OREANDA-NEWS Microsoft has recalled that it will disable password support in the Authenticator service on August 1. The CNET publication drew attention to this.

In May, the company announced that it would abandon the classic passwords that Microsoft users could save in the Authenticator proprietary application. Starting from August 1, consumers will be forcibly transferred to access keys consisting of letters, symbols and numbers. Also, instead of passwords, they will be offered PIN codes, graphic keys, or biometrics login via fingerprint or face scan.

From August 1, the saved passwords of users will be deleted, and all of them will be asked to set up a new way to log in to their account. In June, Microsoft banned adding new passwords to the Authenticator app. At the same time, passwords for logging into online accounts will remain in the Edge browser for now.

According to CNET journalists, security keys are a more effective alternative to passwords. According to a media survey among Americans, 49 percent of adult Internet users use passwords that can be easily guessed. Also, the same password is often used to log into different accounts.

At the end of July, Microsoft acknowledged problems with Windows 11 24H2. Earlier, the company called 24H2 the most reliable version of Windows.