Fortytwo: A Global
Microsoft
Verified ID Partner
21.5.25, 4 minutes read time
TL; DR: Fortytwo is one of only 17 global Microsoft Entra Verified ID partners, placing Fortytwo among a small group of selected partners worldwide helping organizations design, implement, and
operationalize verifiable credentials in the Microsoft ecosystem.
Helping Organizations Make Identity Verification Secure
The recognition of global Entra Verified ID partner in the Microsoft ecosystem, reflects Fortytwo’s position as a specialist in identity-driven security, Microsoft cloud architecture, and modern identity governance. It also confirms a clear market need: organizations need better ways to verify people, roles, access rights, and trust relationships without adding more manual work or storing more sensitive data than necessary.
The Manual Identity Challenge
Identity has become one of the most important control points in modern security.
Organizations no longer operate within a fixed perimeter as employees work remotely; contractors and suppliers need access to internal systems and customers expect digital services to be fast and secure. In addition comes AI, automation, and cloud services changing how work is done.
At the same time, many identity processes are still handled manually.
People still send credentials by email, and HR teams verify information across systems manually. Whenever there is a security issue, IT support needs to ask the security team questions, and approvals are often handled in ticket systems, spreadsheets, Teams messages, or inboxes. Manual identity verification is slow, difficult to audit, and vulnerable to social engineering. It often requires
organizations to collect and store more personal information than they actually need, in places that are not secure. The result is a lot of operational work,
widespread security exposure, and poorer user experience.
The friction and risk created is unnecessary, and the challenge is how to make identity verification secure, scalable, and easy to use.
Verified ID Addresses the Problem
Microsoft Entra Verified ID gives organizations a different way to issue and verify trusted digital credentials.
A verified credential can confirm something about a person, organization or relationship, employment, training, access rights, certification, membership, identity or eligibility. The credential is issued by a trusted organization and stored by the user in a digital wallet. When the user needs to prove something, they choose to share the credential. The receiving organization can then verify that the credential is genuine, trusted, and has not been tampered with.
This changes the identity process from repeated manual checking to trusted digital proof.
It also gives users more control. Instead of sending documentation again and again, users can present their verified credential whenever needed. Organizations no longer need to store unnecessary personal data and can instead verify the specific information required for the task.
Practical Use Cases
Verified ID is relevant across several common identity scenarios.
In employee onboarding:
New employees can prove who they are and receive trusted credentials linked to their role, organization, or employment status. This reduces manual onboarding steps and improves access processes from the start.
For contractors, suppliers, and partners:
Verified ID helps confirm that a person is connected to the right organization, has completed required training, or is approved for a specific type of access.
For IT support:
Helpdesk verification is strengthened. Before resetting a password, changing MFA settings, or completing another sensitive action, the user can be asked to prove their identity with a trusted credential. This reduces the risk of social engineering attacks.
For customers:
Verified ID supports faster and safer verification journeys. This is especially relevant in sectors where identity, compliance, or eligibility checks are required.
For training and certification:
Organizations can issue digital proof that someone has completed a course, earned a qualification, or met a requirement. That proof can then be reused when access, approval, or documentation is needed.
Fortytwo’s Role
Fortytwo help organizations turn Verified ID from technology into working identity solutions. That means advising on the right use cases, designing the architecture, integrating the solution with existing Microsoft environments, and ensuring the solution works in real operational settings.
As one of 17 global Microsoft Entra Verified ID partners, Fortytwo brings both Microsoft expertise and practical identity experience to customers that want to modernize how trust is established.
Together, we make identity verification more secure, efficient, and easy to use, on Microsoft Entra Verified ID.