Microsoft is going Password-Less

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Microsoft is going Password-Less

November 21, 2018 Leave a commentConsumer, Microsoft, People, Security, StrategyBy Roger Halbheer

The feature for Live has been there for a while but certain announcements on out side now really caught track. I use my Microsoft Account without passwords since quite a while and it is really cool. The same comes for the business with FIDO 2.0. So you should see the news:

CNBC: Microsoft announces it will support secure USB keys that let you log into everything without a password
PC Mag: Now you can sign into your Microsoft Account with your face or a security key—no password needed
CNet: Microsoft now lets you log into Outlook, Skype, Xbox Live with no password
The Verge: You can now sign into a Microsoft Account without a password using a security key
Engadget: You can sign into your Microsoft account without a password
Techspot: You can now sign into your Microsoft account using hardware-based security keys
Slash Gear: Microsoft Accounts dumped passwords for something much safer

We are going password-less, are you?

About the author

Roger Halbheer

Roger Halbheer is an Executive Security Advisor at Microsoft in EMEA acting as a trusted advisor to CxO. Before that he was a Managing Director at Accenture's Financial Services. Before joining Accenture, he was the Chief Security Officer of Swisscom (Switzerland's largest telecom provider) and the global Chief Security Advisor for Microsoft.