Microsoft is moving toward a password-less future. As part of that shift, it no longer wants the Authenticator app to handle ...

Microsoft is phasing out the password management feature in its Authenticator app, urging users to back up their saved passwords immediately. This functionality will be transferred to the Edge ...

Starting tomorrow, Microsoft Authenticator will delete your passwords and move them to Edge. It will store passkeys, though.

If you want to prevent users from exporting Saved Passwords in Microsoft Edge, check this Group Policy Editor method and Registry hack.

Starting in August, your saved passwords will no longer be accessible in Microsoft's Authenticator app. You have several options.

Using passkeys is a safer alternative to the risky password habits 49% of US adults use, according to CNET's password survey.

To facilitate this transition, Microsoft will automatically transfer a user’s saved passwords from Authenticator to Edge before permanently deleting them from Authenticator next month.

Today, the Microsoft Authenticator app began issuing notifications about the upcoming changes, showing a fullscreen banner warning to export saved passwords before July 1 or switch to Microsoft Edge.

The only type of passkeys that Microsoft currently supports are device-bound (non-syncable) passkeys. Here's what that means for you and your credential management plans.