Windows 10 is coming this summer, and with it comes a new way to do away with passwords - Windows Hello. The service will let you log in via a fingerprint, face, or iris - and it's apparently smart enough to know whether it's you or not. Hello will also work with Microsoft Passport (formerly your Microsoft account). It'll allow you to log into compatible services. If the app or service supports the FIDO authentication standards, Hello and Passport on Windows should work well with it. Of course, the catch is having the right hardware to use Hello - a fingerprint reader, an illuminated IR sensor, or even your webcam might do the trick. Is this a next level of password security that could catch on more with the average consumer?
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Windows Hello Uses Your Face or Fingerprint As Your Password
Windows 10 is coming this summer, and with it comes a new way to do away with passwords - Windows Hello. The service will let you log in via a fingerprint, face, or iris - and it's apparently smart enough to know whether it's you or not. Hello will also work with Microsoft Passport (formerly your Microsoft account). It'll allow you to log into compatible services. If the app or service supports the FIDO authentication standards, Hello and Passport on Windows should work well with it. Of course, the catch is having the right hardware to use Hello - a fingerprint reader, an illuminated IR sensor, or even your webcam might do the trick. Is this a next level of password security that could catch on more with the average consumer?
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