Apple and Google also pledged to use the FIDO Alliance’s standard for biometric or PIN logins as opposed to passwords.

Microsoft joined the passkey party in May last year, and today, it has announced the next step to protect folks using a Windows PC or any other Microsoft service. Moving ahead, all new Microsoft accounts will go password-less by default.

The new no-password initiative by Microsoft is accompanied by its recently launched, optimized sign-in window design with reordered steps that flow better for a passwordless and p