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\nNew Approach in Decentralized Identifiers Will Provide Microsoft Azure Active Directory Users Control Over ID Management
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LOS ANGELES, April 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Acuant<\/a>, a leading global provider of identity verification solutions, today announced its collaboration with Microsoft to improve verifiability and secure information exchange in Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) through Acuant\u2019s My Digital ID<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n Azure AD verifiable credentials<\/a>\u00a0are now available\u00a0in public\u00a0preview. The introduction of Azure AD verifiable credentials allows businesses and users to establish trust without sacrificing data privacy, changing the way we grant permissions to access information. My Digital ID from Acuant will be an offering that enables organizations to issue, request and verify digital credentials to accelerate onboarding of new and existing users, secure access to apps and enable a more trustworthy credential recovery experience.<\/p>\n

Through an open standards approach, organizations are enabled to verify a wide variety of attributions including identity documents, biometrics and other identification data providing individuals with more control of their shared personal information.<\/p>\n

Acuant\u2019s real time, multi-factor authentication credential facilitates frictionless onboarding, helps eliminate security concerns and protects the personal data and privacy of users, all in one digital wallet. The end result is a verified My Digital ID card (verified credential) that will be in the Microsoft Authenticator app and other wallet apps that support open standards.<\/p>\n

\n Benefits of My Digital ID in Azure AD:<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n