Passwords become obsolete technology Microsoft will support unlocking computers with mobile phones

In the era of mobile Internet, online life is becoming more and more convenient, but an old digital legacy - "account password" has become the biggest constraint for users. Many industry insiders pointed out that this old technology should have been eliminated long ago.

According to the latest news from foreign media, Microsoft will gradually begin to eliminate account passwords in the Windows operating system, and the next version of Windows 10 S will support unlocking with a mobile phone.

According to news media such as The Washington Post and AppleInsider, Microsoft recently stated that in the new version of Windows 10 S, the system will cancel passwords by default. If set according to the operating system options, users will not need to set passwords as in the past.

However, it will take a long time for Microsoft to completely eliminate the ancient technology of passwords.

After canceling the computer system password, Microsoft will allow the installation of a "Microsoft Authenticator" software on iPhone or Android phone to verify the identity in a way other than the password. In addition, this software does not use a complex two-time authentication, but only one authentication.

In addition, although the user password has been cancelled, Microsoft still uses various technologies to ensure the security of user information, including face recognition technology, fingerprint recognition, security PIN, etc. Depending on the type of computer purchased by the user, some of Microsoft's identity verification technologies have already been promoted.

Microsoft's Windows 10 S operating system is a lightweight version of Windows 10, and is also a product launched by Microsoft imitating Google's ChromeOS operating system. In this version, Microsoft has simplified the system's settings and provided greater security. In addition, users can only download applications from the Microsoft store and are not allowed to install software of unknown origin at will.

In the Google ChromeOS system, the company has completely changed the complex user experience of Microsoft Windows, making the computer operating system as simple and easy to use as home appliances. Users only need to turn on and off the computer and use their own software. Other security, system settings and other functions will be left to Google.

In the era of smartphones, facial recognition, fingerprint recognition and other authentication methods have gradually replaced account passwords and become more mainstream authentication methods. In addition, in the identity authentication of smartphone software, some service providers also provide mobile phone number and SMS verification code methods, so that users can still log in to the service even if they forget their passwords.

Foreign media pointed out that there is no doubt that passwords have become a burden in the modern digital age. In addition to the trouble of memorizing, passwords bring huge security risks.

According to a report last year by US telecommunications company Verizon, 80% of account hacking incidents are related to insecure passwords.

In reality, consumers register different accounts and passwords on different websites and mobile apps, and the burden of memory is becoming increasingly heavy. Moreover, as the risk of network hacker attacks increases, Internet service providers are increasingly requiring users to use passwords with higher security levels, such as a combination of letters, numbers, and even symbols, which are more difficult to remember.

William Beer, an industry expert in the United States, said that it is obvious that the era of passwords is becoming a thing of the past. This technology no longer meets the requirements of modern technological development. Although users need to use a large number of accounts and passwords, these passwords cannot develop into an organic system.