To get started, you will need to sign-in to your Microsoft account on the web and enable the option “Passwordless account.” Then, just follow the on-screen prompts and approve the change from your Microsoft Authenticator app. Then, you can use Windows Hello, a security key, or a verification code that’s sent to an email address, your phone, or a compatible app or service like Outlook, OneDrive, Microsoft Family Safety, and more to sign-in, depending on the location. “Beginning today, you can now completely remove the password from your Microsoft account.”Īs for the “why” of this change, Microsoft points to the fact that passwords are insecure and are the focus of over 18 billion attacks every year, or 579 attacks every second.īefore you can go passwordless, you’ll need the Microsoft Authenticator app on your smartphone. “For the past couple of years we’ve been saying that the future is passwordless, and today I am excited to announce the next step in that vision,” Microsoft corporate vice president Vasu Jakkal writes in the announcement post. The passwordless account option can be found at under the Security section of the dashboard (Security Advanced Security Options Additional Security).Anyone with a Microsoft account can now remove their password from the account entirely to enable better security. Microsoft account holders can go passwordless today by installing the Microsoft Authenticator app and linking it to their personal Microsoft account. Once that password and email combination has been compromised, it’s often sold on the dark web for use in any number of attacks. A quick look at someone’s social media can give any hacker a head start on logging into their personal accounts. Unfortunately, while such passwords may be easier to remember, they are also easier for a hacker to guess. We also found 1 in 10 people admitted reusing passwords across sites, and 40 percent say they’ve used a formula for their passwords, like Fall2021, which eventually becomes Winter2021 or Spring2022. Other common answers included family names and important dates like birthdays. One of our recent surveys found that 15 percent of people use their pets’ names for password inspiration. We often rely on known and personal words and phrases.
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