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September 15, 2021 01:00 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/15/22675175/microsoft-account-passwordless-no-password-security-feature
Microsoft accounts can now go fully passwordless
Microsoft now lets you remove passwords from Microsoft accounts to embrace a passwordless future. Starting today, the software giant will let consumers sign into Microsoft accounts with its Microsoft Authenticator app, Windows Hello, a security key, or an SMS / email verification code instead of a password.
The new option arrives just months after Microsoft started rolling out passwordless authentication for commercial users in March to help people adjust to the realities of remote work. “When I think of security, I think you’ve got to protect your whole life,” says Vasu Jakkal, corporate vice president of Microsoft security, compliance & identity, in an interview with The Verge. “It’s no longer enough just to think about work or home...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/15/22675175/microsoft-account-passwordless-no-password-security-feature
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