After some main blunders over time, Microsoft has clearly been focusing increasingly more on safety. Simply this yr, the corporate has plugged tons of of safety vulnerabilities throughout their varied software program and repair choices.
However Microsoft isn’t simply centered on safety flaws. They’re additionally pushing for higher safety practices, like biometric safety through Home windows Howdy and using passkeys over conventional passwords (which Microsoft lastly enabled for client accounts this yr).
Now, Microsoft has introduced that Home windows 11 can even help third-party passkeys for even larger total safety.
In a Home windows Developer weblog submit yesterday, Microsoft wrote that they’ve up to date the Home windows 11 API to help third-party passkeys and is at the moment collaborating with 1Password and Bitwarden — amongst others — to get them higher built-in into Home windows.
As a part of this replace, Microsoft has additionally redesigned the Home windows Howdy expertise in order that it’s simpler to make use of. Now, everytime you navigate to an internet site that helps passkeys, you’ll be requested the way you wish to save the passkey (whether or not to your Microsoft account or elsewhere).
We anticipate to listen to extra safety information from Microsoft throughout the Authenticate convention that takes place between October 14 to 16.
Additional studying: Why it’s best to ditch passwords for passkeys
This text initially appeared on our sister publication PC för Alla and was translated and localized from Swedish.
