Microsoft continues to build towards a passwordless future by phasing out an authentication method that's become…
Microsoft is phasing out SMS codes as an authentication method for personal accounts, moving towards a passwordless future. The company is promoting Passkeys, which utilize on-device authentication like PINs, face scans, or fingerprint scans, as a faster and more phishing-resistant alternative.
- Entities
- Company: Microsoft
- Topic: Security
- Topic: Account Management
- Topic: Passwordless Authentication
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