Microsoft Edge just got a little easier to use.
The Delires obscenes (1998)web browser developed by Microsoft announced yesterday in a blog post that users no longer need passwords to log onto their favorite websites. All they need is Microsoft's new web authenticator to get in, which relies on fingerprints, facial recognition, and special PINs.
This new feature accessible via Windows Hello is akin to Google's and Firefox's authenticators, which launched months ago. So while it's revolutionary for Microsoft, the tech company is pretty far behind. No wonder Edge only holds 4.19 percent of the market share as of publishing time.
SEE ALSO: Inside Microsoft's secret Surface testing labsMicrosoft rolled this out as part of its web without passwords campaign, founded on the company's ideology that passwords are an "ancient security model."
"But passwords are difficult to remember, and are fundamentally insecure — often re-used, and vulnerable to phishing and cracking," reads the announcement penned by two of the company's program managers.
"With Web Authentication, Microsoft Edge users can sign in with their face, fingerprint, PIN, or portable FIDO2 devices, leveraging strong public-key credentials instead of passwords."
The purely virtual nature of Web Authenticator means if someone gets ahold of your device, the interloper has no way of getting in, since there is no longer a system on the device to hack. Its entire security process is essentially outsourced to Microsoft as a third party.
Microsoft a couple weeks earlier even published a web developer guide on how to code such a security tool.
Web Authentication on Microsoft Edge will become available to everyone once Microsoft ships Windows 10 version 1809, predicted to launch before the year ends.
Topics Cybersecurity Microsoft Innovations
Inside the Murky Process of Getting Games on Steam
Wordle today: Here's the answer, hints for October 15
'Grimcutty' review: Hulu's internet meme from hell
Apple's new credit card gets compared to Billy McFarland's credit card scam
Today's Hurdle hints and answers for April 29, 2025
People on Twitter are sharing the grievances they have with their names
Stephen King reveals what the text messages in 'Mr. Harrigan's Phone' really mean
Who is 'The Mole' on Netflix's show? Get out your yarn wall and get speculating!
Best headphone deal: Take 22% off the Sonos Ace at Amazon
Sauron reveals himself in 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' finale
Dyson V8 Plus cordless vacuum: $120 off at Amazon
Twitter cliques might feel like high school, but their existence is tied to our human nature
Adele and Jennifer Lawrence surprised a NYC gay bar on Friday night
Microsoft gets in on DALL
Best robot vacuum deal: Save $200 on Eufy X10 Pro Omni robot vacuum
CNN's colorful Trump
Who is 'The Mole' on Netflix's show? Get out your yarn wall and get speculating!
G4 TV has shut down once again
NYT Strands hints, answers for May 5
News anchor tries to say 'Okurrr' like Cardi B and fails hilariously
The Strange Things I’ve Found inside Books by Jane SternA Tribe Called Quest Is Gone, but HipStaff Picks: Features, Films, and Flicks by The Paris ReviewWhiting Awards 2019: Lauren Yee, DramaRedux: The Geography of Self and Soul by The Paris ReviewT. S. Eliot’s “The Cultivation of Christmas Trees” by Casey N. CepT. S. Eliot’s “The Cultivation of Christmas Trees” by Casey N. CepNovels Defeat the Law of Diminishing Returns by César AiraWhiting Awards 2019: Merritt Tierce, FictionWhiting Awards 2019: Tyree Daye, PoetryHow I Began to Write by Gabriel García MárquezSkate Escape: On ‘Minding the Gap’Soon by Jill TalbotRedux: Miles of Mostly Vacant Lots by The Paris ReviewRevisited: ‘Guernica’I, a Novelist: An Interview with Halle Butler by Patrick CottrellA Mail Carrier Bikes the Wasteland by GébéRevisited: ‘Guernica’Revisited: Watson and the Shark by Elizabeth McCrackenAmerican Blood: An Interview with Mitchell S. Jackson by Annie DeWitt 'Adventure Time' is returning for 4 huge mega Instagram adds 'false information' labels to prevent fake news from going viral Google launches six digital wellbeing tools it's calling experiments Vogue promises diversity and delivers Karlie Kloss as a geisha instead Facebook's sins haunt Mark Zuckerberg at Libra congressional hearing The 10 most iconic Maxine Waters moments Ivanka Trump becomes a thirsty AF meme when faced with Justin Trudeau Ajit Pai and mobile lobbyist preach need for speed in 5G deployment Mark Zuckerberg's defense of Libra: It's all about China Dads, like moms, are at risk of depression after a child’s birth, researchers report As big climate trial starts, Exxon buys Google ads to defend itself 'Leave no trace' isn't just for Burning Man. Let's all declare war on MOOP. Twitter is working on a policy to fight deepfakes and it wants users' help 1 key moment from the new 'Star Wars' trailer has fans seriously panicking Heroic dog 'Oddball' dies after a long life, protecting tiny penguins J.K. Rowling's Twitter feud with Piers Morgan just took an unexpected twist This model of Donald Trump's awful handshake is hilariously on Penguins given Valentine's hearts to spruce up their nests and attract the ladies Guy sacrifices Tesla to save unconscious driver, Elon Musk offers to cover repair costs Netflix may try to limit password sharing without making customers mad
2.4228s , 10108.515625 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【Delires obscenes (1998)】,New Knowledge Information Network