!!! 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:
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