Microsoft abbandona i codici SMS per gli account personali e punta tutto su passkey e autenticazione biometrica.

Microsoft abbandona i codici SMS per gli account personali e punta tutto su passkey e autenticazione biometrica.

Old, busted, insecure authentication to be replaced with something shinier and safer

Microsoft has confirmed that SMS-based authentication and account recovery for personal accounts is on its way out. The company argues that plaintext SMS codes are no longer...

Microsoft: Microsoft believes that the future of authentication is passwordless, secure, and user-friendly. SMS-based authentication is now a leading source of fraud, and by…

Text messages are a weak, vulnerable way to authenticate account logins. Soon, you'll have to switch to one of these safer, more secure methods.