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Now you can sign into your Microsoft Account with your face or a security key—no password needed |
November 21, 2018
A lot of people don’t bother using password managers, and most people’s passwords are terrible. Poor passwords lead to poor security. Microsoft’s making it easier to batten down the hatches by letting you sign into its services using two new methods that don’t require a user name or password.Starting Tuesday you can sign into your Microsoft Account using either Windows Hello biometric security or a physical security key, the company announced. (You could already use the Microsoft Authenticator app for passwordless sign-on, as well.) The page for a compatible Yubico key says the passwordless authentication works on Outlook, Office, Skype, OneDrive, Xbox Live, Bing, the Microsoft Store, and Windows itself. That’s pretty much everywhere you’d use a Microsoft Account online.To read this article in full, please click here
Link: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3322938/windows/microsoft-account-no-password-sign-in.html#tk.rss_all
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