Microsoft now supports standards-based FIDO2 security key devices, letting Windows 10 users access their Microsoft Account without entering username or password
no password needed Dan Thorp-Lancaster / Windows Central : Microsoft accounts now let you ditch your password, sign in with a security key Laurent Giret / On MSFT : Now you can sign in to your Microsoft Account using Windows Hello, FIDO2 devices Pradeep / MSPoweruser : You can now log in to your personal Microsoft account using your security key or Windows Hello Adrian Kingsley-Hughes / ZDNet : YubiKey 5: The ultimate security gift Liam Tung / ZDNet : Windows 10: Now it's tap or look to sign in to Outlook, Office 365, OneDrive, Skype Tom Warren / The Verge : You can now sign into a Microsoft Account without a password using a security key Tweets: Tom Warren / @tomwarren : Microsoft is taking a big step towards our password-less future today. You can now sign into a Microsoft Account without a password using a FIDO2 security key or Windows Hello. Details here: http://www.theverge.com/... http://twitter.com/... @yubico : Microsoft today announced that users can sign into Microsoft accounts on Microsoft's Edge browser password-free, either by using Windows Hello or with a FIDO2-compatible device such as the #YubiKey! @VentureBeat shares the story: http://venturebeat.com/...