17-09-2021, 09:33 AM
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business
Updated 1945 GMT (0345 HKT) September 16, 2021
(CNN Business)Microsoft has a solution for the familiar problem of needing to remember too many passwords: doing away with them altogether.
The company announced Wednesday that it will introduce a "passwordless account" option for all users of several popular services such as Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft OneDrive in the coming weeks. Microsoft previously made this option available to corporate accounts in March.
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Instead of passwords, Microsoft (MSFT) will let users sign in to these services with either the company's Authenticator app, which produces a unique numbered login code every few seconds, or with Windows Hello, which lets users sign in using facial recognition, a fingerprint or a unique pin. Microsoft users can also buy an external security key, like a USB drive with login information stored on it, or register a phone number to which Microsoft sends a verification code.
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/09/16/tech/...index.html
Updated 1945 GMT (0345 HKT) September 16, 2021
(CNN Business)Microsoft has a solution for the familiar problem of needing to remember too many passwords: doing away with them altogether.
The company announced Wednesday that it will introduce a "passwordless account" option for all users of several popular services such as Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft OneDrive in the coming weeks. Microsoft previously made this option available to corporate accounts in March.
......
Instead of passwords, Microsoft (MSFT) will let users sign in to these services with either the company's Authenticator app, which produces a unique numbered login code every few seconds, or with Windows Hello, which lets users sign in using facial recognition, a fingerprint or a unique pin. Microsoft users can also buy an external security key, like a USB drive with login information stored on it, or register a phone number to which Microsoft sends a verification code.
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/09/16/tech/...index.html
