Microsoft's new Surface Pro 10 for Business laptop integrates a passwordless NFC authentication feature via YubiKey.
Microsoft has always positioned itself as a pioneer whose digital innovations contribute to making technology more powerful, particularly in the field of cybersecurity. Its mission — enabling every organization to go further — is reflected in the features available in its new products, including the recently announced Surface Pro 10 laptop for business, which elevates security and user experience to top priorities. announced, which elevates security and user experience to the level of priority.
The Surface Pro 10 for Business is the first model in the Surface Pro lineup to feature an NFC reader located in the upper-left corner of the screen. This new authentication workflow allows users to securely and quickly sign in to their computer without a password, and to access cloud services such as Windows 365 or Imprivata by aligning their YubiKey with the device's NFC reader. YubiKeyon the device's NFC reader.
Thanks to the NFC functions integrated into the Surface Pro 10, adding phishing-resistant users has never been simpler for businesses. Employees can now use their YubiKey to authenticate their Windows login via NFC and their cloud-based Microsoft account. Access to the Windows environment and Microsoft 365 applications is immediate, marking a decisive step towards a passwordless future.
By using access keys (passkeys) associated with their device and stored on a YubiKey, employees can access their profile and the data stored in the cloud from any Surface Pro 10 — a major advantage that enables all industry sectors to deliver the highest level of security, beyond those sectors characterised by shared workstations such as hospitality, retail and healthcare.
"Our professional clients rely on Surface range computers for their high level of security and seamless user experiences. The ability to connect quickly and securely to the computer, as well as to authenticate using an NFC security key, represents a major enhancement we added to the Surface Pro 10. YubiKeys take full advantage of the built-in NFC reader and represent a major win on both fronts," explains Nancie Gaskill, General Manager at Microsoft. "We are delighted to collaborate with Yubico to facilitate the use of YubiKey and thus offer users cutting-edge secure authentication options to protect against the growing threat of identity-based cyberattacks."
At our upcoming webinar organised with Microsoft on 18 April, we will demonstrate how to use a YubiKey on the Surface Pro 10 and present our other integrations for Microsoft. To register for this webinar, click here. click here.
Yubico and Microsoft, the power of a partnership for a secure future
Together, Microsoft and Yubico have paved the way for a passwordless and phishing-resistant future for organisations of all sizes and across all sectors. Yubico has long collaborated with Microsoft within the FIDO alliance and as a major contributor to the FIDO2/WebAuthn authentication standards. YubiKeys' support for the FIDO2/WebAuthn standard provides organisations with a frictionless user experience and enhanced security through hardware key authentication resistant to phishing attempts. Through their collaboration and membership in the FIDO Alliance, Yubico and Microsoft work seamlessly together to help public and private organisations adopt Zero Trust principles.
Whether the company's environment is deployed in the cloud or on-premises with Microsoft Entra ID, YubiKeys security keys accelerate the adoption of passwordless authentication. Users of Microsoft solutions — whether they use Entra ID or Microsoft 365 — can thus seamlessly benefit from native YubiKey support and thereby achieve immediate compliance with the most stringent privacy protection regulations.
Designed to help organisations achieve the highest level of security during authentication while offering great ease of use, the YubiKey works natively with Windows 11, Entra ID, Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS) and hundreds of enterprise applications and services, with the aim of preventing user account takeover. The YubiKey is the only hardware security key that is simultaneously compatible with the widest range of authentication protocols and open standards, enhancing authentication while reducing complexity and total cost of ownership (TCO).
Users can now use their YubiKey with their professional or personal Microsoft account, the Edge browser or the Microsoft Entra ID identification service. Furthermore, whether it belongs to the public or private sector, a company can block any connection attempt that does not use certificate-based authentication (CBA) and ensure that its employees are protected by using secure multi-factor authentication (MFA) solutions resistant to phishing attempts through the use of an authentication key. Combined with the brand-new features integrated into the new Surface Pro 10, the YubiKey represents the safe and effective protection tool that businesses have been waiting for and that users can use anywhere.
Move towards passwordless mode by combining the YubiKey and the new Surface Pro 10
It is now possible to benefit from the long-standing collaboration between Microsoft and Yubico by combining YubiKeys with the new Surface Pro 10 devices in your organisation. This delivers enhanced security and greater ease of onboarding new users, while meeting the most rigorous security standards with phishing-resistant Zero Trust multi-factor protection at every level of the hierarchy. From frontline workers to helpdesk operators, engineers and the executives who oversee them, all staff members can benefit from the high level of security provided by the YubiKey.
For more information on the Surface Pro 10 and the new NFC features, visit the website Microsoft.com. To learn more about YubiKey's NFC features, click here.
For more information on the Surface Pro 10 and the new NFC features, visit the website Microsoft.com. To learn more about YubiKey's NFC features, click here.
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