Information security is hard. Managing user authentication and authorization in apps/services usually gives developers an additional layer of headache on top of making applications actually work. Windows Hello and Microsoft Passport promise to be solid options for solving these issues.

Windows Hello offers easy biometric authentication that is integrated into Windows 10, taking away much of the pain around managing user credentials. But user authentication is just the first step of the problem. How do developers leverage biometrics to authorize users to apps/services?

That responsibility falls on Microsoft Passport – a seamless 2 Factor Authentication (2FA) system using device and user biometrics. Reusable user credentials can finally be replaced by biometrics and hardware-level security, thus enabling apps/services to offer robust built-in security.

This article unpacks Microsoft Passport and offers a walkthrough of how to utilize Microsoft Passport to power your apps. Seamless biometric security is wonderful, especially when you have the ability to leverage it in your apps. Let’s dive in.

Full article over @ Telerik Developer Network.