It’s part of a bigger push to get rid of passwords It’s part of a bigger push to get rid of passwords is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech ...

Last week, Yubico, the company behind the popular YubiKey USB authentication dongles, announced the launch of its $20 Security Key with support for the FIDO2/WebAuthn standard. With a bit of luck, ...

Microsoft’s attempt to kill the password is going ahead with full steam. The company has announced that Windows Hello, the passwordless authentication method that allows Windows 10 users to sign in to ...

Microsoft is rolling out Windows 10 20H1 Build 18936 to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring, with the build including support for passwordless authentication, Phone screen support for more Surface ...

The latest Insider build of Windows 10, 18309, expands the use of a thing that Microsoft has recently introduced: passwordless Microsoft accounts. It’s now possible to create a Microsoft account that ...

Microsoft is continuing to roll out new Windows 10 20H1 test builds with incremental new features regularly. On July 10, the company delivered Windows 10 Build 18936 to 20H1 testers in the Fast Ring.

Microsoft hasn't quite killed off the password and probably never will. But it's claiming that the just-released Windows 10 version 1903 or the May 2019 Update makes significant inroads to creating a ...

With the latest update to Windows 10, Microsoft's added an option for Windows 10 devices working with Windows Hello. With this update, users can enable passwordless sign-in for Microsoft accounts via ...

The security industry has long recognised that using passwords to access accounts provides little or no protection, and Microsoft is finally making passwordless sign-in available on Windows 10 devices ...

Passwords are often a weak point in security, which is why approaches like Microsoft Hello that provide a passwordless approach to authentication are becoming increasingly popular. While the promise ...