Microsoft Sets Passkeys Default for New Accounts; 15 Billion Users Gain Passwordless Support

Microsoft Sets Passkeys Default for New Accounts; 15 Billion Users Gain Passwordless Support

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A year after Microsoft announced passkeys support for consumer accounts, the tech giant has announced a big change that pushes individuals signing up for new accounts to use the phishing-resistant authentication method by default.
“Brand new Microsoft accounts will now be ‘passwordless by default,'” Microsoft’s Joy Chik and Vasu Jakkal said. “New users will have several passwordless options for

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