint or facial recognition) user input to sign in. Windows Hello was easy to implement within our existing identity infrastructure and is compatible for use within our remote access solution. This feature offers a streamlined user sign-in experience-it replaces passwords with strong two-factor authentication by combining an enrolled device with a PIN or biometric user input for sign in.

Deploying Windows Hello for Business internally here at Microsoft has significantly increased our security when our employees and vendors access our corporate resources.
