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Unsaved Microsoft Authenticator passwords will be deletd on August 1.<\/p>\n
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Passwords: You can\u2019t live without them, despite the advance of passkey technology<\/a>, but unless you act before August 1, the passwords you have generated using Microsoft\u2019s Authenticator app will be deleted. Yes, deleted. This should not come as a surprise, not least as Microsoft has been warning users<\/a> for the longest time of the password changes to come: In June no new passwords could be added to the app, during July the autofill feature ceased to work and, in just five days time on August 1, your saved passwords won\u2019t be accessible via the app anymore. All of this, seemingly in the name of better security<\/a>, and with password hacking<\/a> such a cyber-epidemic, that might not be a bad thing. Or at least it wouldn\u2019t be if I actually believed that to be the case. Here\u2019s what you need to know and do.<\/p>\n ForbesGmail And Samsung Account Deletions Fend Off Zombie AttacksBy Davey Winder<\/a> The whole password deletion and usage debate revolves around one simple act: Microsoft has decided to discontinue the autofill function of the Microsoft Authenticator app as part of an update to streamline the process \u201cso you can use saved passwords easily across devices.\u201d The reasoning behind this seems, dare I say, a little spurious to me. After all, Microsoft readily admits that \u201cautofill in Microsoft Authenticator has been a way to securely store and autofill passwords on apps and websites you visit on your phone,\u201d and that hasn\u2019t changed. What has changed is the desire to get users to move to the more secure passkey technology and, perhaps more pertinently, to move to the Microsoft Edge web browser.<\/p>\n There\u2019s nothing wrong with the password management functionality of the Edge browser, nor the Chrome browser, nor most any browser. From my perspective, however, a dedicated password manager app is a much better option when it comes to password security and management. Removing that option, unless you have set up passkeys for your Microsoft Account as Authenticator will still support these and disabling Authenticator in these circumstances will disable your passkeys, just serves to complicate matters. As the whole passkeys thing I\u2019ve just mentioned goes to prove.<\/p>\n How convoluted is it all? Here\u2019s what Microsoft said<\/a>: \u201cYour saved passwords (but not your generated password history) and addresses are securely synced to your Microsoft account, and you can continue to access them and enjoy seamless autofill functionality with Microsoft Edge.\u201d<\/p>\n
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