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Setting up passwordless authentication

You can use passwordless authentication to enable a higher level of assurance for users without requiring them to remember complex passwords. With a passwordless authentication policy, users can sign in with only a username and a one-time passcode that is delivered over email or text message, or a mobile push notification.

  • Before enabling passwordless authentication, ensure that you have set up and validated a MFA device for you and your users, because they will not be able to sign on without a second factor.

  • We strongly discourage setting a passwordless policy as the default password policy.

  1. Go to Authentication > Authentication.

  2. Click Add Policy.

  3. Enter a descriptive name for the policy, such as Passwordless.

  4. From the Step Type list, select Multi-Factor Authentication.

  5. From the MFA policy list, select the appropriate MFA policy. For more information about setting up MFA policies, see MFA.

  6. Click Save.