Starting in August 2025, Microsoft is making a significant move towards a passwordless future by phasing out password storage and autofill capabilities within its Authenticator app. This strategic ...

The Microsoft Authenticator app now has a number-matching security feature at the "general availability" (GA) commercial release stage, Microsoft announced on Tuesday. Additionally, Microsoft improved ...

Microsoft Authenticator is shutting down today This is your last chance to save your stored passwords Microsoft is switching to a more secure alternative In case you missed the warnings, Microsoft ...

Microsoft has rolled out 'number matching' in push notifications for its multi-factor authentication (MFA) app Microsoft Authenticator. The new advanced feature is generally available in Microsoft ...

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 ...

Authenticator apps are available for every popular mobile platform, including iOS (shown here), Android, and Windows Phone Passwords alone are hopelessly weak and fragile security measures. Don’t be ...

Microsoft Authenticator users are facing a significant change as the app's password management features are being discontinued, with all stored passwords set for deletion on August 1st. This move ...

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 ...

Microsoft is finally ripping out one of the weakest links in its identity stack, cutting off a legacy cipher that attackers ...

If you use your Apple Watch to authenticate access to enterprise sites and services with Microsoft Authenticator, we have bad news: this feature will stop working in January. Using an Apple Watch as a ...

Microsoft on Wednesday announced a preview of Azure Active Directory Certificate-Based Authentication (CBA) support for Android and iOS devices using hardware security keys. The Azure AD CBA support ...

Last year, Sergio Caltagirone found himself in a tough spot. While traveling, his phone broke and stopped working completely. With no access to his Google and Microsoft authenticator apps, he lost ...