Microsoft Authenticator provides multi-factor authentication options, as well as a password manager. Here's what you should know about the app.

Microsoft is taking a major step toward a passwordless future. Beginning August 1, the company will permanently remove all stored passwords from its Microsoft Authenticator app.

In a few days, your passwords will no longer work. The tech giant is moving to a login method that CNET experts believe is safer.

A new, simpler version of two-factor authentication could broaden its protection to many smart devices that currently cannot ...

Everyone in security will tell you need two-factor authentication (2FA), and we agree. End of article? Nope. The devil, as always with security, is in the details. Case in point: in the last few we… ...

These can include SMS codes, authenticator apps, or physical security keys. MFA vs. two-factor authentication Two-factor authentication (2FA) is a type of MFA that uses exactly two verification ...

If you haven't used an authenticator app before, now's the perfect opportunity to set one up. An authenticator app is a mobile application that generates a temporary code to verify that it is ...

Users can select between either text-based or app-based authentication. If you choose text-based, you’ll get a login code sent to your phone via an SMS message. App-based 2-factor authentication ...