If you have been using SMS codes to log in to your Microsoft account, that will all change soon. Here’s what you need to know ...

Microsoft is discontinuing SMS-based authentication for personal accounts, citing fraud risks tied to intercepted verification codes. The company is steering users to Microsoft passkeys as an ...

Microsoft is ending SMS login codes for personal accounts and replacing them with passkeys, authenticator apps, and backup ...

Microsoft believes that the future of authentication is passwordless, secure, and user-friendly.

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Microsoft has confirmed that SMS-based authentication and account recovery for personal accounts is on its way out. The company argues that plaintext SMS codes are no ...