Microsoft and Google accelerate passwordless workplace authentication with expanded passkey and FIDO2 security key support.
Update: Republished on March 30 with news of a workaround to new sign-in requirements and more passkey information. All change for Microsoft. The company has suddenly ...
New policy lets organizations manage when users see SSO prompts, helping balance productivity with security and compliance requirements.
Microsoft will make passkeys the default in Entra ID from September 1, 2026, before retiring SMS and voice authentication in 2027.
Starting September 1, 2026, passkeys will become the default authentication experience in Microsoft Entra. Read more about ...
Microsoft is now testing WebAuthn API updates that add support for using third-party passkey providers for Windows 11 passwordless authentication. Passkeys use biometric authentication, such as ...
A Microsoft account has some advantages, but a local account is fine for Windows 11. Microsoft doesn't make it easy to set up a local account on a new PC. There are workarounds, but they depend on ...