Summary
If your Mac has Touch ID enabled, you can create a passkey for your WSU Microsoft 365 account and save it in Apple Passwords using iCloud Keychain. You can then use Touch ID to securely use the passkey when signing in.
Information Applies to
Faculty, Staff, Current Students, New Students, Alumni, Retirees
Before You Begin
Make sure:
- Touch ID is set up on your Mac.
- You have access to your WSU Microsoft 365 account.
- You have an existing authentication method available to verify your identity during setup.
Create the Passkey
- Open the Microsoft Security Info page.
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Sign in using your Minnesota State Microsoft account.
Username
- Students: StarID@go.minnstate.edu
- Employees: StarID@minnstate.edu
Password
- Verify your identity using your current MFA method.
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Select + Add sign-in method.
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Select Passkey, and then select Next.
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Select Next on the next two screens.
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Select iCloud Keychain.
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Select Save in Passwords, and then use Touch ID when prompted.
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Enter a name to help you identify the passkey, such as MacBook or My MacBook and select Next.
- Select Done to finish. Your new passkey will appear under Security info.
Sign In Using Your Passkey
Note: After creating your passkey, Microsoft may automatically prompt you to use it if it was the method you most recently used to sign in.
If you are not automatically prompted to use your passkey:
- Enter your WSU account information and select Next.
- Select Sign-in options.
- Select Face, fingerprint, PIN, or security key.
- Follow the prompts to use the passkey saved on your Mac.
Trouble Signing In to Microsoft 365?
If you are unable to access your Microsoft 365 account because you cannot complete MFA verification, contact WSU Tech Support for assistance resetting your authentication methods.
Visit
- Somsen Hall 207 (Winona Campus)
- Coffman Center 122 (Rochester Campus)
Call
Learn More
- Contact WSU Tech Support for additional assistance or questions.