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Simplify frontline workers’ sign-in experience with QR code authentication

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Robin Goldstein
Iron Contributor
Feb 25, 2025

Forget long usernames and complex passwords. Just scan the QR code and enter your PIN for quick and easy sign-in on shared devices.

Hello friends,  Today I’m announcing the public preview of QR code authentication in Microsoft Entra ID. This new feature is designed to make signing in faster and easier for frontline workers.  ...
Updated Mar 11, 2025
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skerkmann
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Mar 17, 2025

I have been testing this one for a week or so. To my surprise I was prompted in a windows browser for QR Code Authentication a few times but it went away and I cant seem to figure out in what circumstances the windows prompting for QR Code Authentication would kick in ?

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BahramPiri
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Mar 28, 2025

Hi, if you need to have a simple and secure frontline workers’ sign-in experience for a customer or your organization, https://idmelon.com/ helps your organization to utilize your existing employees' ID badges as FIDO security keys.  It can also be used for Windows PC login, and deployment is seamless and a much easier UX for the end user.