Microsoft introduces passkeys for consumer accounts
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Microsoft announces passkey support for consumer accounts across Windows, Google, and Apple platforms, promoting passkeys as a simpler, phishing-resistant alternative to passwords amid surging password attacks. The post explains how passkeys work (FIDO-based cryptographic key pairs unlocked by biometrics or PIN), their benefits over traditional passwords and MFA, and provides steps to create and use them for Microsoft services now, with broader app and Entra ID support expanding soon.
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