{"id":5315,"date":"2024-12-19T19:50:07","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T23:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostingdiscussion.com\/news\/?p=5315"},"modified":"2024-12-19T18:56:53","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T22:56:53","slug":"microsofts-persistent-push-for-passkeys-gains-momentum-but-numbers-remain-elusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hostingdiscussion.com\/news\/microsofts-persistent-push-for-passkeys-gains-momentum-but-numbers-remain-elusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft&#8217;s persistent push for passkeys gains momentum, but numbers remain elusive"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden @container\/thread\">\n<div class=\"h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-uzrzf-79elbk h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-uzrzf-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm md:pb-9\">\n<article class=\"w-full scroll-mb-[var(--thread-trailing-height,150px)] text-token-text-primary focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-[-4px]\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-447\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"m-auto text-base py-[18px] px-3 md:px-4 w-full md:px-5 lg:px-4 xl:px-5\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem]\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"3e05834b-275c-4f18-b2f5-a9dd7f5676cb\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert dark\">\n<p>Microsoft\u2019s vision of a password-free future is steadily advancing, driven by its efforts to popularize passkeys. Yet, the company has chosen not to reveal exactly how many users have embraced the technology, relying instead on percentage-based success metrics to demonstrate its progress.<\/p>\n<p>The software giant credits its adoption strategy to persistent &#8220;nudges&#8221; integrated into its user interface, which encourages passkey enrolment without allowing users to permanently opt out.<\/p>\n<p>According to Microsoft, this approach has led to a 10% decline in password use and a staggering 987% increase in passkey adoption, though the company declined to provide specific user numbers.<\/p>\n<p>Introduced to consumer accounts in May, passkeys represent a significant shift in user authentication. They leverage public key cryptography, with a private key stored securely on a user\u2019s device and a corresponding public key stored on the server. This eliminates the need for password entry, streamlines the login process, and minimizes the risks associated with password theft and reuse attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Passkeys also align with a broader industry trend. Apple, Google, and Microsoft have all integrated the technology into their platforms, following the development of the FIDO2 Project and the WebAuthn standard. Microsoft\u2019s insistence on passkey adoption mirrors the persistent calls from the Fast Identity Online Alliance (FIDO) for a world without passwords\u2014a goal echoed by Bill Gates nearly two decades ago.<\/p>\n<p>Despite its advantages, passkey adoption isn\u2019t without challenges. Compromised devices, social engineering attacks, and cross-platform portability issues remain hurdles to address. Nevertheless, the FIDO Alliance reports significant growth, citing over 800 million Google accounts using passkeys and Amazon\u2019s recent milestone of 175 million passkey-enabled accounts.<\/p>\n<p>While Microsoft projects reaching a billion passkey users eventually, its exact progress remains undisclosed. As more persistent enrolment nudges make their way to users, it seems the death of passwords may indeed become a reality\u2014one nudge at a time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft\u2019s vision of a password-free future is steadily advancing, driven by its efforts to popularize passkeys. Yet, the company has chosen not to reveal exactly how many users have embraced the technology, relying instead on percentage-based success metrics to demonstrate its progress. 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