Microsoft Authenticator Will Stop Supporting Passwords

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Posted by msmash on Monday June 30, 2025 @12:40PM from the up-next dept.

Avantare writes: Microsoft Authenticator houses your passwords and lets you sign into all of your Microsoft accounts using a PIN, facial recognition such as Windows Hello, or other biometric data, like a fingerprint. Authenticator can be used in other ways, such as verifying you're logging in if you forgot your password, or using two-factor authentication as an extra layer of security for your Microsoft accounts.
In June, Microsoft stopped letting users add passwords to Authenticator, but here's a timeline of other changes you can expect, according to Microsoft:

July 2025: You won't be able to use the autofill password function.
August 2025: You'll no longer be able to use saved passwords.


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