Microsoft Authenticator is a security app for two-factor authentication. It competes directly with Google Authenticator, Authy, LastPass Authenticator, and others. You may run into the app when ...

Microsoft's Authenticator app can also manage passwords in addition to extended authentication as a second factor. That ends now. In addition to its main function of confirming logins as a second ...

Microsoft Authenticator is available for Android and iOS devices. It does not support desktops. Open-source competitor 2FAS offers browser extensions, which you can use on desktops, too. There's also ...

Microsoft is phasing out the password management feature in its Authenticator app, urging users to back up their saved passwords immediately. This functionality will be transferred to the Edge browser ...

Microsoft Authenticator is a two-factor authentication program that provides added security to your online accounts in the form of an app. It's a competitor to other two-factor authentication programs ...

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, ...

In this digital age where most of our identities are linked to online services and social media platforms, the matter of security has gotten increasingly more ...

Microsoft has announced changes to its Authenticator app. According to the company's support documentation, the autofill for passwords in the Authenticator app will stop working in July 2025. From ...

Users of Microsoft apps are having a rough year. First, in May, the Windows maker shut down the popular VOIP calling app, Skype, for good. Microsoft said it was done so that the company could focus on ...