Microsoft is set to begin phasing out the password management functionality within its Authenticator app, a significant shift that will impact users who rely on the application for storing and ...

Microsoft Authenticator to stop saving new passwords June 1. Update, May 4, 2025: This story, originally published May 2, has been updated with further information on the use of passkeys by Microsoft, ...

To enable the passwordless feature for your Microsoft account, you first have to add the Microsoft Authenticator app. After that, you will be able to enable the passwordless mode for your account.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. The whole password deletion and usage debate revolves around ...

Those of you who use Microsoft Authenticator as a password manager will have to find another option, and soon. That's because an upcoming change will pull the plug on the ability to use the ...

If you’ve ever used Microsoft Authenticator to manage your passwords, it’s time to export them or risk them being lost forever. The app is most commonly used for two-factor authentication, using face ...

A Microsoft app that is used for two-factor authentication will be removing all saved passwords with users urged to act now. Microsoft Authenticator can also used for authentication using face ID to ...

Microsoft on Tuesday confirmed it has finally fixed a vexing glitch that locked Authenticator users out of their accounts — something just about every other authenticator app has avoided since ...