Windows 11: Microsoft announces expanded passkey support
Windows 11 will receive significantly expanded support for passkeys in the coming months. This is intended to realize the “vision of a password-free future” in conjunction with the Microsoft operating system. Microsoft
Windows 11 so far only has ‘silent’ support
Windows 11 already supports the use of passkeys, which allow you to log into websites or programs using the credentials (PIN, password or biometric data) used for the device used for access. However, this support is of a rather rudimentary nature. Like Microsoft now in one Entry in the Windows blog for developers announced that they want to start testing in the coming months to significantly expand passkey support. This is intended to make the use of passkeys for secure login to services, apps and websites under Windows much easier and more convenient.
Cooperation with password management providers
For this project, Microsoft is teaming up with companies such as 1Password, Bitwarden and other providers of so-called password lockers to jointly create a programming interface (API) through which providers of passkey-based password managers can offer their services in Windows 11 .
This measure alone significantly expands the possibilities for using passkeys under Windows, as you can then, for example, use the passkeys and password storage used on a smartphone in connection with your PC. At the same time, investments are also being made to improve the user experience, announces Katharine Holdsworth in her blog entry.
Windows Hello: User interface is improved
Among other things, Windows Hello, i.e. the login under Windows 11, is being redesigned so that it is easier to see how passkeys can be used to log in and saved in the Microsoft account. In the future, the user will be asked to save the passkey, which has already been created since the introduction of Windows 11, but which was previously generated silently, in their Microsoft account using Windows Hello.
Once you have done this once, the key can be used on other Windows PCs to log in with the same Microsoft account. This function is already offered in conjunction with password managers from other providers such as Proton Pass or Dashlane.
It remains to be hoped that the planned improvements will actually be implemented in a sensible and convenient way, after all, Windows 11 has, at least theoretically, been offering corresponding passkey support for over a year. The planned innovations will be tested gradually over the next few months before being widely rolled out to all users.
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