--- title: PassportForWork DDF file description: View the XML file containing the device description framework (DDF) for the PassportForWork configuration service provider. ms.date: 04/30/2025 ms.topic: generated-reference --- # PassportForWork DDF file The following XML file contains the device description framework (DDF) for the PassportForWork configuration service provider. ```xml ]> 1.2 PassportForWork ./User/Vendor/MSFT 10.0.10586 1.2 0x4;0x1B;0x30;0x31;0x48;0x54;0x62;0x63;0x64;0x65;0x79;0x7A;0x7D;0x7E;0x81;0x82;0x88;0x8A;0x8B;0xA1;0xA2;0xA4;0xA5;0xAB;0xAC;0xAF;0xBC;0xBF;0xCA;0xCB;0xCD;0xCF;0xD2; This policy specifies the Tenant ID in the format of a Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) without curly braces ( { , } ), which will be used as part of Windows Hello for Business provisioning and management. TenantId A globally unique identifier (GUID), without curly braces ( { , } ), that is used as part of Windows Hello for Business provisioning and management. To get a GUID, use the PowerShell cmdlet Get-AzureAccount. For more information see https://devblogs.microsoft.com/scripting/get-windows-azure-active-directory-tenant-id-in-windows-powershell. Policies Root node for policies. Policies UsePassportForWork True Windows Hello for Business is an alternative method for signing into Windows using your Active Directory or Azure Active Directory account that can replace passwords, Smart Cards, and Virtual Smart Cards. If you enable or do not configure this policy setting, the device provisions Windows Hello for Business for all users. If you disable this policy setting, the device does not provision Windows Hello for Business for any user. false Disabled true Enabled RequireSecurityDevice False A Trusted Platform Module (TPM) provides additional security benefits over software because data stored within it cannot be used on other devices. If you enable this policy setting, only devices with a usable TPM provision Windows Hello for Business. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the TPM is still preferred, but all devices provision Windows Hello for Business using software if the TPM is non-functional or unavailable. false Disabled true Enabled EnablePinRecovery False If the user forgets their PIN, it can be changed to a new PIN using the Windows Hello for Business PIN recovery service. This cloud service encrypts a recovery secret which is stored locally on the client, but which can only be decrypted by the cloud service. If you enable this policy setting, the PIN recovery secret will be stored on the device and the user will be able to change to a new PIN in case their PIN is forgotten. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the PIN recovery secret will not be created or stored. If the user's PIN is forgotten, the only way to get a new PIN is by deleting the existing PIN and creating a new one, which will require the user to re-register with any services the old PIN provided access to. 10.0.15063 1.3 false Disabled true Enabled PINComplexity Root node for PIN policies MinimumPINLength 4 Minimum PIN length configures the minimum number of characters required for the PIN. The lowest number you can configure for this policy setting is 4. The largest number you can configure must be less than the number configured in the Maximum PIN length policy setting or the number 127, whichever is the lowest. If you configure this policy setting, the PIN length must be greater than or equal to this number. If you do not configure this policy setting, the PIN length must be greater than or equal to 4. NOTE: If the above specified conditions for the minimum PIN length are not met, default values will be used for both the maximum and minimum PIN lengths. [4-127] MaximumPINLength 127 Maximum PIN length configures the maximum number of characters allowed for the PIN. The largest number you can configure for this policy setting is 127. The lowest number you can configure must be larger than the number configured in the Minimum PIN length policy setting or the number 4, whichever is greater. If you configure this policy setting, the PIN length must be less than or equal to this number. If you do not configure this policy setting, the PIN length must be less than or equal to 127. NOTE: If the above specified conditions for the maximum PIN length are not met, default values will be used for both the maximum and minimum PIN lengths. [4-127] UppercaseLetters 0 Use this policy setting to configure the use of uppercase letters in the Windows Hello for Business PIN. A value of 1 corresponds to “Required.” If you configure this policy setting to 1, Windows Hello for Business requires users to include at least one uppercase letter in their PIN. A value of 2 corresponds to “Disallow.” If you configure this policy setting to 2, Windows Hello for Business prevents users from using uppercase letters in their PIN. If you do not configure this policy setting, Windows Hello for Business does not allow users to use uppercase letters in their PIN. 0 Allows the use of uppercase letters in PIN. 1 Requires the use of at least one uppercase letters in PIN. 2 Does not allow the use of uppercase letters in PIN. LowercaseLetters 0 Use this policy setting to configure the use of lowercase letters in the Windows Hello for Business PIN. A value of 1 corresponds to “Required.” If you configure this policy setting to 1, Windows Hello for Business requires users to include at least one lowercase letter in their PIN. A value of 2 corresponds to “Disallow.” If you configure this policy setting to 2, Windows Hello for Business prevents users from using lowercase letters in their PIN. If you do not configure this policy setting, Windows Hello for Business does not allow users to use lowercase letters in their PIN. 0 Allows the use of lowercase letters in PIN. 1 Requires the use of at least one lowercase letters in PIN. 2 Does not allow the use of lowercase letters in PIN. SpecialCharacters 0 ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~ . A value of 1 corresponds to “Required.” If you configure this policy setting to 1, Windows Hello for Business requires users to include at least one special character in their PIN. A value of 2 corresponds to “Disallow.” If you configure this policy setting to 2, Windows Hello for Business prevents users from using special characters in their PIN. If you do not configure this policy setting, Windows Hello for Business does not allow users to use special characters in their PIN.]]> 0 Allows the use of special characters in PIN. 1 Requires the use of at least one special characters in PIN. 2 Does not allow the use of special characters in PIN. Digits 0 Use this policy setting to configure the use of digits in the Windows Hello for Business PIN. A value of 1 corresponds to “Required.” If you configure this policy setting to 1, Windows Hello for Business requires users to include at least one digit in their PIN. A value of 2 corresponds to “Disallow.” If you configure this policy setting to 2, Windows Hello for Business prevents users from using digits in their PIN. If you do not configure this policy setting, Windows Hello for Business requires users to use digits in their PIN. 0 Allows the use of digits in PIN. 1 Requires the use of at least one digits in PIN. 2 Does not allow the use of digits in PIN. History 0 This policy specifies the number of past PINs that can be stored in the history that can’t be used. Valid values are 0 to 50 inclusive. If this policy is set to 0, then storage of previous PINs is not required. PIN history is not preserved through PIN reset. [0-50] Expiration 0 This policy specifies when the PIN expires (in days). Valid values are 0 to 730 inclusive. If this policy is set to 0, then PINs do not expire. [0-730] PassportForWork ./Device/Vendor/MSFT 10.0.10586 1.2 0x4;0x1B;0x30;0x31;0x48;0x54;0x62;0x63;0x64;0x65;0x79;0x7A;0x7D;0x7E;0x81;0x82;0x88;0x8A;0x8B;0xA1;0xA2;0xA4;0xA5;0xAB;0xAC;0xAF;0xBC;0xBF;0xCA;0xCB;0xCD;0xCF;0xD2; This policy specifies the Tenant ID in the format of a Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) without curly braces ( { , } ), which will be used as part of Windows Hello for Business provisioning and management. TenantId A globally unique identifier (GUID), without curly braces ( { , } ), that is used as part of Windows Hello for Business provisioning and management. To get a GUID, use the PowerShell cmdlet Get-AzureAccount. For more information see https://devblogs.microsoft.com/scripting/get-windows-azure-active-directory-tenant-id-in-windows-powershell. Policies Root node for policies. Policies UsePassportForWork True Windows Hello for Business is an alternative method for signing into Windows using your Active Directory or Azure Active Directory account that can replace passwords, Smart Cards, and Virtual Smart Cards. If you enable or do not configure this policy setting, the device provisions Windows Hello for Business for all users. If you disable this policy setting, the device does not provision Windows Hello for Business for any user. false Disabled true Enabled RequireSecurityDevice False A Trusted Platform Module (TPM) provides additional security benefits over software because data stored within it cannot be used on other devices. If you enable this policy setting, only devices with a usable TPM provision Windows Hello for Business. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the TPM is still preferred, but all devices provision Windows Hello for Business using software if the TPM is non-functional or unavailable. false Disabled true Enabled ExcludeSecurityDevices Root node for excluded security devices. ExcludeSecurityDevices 10.0.15063 1.3 TPM12 False Some Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs) are only compliant with the older 1.2 revision of the TPM specification defined by the Trusted Computing Group (TCG). If you enable this policy setting, TPM revision 1.2 modules will be disallowed from being used with Windows Hello for Business. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, TPM revision 1.2 modules will be allowed to be used with Windows Hello for Business. false Disabled true Enabled EnablePinRecovery False If the user forgets their PIN, it can be changed to a new PIN using the Windows Hello for Business PIN recovery service. This cloud service encrypts a recovery secret which is stored locally on the client, but which can only be decrypted by the cloud service. If you enable this policy setting, the PIN recovery secret will be stored on the device and the user will be able to change to a new PIN in case their PIN is forgotten. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the PIN recovery secret will not be created or stored. If the user's PIN is forgotten, the only way to get a new PIN is by deleting the existing PIN and creating a new one, which will require the user to re-register with any services the old PIN provided access to. 10.0.15063 1.3 false Disabled true Enabled EnableWindowsHelloProvisioningForSecurityKeys False Enable Windows Hello provisioning if users sign-in to their devices with FIDO2 security keys. 10.0.22621 1.6 false Disabled true Enabled DisablePostLogonProvisioning False Do not start Windows Hello provisioning after sign-in. 99.9.99999, 10.0.22621.3374, 10.0.22000.2899, 10.0.20348.2402, 10.0.19041.4239 1.6 false Provisioning Enabled true Provisioning Disabled UseCertificateForOnPremAuth False Windows Hello for Business can use certificates to authenticate to on-premise resources. If you enable this policy setting, Windows Hello for Business will wait until the device has received a certificate payload from the mobile device management server before provisioning a PIN. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the PIN will be provisioned when the user logs in, without waiting for a certificate payload. false Disabled true Enabled UseCloudTrustForOnPremAuth False Boolean value that enables Windows Hello for Business to use Azure AD Kerberos to authenticate to on-premises resources. If you enable this policy setting, Windows Hello for Business will use an Azure AD Kerberos ticket to authenticate to on-premises resources. The Azure AD Kerberos ticket is returned to the client after a successful authentication to Azure AD if Azure AD Kerberos is enabled for the tenant and domain. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, Windows Hello for Business will use a key or certificate to authenticate to on-premises resources. 10.0.22621, 10.0.22000.527, 10.0.19044.1566 1.6 false Disabled true Enabled PINComplexity Root node for PIN policies MinimumPINLength 4 Minimum PIN length configures the minimum number of characters required for the PIN. The lowest number you can configure for this policy setting is 4. The largest number you can configure must be less than the number configured in the Maximum PIN length policy setting or the number 127, whichever is the lowest. If you configure this policy setting, the PIN length must be greater than or equal to this number. If you do not configure this policy setting, the PIN length must be greater than or equal to 4. NOTE: If the above specified conditions for the minimum PIN length are not met, default values will be used for both the maximum and minimum PIN lengths. [4-127] MaximumPINLength 127 Maximum PIN length configures the maximum number of characters allowed for the PIN. The largest number you can configure for this policy setting is 127. The lowest number you can configure must be larger than the number configured in the Minimum PIN length policy setting or the number 4, whichever is greater. If you configure this policy setting, the PIN length must be less than or equal to this number. If you do not configure this policy setting, the PIN length must be less than or equal to 127. NOTE: If the above specified conditions for the maximum PIN length are not met, default values will be used for both the maximum and minimum PIN lengths. [4-127] UppercaseLetters 0 Use this policy setting to configure the use of uppercase letters in the Windows Hello for Business PIN. A value of 1 corresponds to “Required.” If you configure this policy setting to 1, Windows Hello for Business requires users to include at least one uppercase letter in their PIN. A value of 2 corresponds to “Disallow.” If you configure this policy setting to 2, Windows Hello for Business prevents users from using uppercase letters in their PIN. If you do not configure this policy setting, Windows Hello for Business does not allow users to use uppercase letters in their PIN. 0 Allows the use of uppercase letters in PIN. 1 Requires the use of at least one uppercase letters in PIN. 2 Does not allow the use of uppercase letters in PIN. LowercaseLetters 0 Use this policy setting to configure the use of lowercase letters in the Windows Hello for Business PIN. A value of 1 corresponds to “Required.” If you configure this policy setting to 1, Windows Hello for Business requires users to include at least one lowercase letter in their PIN. A value of 2 corresponds to “Disallow.” If you configure this policy setting to 2, Windows Hello for Business prevents users from using lowercase letters in their PIN. If you do not configure this policy setting, Windows Hello for Business does not allow users to use lowercase letters in their PIN. 0 Allows the use of lowercase letters in PIN. 1 Requires the use of at least one lowercase letters in PIN. 2 Does not allow the use of lowercase letters in PIN. SpecialCharacters 0 ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~ . A value of 1 corresponds to “Required.” If you configure this policy setting to 1, Windows Hello for Business requires users to include at least one special character in their PIN. A value of 2 corresponds to “Disallow.” If you configure this policy setting to 2, Windows Hello for Business prevents users from using special characters in their PIN. If you do not configure this policy setting, Windows Hello for Business does not allow users to use special characters in their PIN.]]> 0 Allows the use of special characters in PIN. 1 Requires the use of at least one special characters in PIN. 2 Does not allow the use of special characters in PIN. Digits 0 Use this policy setting to configure the use of digits in the Windows Hello for Business PIN. A value of 1 corresponds to “Required.” If you configure this policy setting to 1, Windows Hello for Business requires users to include at least one digit in their PIN. A value of 2 corresponds to “Disallow.” If you configure this policy setting to 2, Windows Hello for Business prevents users from using digits in their PIN. If you do not configure this policy setting, Windows Hello for Business requires users to use digits in their PIN. 0 Allows the use of digits in PIN. 1 Requires the use of at least one digits in PIN. 2 Does not allow the use of digits in PIN. History 0 This policy specifies the number of past PINs that can be stored in the history that can’t be used. Valid values are 0 to 50 inclusive. If this policy is set to 0, then storage of previous PINs is not required. PIN history is not preserved through PIN reset. [0-50] Expiration 0 This policy specifies when the PIN expires (in days). Valid values are 0 to 730 inclusive. If this policy is set to 0, then PINs do not expire. [0-730] Remote Root node for phone sign-in policies UseRemotePassport False Boolean that specifies if phone sign-in can be used with a device. Phone sign-in provides the ability for a portable, registered device to be usable as a companion device for desktop authentication. Default value is false. If you enable this setting, a desktop device will allow a registered, companion device to be used as an authentication factor. If you disable this setting, a companion device cannot be used in desktop authentication scenarios. false Disabled true Enabled UseHelloCertificatesAsSmartCardCertificates False If you enable this policy setting, applications use Windows Hello for Business certificates as smart card certificates. Biometric factors are unavailable when a user is asked to authorize the use of the certificate's private key. This policy setting is designed to allow compatibility with applications that rely exclusively on smart card certificates. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, applications do not use Windows Hello for Business certificates as smart card certificates, and biometric factors are available when a user is asked to authorize the use of the certificate's private key. Windows requires a user to lock and unlock their session after changing this setting if the user is currently signed in. 10.0.17763 1.6 false Disabled true Enabled UseBiometrics False THIS NODE IS DEPRECATED AND WILL BE REMOVED IN A FUTURE VERSION. PLEASE USE Biometrics/UseBiometrics NODE INSTEAD. Windows Hello for Business enables users to use biometric gestures, such as face and fingerprints, as an alternative to the PIN gesture. However, users must still configure a PIN to use in case of failures. If you enable or do not configure this policy setting, Windows Hello for Business allows the use of biometric gestures. If you disable this policy setting, Windows Hello for Business prevents the use of biometric gestures. NOTE: Disabling this policy prevents the use of biometric gestures on the device for all account types. false Disabled true Enabled Biometrics Root node for biometrics policies UseBiometrics False Windows Hello for Business enables users to use biometric gestures, such as face and fingerprints, as an alternative to the PIN gesture. However, users must still configure a PIN to use in case of failures. If you enable or do not configure this policy setting, Windows Hello for Business allows the use of biometric gestures. If you disable this policy setting, Windows Hello for Business prevents the use of biometric gestures. NOTE: Disabling this policy prevents the use of biometric gestures on the device for all account types. false Disabled true Enabled FacialFeaturesUseEnhancedAntiSpoofing False This setting determines whether enhanced anti-spoofing is required for Windows Hello face authentication. If you enable this setting, Windows requires all users on managed devices to use enhanced anti-spoofing for Windows Hello face authentication. This disables Windows Hello face authentication on devices that do not support enhanced anti-spoofing. If you disable or do not configure this setting, Windows doesn't require enhanced anti-spoofing for Windows Hello face authentication. Note that enhanced anti-spoofing for Windows Hello face authentication is not required on unmanaged devices. false Disabled true Enabled EnableESSwithSupportedPeripherals 1 Enhanced Sign-in Security (ESS) isolates both biometric template data and matching operations to trusted hardware or specified memory regions, meaning the rest of the operating system cannot access or tamper with them. Because the channel of communication between the sensors and the algorithm is also secured, it is impossible for malware to inject or replay data in order to simulate a user signing in or to lock a user out of their machine. 10.0.22621 1.3 0 ESS will be disabled on systems with capable software and hardware. Authentication operations of peripheral Windows Hello capable devices will be allowed, subject to current feature limitations. 1 ESS will be enabled on systems with capable software and hardware, following the existing default behavior in Windows. Authentication operations of any peripheral biometric device will be blocked and not available for Windows Hello. LastWrite DeviceUnlock Device Unlock 10.0.17134 1.4 GroupA Contains a list of providers by GUID that are to be considered for the first step of authentication {[0-9A-Fa-f]{8}\-[0-9A-Fa-f]{4}\-[0-9A-Fa-f]{4}\-[0-9A-Fa-f]{4}\-[0-9A-Fa-f]{12}\} GroupB Contains a list of providers by GUID that are to be considered for the second step of authentication {[0-9A-Fa-f]{8}\-[0-9A-Fa-f]{4}\-[0-9A-Fa-f]{4}\-[0-9A-Fa-f]{4}\-[0-9A-Fa-f]{12}\} Plugins List of plugins that the passive provider monitors to detect user presence DynamicLock Dynamic Lock 10.0.17134 1.4 DynamicLock False Enables/Disables Dyanamic Lock false Disabled true Enabled Plugins List of plugins that the passive provider monitors to detect user absence SecurityKey Security Key 10.0.18362 1.6 UseSecurityKeyForSignin 0 Use security key for signin. 0 is disabled. 1 is enable. If you do not configure this policy setting, the default is disabled. 0 disabled 1 enabled ``` ## Related articles [PassportForWork configuration service provider reference](passportforwork-csp.md)