!!! Overview [{$pagename}] ([MSA]) (which was previously known as: * Microsoft Passport * .NET Passport * Microsoft Passport Network * [Windows Live] ID * [Microsoft] Account Identity is a [Marketing] term for [Single Sign On Profile] [Microsoft] [Digital Identity] for [Microsoft] users to log into [Microsoft] * [websites] (like Outlook.com) * [devices] running on one of [Microsoft]'s current [Operating Systems] (e.g. [Windows 10] computers and tablets, Windows Phones, and [Xbox] consoles) * [Microsoft] application software (including [Visual Studio]). [{$pagename}] uses [Windows Client Authentication Architecture] using, currently, [Windows Hello] and the [Windows Credential Provider] to perform [Authentication] [{$pagename}] appears to be a [Federated Identity] from a [Microsoft] [Identity Provider (IDP)] !! Managed [{$pagename}] Some [{$pagename}] are managed at least to some degree by [Microsoft Windows] and/or [Microsoft Active Directory]: * [standalone Managed Service Account] ([sMSA]) * [group Managed Service Account] ([gMSA]) * [WORKSTATION_TRUST_ACCOUNT] * [INTERDOMAIN_TRUST_ACCOUNT] !! More Information There might be more information for this subject on one of the following: [{ReferringPagesPlugin before='*' after='\n' }]