Security researchers therefore sometimes say: Hackers don't need to break into systems, they simply log in regularly and that's it. The harvesting of passwords for online access is a prime target for phishing and cyber attacks. Users can't remember these passwords and write them down – or use trivial passwords that can be guessed. The problem Microsoft want to solve: Users don't like passwords because typing them is annoying and error-prone.
This is described in this Microsoft article – I came across the topic via the following tweet. Logging in without a password should now also work via a Microsoft account. Logging in to Windows was previously possible via password, PIN or via camera using Hello.
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