From faa877bed96f2bbc287ef17b710bb38874d82574 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mohamed Kamal Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2019 09:21:27 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add Windows Hello for Business Note https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-itpro-docs/issues/3602 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/identity-protection/hello-for-business/hello-faq --- .../virtual-smart-cards/virtual-smart-card-overview.md | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/windows/security/identity-protection/virtual-smart-cards/virtual-smart-card-overview.md b/windows/security/identity-protection/virtual-smart-cards/virtual-smart-card-overview.md index b81fc4b4cd..2bedb16986 100644 --- a/windows/security/identity-protection/virtual-smart-cards/virtual-smart-card-overview.md +++ b/windows/security/identity-protection/virtual-smart-cards/virtual-smart-card-overview.md @@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ This topic for IT professional provides an overview of the virtual smart card te - [Smart Cards](../smart-cards/smart-card-windows-smart-card-technical-reference.md) +> [!NOTE] +> Windows Hello for Business is the modern, two-factor credential for Windows 10. Microsoft will be deprecating virtual smart cards in the future but not date at this time. Customers using Windows 10 and virtual smart cards should move to Windows Hello for Business. Microsoft will publish the date early to ensure customers have adequate lead time to move to Windows Hello for Business. Microsoft recommends new Windows 10 deployments to use Windows Hello for Business. Virtual smart card remain supported for Windows 7 and Windows 8. [Windows Hello for Business](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/identity-protection/hello-for-business/hello-identity-verification) + ## Feature description Virtual smart card technology from Microsoft offers comparable security benefits to physical smart cards by using two-factor authentication. Virtual smart cards emulate the functionality of physical smart cards, but they use the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) chip that is available on computers in many organizations, rather than requiring the use of a separate physical smart card and reader. Virtual smart cards are created in the TPM, where the keys that are used for authentication are stored in cryptographically secured hardware.