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   Retrograde to All   
   Microsoft now forcing passkeys   
   03 May 25 11:45:26   
   
   From: fungus@amongus.com.invalid   
      
   From the «time to retire from this nonsense» department:   
   Title: Microsoft makes passkeys the default authentication method for all new   
   accounts   
   Author:  editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales)   
   Date: Fri, 02 May 2025 12:49:58 +0000   
   Link: https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/   
   icrosoft-makes-passkeys-the-default-authentication-method-for-all-new-accounts   
   Podcast Download URL: https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JheNLB9Q   
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   Microsoft says that passkeys reduce password use by 20% and wants to remove   
   password use altogether.   
      
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