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WASHINGTON: (Web Desk)<\/strong> Creating ease and comfort for its users, Microsoft now gives you a choice to remove password from your Microsoft accounts to go for a passwordless future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead of a password, the software giant will let consumers sign into Microsoft accounts with its Microsoft Authenticator app, Windows Hello, a security key, an SMS or email verification code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Microsoft started rolling out passwordless authentication for commercial users few months ago to help people adjust to the realities of remote work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen I think of security, I think you\u2019ve got to protect your whole life,\u201d says Vasu Jakkal, corporate vice president of Microsoft security, compliance & identity, in an interview with The Verge. \u201cIt\u2019s no longer enough just to think about work or home and anything in between.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Microsoft has been working toward a passwordless future for years, and the pandemic has only accelerated things. \u201cWhen you have digital transformation and businesses having to go remote overnight \u2026 the number of digital surfaces has increased exponentially,\u201d explains Jakkal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe number of attack surfaces has increased exponentially, so that was a big driving factor for us in accelerating a lot of our security initiatives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today is a major milestone for Microsoft\u2019s passwordless ambitions, after the company enabled security keys in 2018 and made Windows 10 passwordless in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have been rolling this out at Microsoft and nearly 100 percent of Microsoft is now passwordless,\u201d says Jakkal. More than 200 million people are already using passwordless options, and Jakkal is optimistic about the adoption among consumers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a relatively simple process to remove your password, too. You\u2019ll need to have the Microsoft Authenticator mobile app installed and linked to your personal Microsoft Account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once that\u2019s complete, you can visit account.microsoft.com and choose advanced security options and then enable passwordless accounts in the additional security section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You then approve the change from your Authenticator app and you\u2019ll be password free. You can always reverse the change and add a password back to your Microsoft account in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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