Lack of s is the Future; Microsoft Doubts Traditional s

Although Windows 11 will debut as an update for W10, it will bring changes to really consider it as the next operating system. However, Microsoft is working not only on W11. The company is also preparing other new features, including the newly revealed Microsoft option without s.

Of course, it's not the lack of any security, but the use of the Microsoft Authenticator mobile app. The Redmond giant believes that traditional s are too unreliable. So much so that, as we read in an article by Joy Chik, vice president of corporate affairs for Microsoft's Identity division, even untrained hackers can be successful at cracking this security measure, despite using tools from three decades ago. It's all because of human predictability, which is evident with s used by s. Vasu Jakkal, Microsoft's vice president of corporate affairs responsible for security, compliance and identity, made a similar point in a separate article.

Microsoft considers traditional s unreliable, even with two-factor authentication (source: Microsoft).

Of course, a well-known and widely used solution is the so-called two-factor authentication, which means logging in with a and confirmation with a code sent to an e-mail, phone, etc. However, Microsoft points out that hackers happen to skip the second step altogether, citing the 2019 theft case. There also remains the issue of phishing for s, as experienced, for example, by some s of Steam.

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It's easy to predict that not everyone will be convinced to give up their s. Perhaps that's why Microsoft is organizing the Your less Future Starts Now presentationon October 13. The one and a half hour is to be spent talking with experts about building the "less future". The Redmond giant will probably also show its ideas for replacing traditional s, including for the Azure network (s are to be given the option to force, choose or prohibit the use of s).

Nevertheless, for now, Microsoft is announcing less s only as an option, not a requirement. Windows 11 s will still be able to use existing authentication methods and enable (or not) two-step verification.

1. Microsoft - official website
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