Microsoft introduced all users the opportunity to enter online services for the company without a password. It is reported by Edition The Verge.
From September 15, the company has canceled the ban on login services without password and allowed to enter Microsoft account using Microsoft Authenticator, Windows Hello, security key. Users can also access their profiles via SMS confirmation code and email.
According to corporate specialists, the advantages of entering without password are obvious. So, often consumers create too simple or, on the contrary, too complicated passwords, which then forget. “The number of ways for attacks has increased in geometrical progression, so the introduction of a new authentication method has become the main reason for the acceleration of many of our security initiatives,” explained by the Vice President of Microsoft Safety Vace Jacket.
To start using a new way to enter the company’s services, you need to first install Microsoft Authenticator on your phone and link it with Microsoft account. Then in the account settings, it will be possible to activate the ability to enter without a password.
In the spring of 2020, Microsoft engineers have found that 99.9 percent of accounts that are seamless on the network did not apply multifactor authentication to enhance the safety of personal data. According to statistics, on average, about 0.5 percent of accounts are collected every month.