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Microsoft has very quietly confirmed the death of Windows 10 passwords this week. Yogesh Mehta, head of the cryptography, identity and authentication group at Microsoft, has ad that he says puts "The 800 million people who use Windows 10 are taking a step closer to a world without passwords." If you like Microsoft or are a hater of Windows 10I think most people will agree that passwords have long ago reached their expiration date. I'm not just talking about basic security policy recommendations, even though Microsoft has recently announce a change to Windows 10 passwords in this respect too. I'm talking about the concept of password as a secure authentication method.
Mehta confirmed that with the publication of the next update of Windows 10 may, Windows Hello becomes a fully certified FIDO2 authenticator. What does it mean, I hear you ask? The FIDO Alliance, which stands for Fast Identity Online, is an industry organization dedicated to solving the password problem by using open standards to drive technologies that can replace them safely. FIDO2 is a set of such standards that allow secure connections through enhanced cryptographic security. The certification in question applies to the use of Windows Hello for Windows 10 users.
Andrew Shikiar, Marketing Director of the FIDO Alliance, said this "Microsoft has been one of the leading advocates of the FIDO Alliance mission, which is to evolve the world beyond passwords." Indeed, since the introduction of Windows Hello, which allows Windows 10 users to connect to devices, the progress made in 2015 has been remarkable. Similarly, the arrival of FIDO2 certification for Windows 10 means that passwords are now dead. ? Not enough. The death of the Windows 10 password could still be long and painful. "We encourage companies and software developers to adopt a strategy to create a password-free future and start today by supporting password alternatives such as Windows Hello," Mehta said, before to admit that to arrive in this future requires "interoperable solutions that work on all platforms of the industry and browsers." I say painful, by the way, because he will not miss stories on password security fails until the last nail is embedded in this authentication coffin.
Jake Moore, Security Specialist at ESET, is delighted with this news. "Given the number of data breaches we've witnessed in recent months," he says, "It's good to see companies taking the necessary steps to protect their users." However, it warns that passwords will "always be a feature in the background," and so users must be pushed to "adopt better password management and multi-factor authentication to protect their data in case where their information would end up in the wrong hands. "
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Microsoft has very quietly confirmed the death of Windows 10 passwords this week. Yogesh Mehta, head of Microsoft's Cryptography, Identity and Authentication group, announced that he was placing the "800 million Windows 10 users on a world without a password." Whether you like Microsoft or you are a fan of Windows 10, I think most people will agree that passwords have long ago reached their expiration date. I'm not just talking about basic security policy recommendations, even though Microsoft has recently announced a change to Windows 10 passwords in this regard. I'm talking about the concept of password as a secure authentication method.
Mehta confirmed that with the release of the next Windows 10 update May, Windows Hello becomes a fully certified FIDO2 authenticator. What does it mean, I hear you ask? The FIDO Alliance, which stands for Fast Identity Online, is an industry organization dedicated to solving the password problem by using open standards to drive technologies that can replace them safely. FIDO2 is a set of such standards that allow secure connections through enhanced cryptographic security. The certification in question applies to the use of Windows Hello for Windows 10 users.
Andrew Shikiar, the marketing director of the FIDO Alliance, said that "Microsoft has been one of the leading advocates of the FIDO Alliance's mission to evolve the world beyond passwords. " Indeed, since the introduction of Windows Hello, which allows Windows 10 users to connect to devices, the progress made in 2015 has been remarkable. Similarly, the arrival of FIDO2 certification for Windows 10 means that passwords are now dead. ? Not enough. The death of the Windows 10 password could still be long and painful. "We encourage businesses and software developers to adopt a strategy to create a password-free future and start today by supporting alternative passwords such as Windows Hello," said Mehta. before recognizing that to arrive in this future, we needed "interoperable solutions running on all platforms of the sector and browsers." By the way, I said painful because the stories on the security of passwords will not fail until the last nail has been pushed into this authentication coffin.
Jake Moore, Security Specialist at ESET, is delighted with this news. "Given the number of data breaches we've seen in recent months," he says, "it's good to see companies taking the necessary steps to protect their users." However, it warns that passwords "will remain a feature in the background" and that users must "adopt better password management and multifactor authentication to protect their data in the event that their information becomes inaccurate. would find themselves in the wrong hands. "