Microsoft is scrapping passwords by default for new accounts as the company pushes for other authentication methods

You can still use them if you'd like.

May 2, 2025 - 01:30
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Microsoft is scrapping passwords by default for new accounts as the company pushes for other authentication methods

Happy World Passkey Day! Today's the day we check out how passkeys are looking and their advantages over the traditional password. After all, there are plenty of reasons you should be using passkeys for security, and when you couple those with the reasons you should ditch passwords altogether, making the jump to passkeys makes a lot of sense.