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As Microsoft drops features from Authenticator — Proton steps up with a new 2FA app

On the same day Microsoft is cutting off autofill with its Authenticator app, Proton has announced a potential alternative. Proton Authenticator is a free two-factor authentication (2FA) app available ...
Forbes

Microsoft Issues June 1 Warning — Do Not Wait, Save Your Passwords Now

Microsoft Authenticator to stop saving new passwords June 1. Update, May 4, 2025: This story, originally published May 2, has been updated with further information on the use of passkeys by Microsoft, ...
Tech Digest

Microsoft Authenticator app to lose password management features

Microsoft is set to begin phasing out the password management functionality within its Authenticator app, a significant shift that will impact users who rely on the application for storing and ...
KSAT

Microsoft Authenticator is ending password autofill soon. How to set up a passkey before Aug. 1

FILE - A Microsoft sign and logo are pictured at the company's headquarters, Friday, April 4, 2025, in Redmond, Wash. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond, File) (Jason Redmond ...
Redmond Magazine

Microsoft To Sunset Password Autofill in Authenticator App Starting in June

Microsoft plans to begin retiring the password autofill feature in its Authenticator app next month, as part of its broader shift toward more secure, passwordless sign-in methods. Microsoft is ...
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The best authenticator app isn’t from Google or Microsoft — it's actually open-source

Switching on two-factor authentication (2FA) is literally one of the best and easiest security upgrades you can make. However, when I switched phones and lost access to some of my accounts, it dawned ...