Using the wizard to set up Entra Verified ID

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When Verified ID came out, you had to set everything up manually.

Now they have a “wizard” that does it all for you.

Go to the Verified ID blade in Entra.

“If you have a custom domain registered for your Microsoft Entra tenant, you see this Get started option. If you don't have a custom domain registered, either register it before setting up Verified ID or continue using the advanced setup.”

Click “Get started”.

It took under a minute to set everything up 😃

It adds your tenant’s verified domain.

Then click Step 1, “Get your new credential”.

You log in and then get redirected to your “My Account” page:

https://myaccount.microsoft.com/

Click “Get my Verified ID”.

Open the Microsoft Authenticator app.

In the app, click the “Verified ID” tab and then the “Scan QR” button. Then, scan the QR code.

Then click “Add”.

Your new VC is now displayed.

Back in the portal, let’s try step 2, “Use your new credential”.

We get redirected to the Proseware demo. site:

Click “Access discounts”.

Click “Verify my Employee Credential”.

Use the authenticator app. to scan the QR code.

Then, “Share” the VC.

You will now be eligible for the discount!

If you want to do the whole thing yourself, the documentation is here.

To see the DID document, the URL is of the form:

did:web:verifiedid.entra.microsoft.com:tenantid:authority-id

You can get the DID URL from the portal:

You can use the DIF Universal Resolver to find the DID document:

Notice that the DID method is “did.web”. Microsoft also supported “did.ion” in the beginning, but there was little uptake, so they deprecated it.

All good!