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# Microsoft Accounts Authentication for PlayFab

> Learn how to sign up for PlayFab with a Microsoft Account, invite new Microsoft-authenticated users to your studio, and use Entra ID sign-in for Game Manager.

# Account Authentication for PlayFab Game Manager

<Note>
  All **New** PlayFab user accounts after July 27th 2024 must use a Microsoft authentication service.
</Note>

PlayFab supports two methods for user authentication. The first is the original PlayFab user authentication system. The second and recommended is Microsoft's authentication services - Microsoft Account and Microsoft Entra ID (formerly known as Azure Active Directory).

### Sign-up with a Microsoft Authenticated Account

You can create a new PlayFab account using an existing or new Microsoft Account. The PlayFab authentication system is no longer available for new accounts.

1. Navigate to [PlayFab's Signup page](https://developer.playfab.com).
2. Select **Sign up with Microsoft** and follow the signup flow.

   <img src="https://mintcdn.com/microsoft-4404708b/Oa_DP1q6U1lat7c2/images/playfab/identity/dev-identity/authentication/aad-sign-up.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=Oa_DP1q6U1lat7c2&q=85&s=4d5ed882536c23f66b91cb5be3151df4" alt="Sign up with Microsoft" width="646" height="661" data-path="images/playfab/identity/dev-identity/authentication/aad-sign-up.png" />

### To create a new Microsoft Authenticated user

1. Navigate to your studio's users section.

   <img src="https://mintcdn.com/microsoft-4404708b/Oa_DP1q6U1lat7c2/images/playfab/identity/dev-identity/authentication/AADDoc1.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=Oa_DP1q6U1lat7c2&q=85&s=449015cd63b0523c0719a3aa92b1869f" alt="Studio Users" width="2058" height="306" data-path="images/playfab/identity/dev-identity/authentication/AADDoc1.png" />

2. Select **Add User** in the top right

3. Add the required details and configurations including selecting **Microsoft** as the authentication provider.

   <img src="https://mintcdn.com/microsoft-4404708b/Oa_DP1q6U1lat7c2/images/playfab/identity/dev-identity/authentication/aad-new-user.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=Oa_DP1q6U1lat7c2&q=85&s=210334bc8c76c6116fe6160e0ffe5cfc" alt="Select Microsoft Authentication" width="1079" height="844" data-path="images/playfab/identity/dev-identity/authentication/aad-new-user.png" />

4. Select **Add user** when done to send an invite to the user. The user then registers via a Microsoft Account.

   <img src="https://mintcdn.com/microsoft-4404708b/Oa_DP1q6U1lat7c2/images/playfab/identity/dev-identity/authentication/aad-auth-log-in.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=Oa_DP1q6U1lat7c2&q=85&s=533b4e4d0c6971f716450fae1a51a40d" alt="Sign in with Microsoft" width="622" height="629" data-path="images/playfab/identity/dev-identity/authentication/aad-auth-log-in.png" />

### Microsoft Account Limitations

Microsoft Account authentication is functional for individual users, including Microsoft Account token exchange for programmatic authentication. It doesn't support groups or graph.


## Related topics

- [Authentication](/services/playfab/identity/player-identity/authentication/index.md)
- [Microsoft Entra ID authentication for PlayFab APIs](/services/playfab/identity/dev-identity/authentication/entra-id-api-authentication.md)
- [Connecting Grafana to Insights](/services/playfab/data-analytics/legacy/connectivity/connecting-grafana-to-insights.md)
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