Hideez Key 4 (EN)
  • Hideez Key 4 – User Manual
  • Guide for Hideez Key
    • Quickstart Guide
    • Configuration app
    • Hideez Client Interface & Main Settings
      • Main Settings
        • Automatic RDP Launch and Logon
    • Account management
      • Adding accounts for websites & apps. Generating OTPs
      • Editing existing accounts
      • Deleting accounts
    • Vault Settings
      • Creating Primary account to unlock your PC
      • Access Settings
      • Changing master password
      • PC locking / unlocking methods (Proximity Settings)
      • Backups, Data export & import
    • Proximity Lock
    • Proximity Unlock
    • Uninstall Hideez Client app
    • Service Operations
      • Firmware update through utility
      • Firmware update through Web
      • Battery maintenance
      • Wiping the device
      • How to get log files from Hideez Client
  • Passwordless Sign-In and 2FA
    • Pairing Hideez Key with Windows
    • Using Hideez Key 4 with macOS and Linux via USB
      • Adding Hideez Key 4 to your Google Account on macOS and Linux
      • Adding Hideez Key 4 to your Microsoft account on macOS and Linux
    • Pairing Hideez Key with Android devices
    • Using Hideez Key with iOS devices
    • Setting up passwordless logins and 2FA
  • Upgrading
    • Hideez Client Update
  • Physical Access
    • Using Hideez Key as an RFID card
  • SUPPORT
    • Troubleshooting
  • Documentation portal (home)
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Adding Hideez Key 4 to your Microsoft account on macOS and Linux

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Last updated 1 year ago

The Microsoft account serves as a universal login method for various services, including Microsoft 365, Microsoft Entra (Azure AD), Office, Outlook.com, OneDrive, Family Safety, Skype, Bing, Microsoft Store, and MSN.

IPI Key enables the use of passwordless authentication in the Microsoft account using biometrics.

To add your Hideez Key to your Microsoft Account on MacOS and Linux, follow these instructions:

  1. .

  2. Sign in to your

  3. Navigate to the "Security Info" section.

  1. Choose "Add Sign-in method" -> "Security Key" -> "USB Device".

  1. Follow the instructions and press the button on your Hideez Key to confirm the action, either by scanning your fingerprint or entering the PIN code. You can also add a name for your Hideez Key or edit it in your Microsoft account settings.

  1. Your Hideez Key will be added to your Microsoft account.

After adding your Hideez Key to your Microsoft Account, you can sign in to your Microsoft account and Azure AD portal without a password, using only your login, thanks to FIDO2 Authentication.

Microsoft Account.
Activate your Hideez Key and set up a PIN code