Microsoft's Surface Pro 10 for Business enables NFC-based passwordless authentication with YubiKeys
Microsoft has always been a pioneer and architect of digital innovations that raise the bar for what technology can do—especially in the area of cybersecurity. Microsoft's mission to empower every business to achieve more is underscored by the continued development of new products—including today's announcement of the Surface Pro 10 for Business, which puts security and usability at the forefront.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 10 for Business is the first Surface Pro to feature an integrated NFC reader located in the top left corner of the screen. This new authentication flow enables fast and secure passwordless login to the device and cloud services like Windows 365 or Imprivata by simply tapping the YubiKey on the device.
With the added NFC capabilities of the Surface Pro 10, it's now easier than ever to create phishing-resistant users in the enterprise. The YubiKey can be used at Windows login to authenticate to a user's cloud-based Microsoft account via NFC and instantly log in to Windows and Microsoft 365 applications—a significant step toward a passwordless future.
By using device-bound passkeys stored on a YubiKey, users have the flexibility to access their cloud-based profiles and data from any Surface Pro 10 - a huge benefit for all industries to provide the highest level of security, in addition to specific industries with shared workspace environments such as hospitality, retail, healthcare, and many others.
"Our enterprise customers rely on Surface for industry-leading security and a seamless user experience. The ability to quickly and securely log in to the device and authenticate with NFC security keys is a critical experience we've added to Surface Pro 10. YubiKeys take full advantage of the built-in NFC reader and are a huge win-win," said Nancie Gaskill, General Manager at Microsoft. "We're excited to partner with Yubico to enable the use of YubiKeys and provide users with secure and innovative authentication options to protect against the growing threat of identity-based cyberattacks."
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The Power of Yubico with Microsoft: A Partnership for a Secure Future
Together, Microsoft and Yubico have paved the way for a passwordless, phishing-resistant future for businesses of all sizes and across all industries. Yubico has a long-standing partnership with Microsoft as members of the FIDO Alliance and key contributors to the FIDO2/WebAuthn authentication standards. With FIDO2/WebAuthn, organizations benefit from a frictionless user experience while strengthening security with phishing-resistant, hardware-based passkey authentication in YubiKeys. Through our collaboration and mutual membership in the FIDO Alliance, Yubico and Microsoft work seamlessly together to guide public and private organizations toward zero-trust principles.
Whether an organization's environment is in the cloud or on-premises with Microsoft Entra ID, YubiKeys provide a solution that accelerates the path to passwordless authentication. The good news for Microsoft users—whether using Entra ID or Microsoft 365—is that they can seamlessly leverage native support for the YubiKey, ensuring immediate compliance with strict data privacy regulations.
The YubiKey is designed to help organizations achieve the highest levels of authentication security and usability at scale. It works natively with Windows 11, Entra ID, Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS), and hundreds of enterprise applications and services to prevent account takeover. The YubiKey is the only hardware security key that simultaneously supports a wide variety of authentication protocols and open standards, improving authentication while reducing complexity and total cost of ownership.
Starting today, you can use your YubiKey with your work or personal Microsoft account ,Edge browser , Entra ID , and more. Additionally, your organization, whether in the public or private sector, can block any login attempt that doesn't use CBA and ensure your users are protected by leveraging secure, phishing-resistant, multi-factor authentication solutions with a passkey. Combined with the newly announced features being built into the new Surface Pro 10, the YubiKey becomes truly ubiquitous for the secure, effective, and efficient user security that businesses need and expect.
Combine the YubiKey with the new Surface Pro 10
Leverage the benefits of Microsoft and Yubico's long-standing collaboration by deploying YubiKeys with the new Surface Pro 10 for your business. Enjoy enhanced security and streamlined user onboarding, while ensuring compliance with strict industry standards with zero trust, phishing-resistant, and modern MFA protection for all organizational roles. From front-line employees to behind-the-scenes support staff, engineers, and even the executives who oversee them, everyone can benefit from the YubiKey's state-of-the-art security.
For more information about the Surface Pro 10 and its new NFC capabilities, visit Microsoft.com . To learn more about YubiKey's NFC capabilities, visit here .
Source: yubico.com
