Microsoft's Blueprint to Delete Yours and Those of 1,000 Million Users

Microsoft continues to play the game of cat and mouse with one of its most controversial measures in Windows 11, but it is very clear with the mass deletion of passwords of more than a billion users and finally move on to the use of access keys or access keys. This is your big goal.

Las access keys They were first published by Google and at the end of last year it began to be rolled out so that the user could practically forget about using passwords. Other tech giants like Microsoft have also followed suit.

What they actually do is use a device the user trusts to complete the connection and thus the security of the account can even be further protected if possible.

Now Microsoft has confirmed your plans for mass password deletion and the beginning of a new era in which passwords will be a thing of the past. Access keys are not only useful for the convenience they provide, but also for their security and can thus reduce the number of attacks which continue to increase according to data provided by Microsoft on its blog.

Currently blocks 7,000 password attacks per second so that this figure has doubled in just one year, therefore the use of access keys would almost completely eradicate this type of attack. The main obstacle Microsoft faces are the users themselves, as it needs to convince millions of people to start using this type of account security.

Access keys eliminate not only passwords but also one-time codes, and there are already adoption figures for this technology that point to a very different near future. FIDO Alliance reported a few weeks ago that the use of access keys increased by 50% from 39% in 2022 to 57% in 2024.

How convenient it is to start with the Outlook account With this method, many prefer to switch to using their cell phone when the notification arrives to choose one of the three numbers that are displayed and which are known by reading it on the TV or even PC screen.

Microsoft gave some figures on the use of access keys so connect with This method is up to three times faster than the traditional use of passwords, which is achieved up to three times more successfully and 99% of new users register a password They understand the first time.

Because Microsoft's ultimate goal, according to Forbesare completely remove passwords and use accounts that only support tamper-proof credentials. phishing. And as a basis, this authentication method has physical hardware such as the mobile phone which is protected by biometric access and a PIN code which will never be shared outside the device.