I've been using Microsoft Authenticator as my go-to password manager—but now it's shutting down, it's time to move to a better alternative that will actually protect my passwords. Microsoft ...

Microsoft is changing how its Authenticator app works, and you are not going to like it if you use it to store and autofill passwords. Microsoft has a very useful app called Authenticator, which is ...

Microsoft confirms major password upgrade for Edge users. Microsoft has confirmed that a known security gap is being tolerated out of necessity rather than any secure intent: the sharing of a common ...

Microsoft Edge will soon remove the master password option from its built-in password manager and opt for device-based authentication instead. Right now, autofilling a password field with Edge's built ...

Microsoft has announced that it will discontinue the password storage and autofill feature in the Authenticator app starting in July and will complete the deprecation in August 2025. The decision is ...

Microsoft Authenticator to stop saving new passwords June 1. Update, May 4, 2025: This story, originally published May 2, has been updated with further information on the use of passkeys by Microsoft, ...