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Windows 10 Update Will Support More Password-Free Logins (engadget.com)

Posted by msmash on from the up-next dept.

An anonymous reader writes: It's not just web browsers that are moving beyond passwords. Microsoft has revealed that Windows 10's next update will support the new FIDO 2.0 standard, promising password-free logins on any Windows 10 device managed by your company or office. You could previously use Windows Hello to avoid typing in a password, of course, but this promises to be more extensive -- you could use a USB security key to sign into your Azure Active Directory.

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  1. Re:Something you have and something you know by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    You think your random 64-characters password is safe?

    Not just the number of random characters... I've recently found a few websites that ignore password case altogether so it would be even easier to brute force a password now than it should be. I would hope that they look for brute force attacks but since they go so far as to ignore password case I wouldn't be so sure.

    I'm looking at you americanexpress.com