Microsoft to stop sending SMS codes for personal accounts(support.microsoft.com)
7 pointsby CharlesW2 hours ago4 comments
  • yummypaint43 minutes ago
    Recent updates to Microsoft account sign-in now support passkeys with device biometric authentication, making phishing virtually impossible.

    So according to Microsoft biometric authentication will make people immune to being tricked. Pretty ironic stance.

  • ferguess_k2 hours ago
    This is so annoying. I tried to see what passkey is, and tried to sign in, and MSFT always tried to ask me to use authenticator, and when I clicked other ways to sign in, somehow it went to "Reset password", and I clicked cancel, and now I can't sign in any more.

    The whole fucking security thing has nothing fucking to do with my security, but with their apps and control. I had enough with this. gonna delete everything MSFT from my world. Fuck them.

    • giancarlostoro44 minutes ago
      Passkey is not unique to Microsoft, Apple supports it with their Password manager built-in to iOS and macOS, I can authenticate with my passkey on my Macs and on my iPhone with ease. BitWarden supports it as well, but I rather not use BitWarden if I can just use my phone or laptop.

      Google, Microsoft, Apple etc everyone supports Passkey its a known spec that was drafted and implemented a while ago. Point being you don't need any special Microsoft to use Passkey, I would be shocked if Android doesn't have it baked in.

  • marssaxman15 minutes ago
    > Microsoft believes that the future of authentication is passwordless, secure, and user-friendly.

    ...but passkeys are not user-friendly, unless you are user who is happy to do whatever the bigco tells you to do and never strays from the happy path.

  • asusatom4502 hours ago
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