Saturday, May 11, 2019

Microsoft To Replace Windows 10 Passwords For 800M Users

Considering the sheer amount of stupid passwords out there, maybe it is time for something like this.

Microsoft has very quietly confirmed the death of Windows 10 passwords this week. Microsoft's crypto, identity and authentication team group manager, Yogesh Mehta, has made an announcement that he says puts "the 800 million people who use Windows 10 one step closer to a world without passwords."