Passwordless continued to make headlines at Microsoft’s Ignite conference in March, when the company announced passwordless login is a now a standard feature for Azure Active Directory. The introduction of Temporary Access Pass alongside Azure AD passwordless features, marks another milestone in their journey towards eradicating passwords.
Removing passwords is a solid goal as they are fraught with vulnerability issues – reuse, common construction patterns and the almighty leaked password problem. However, Microsoft’s announcement really means that users will be required to use their passwords less often.