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I set up passkeys for my Microsoft account

Posted on June 23, 2025 at 02:45 CDT by Lance Whitney • Comment in the Forums

ISSUE 22.25 • 2025-06-23

MICROSOFT

By Lance Whitney

Are passkeys worth using with your accounts, particularly your Microsoft account? Here’s my experience.

To try to eliminate or at least reduce the need for passwords, technology companies have been turning to passkeys. Now available through more websites and apps, passkeys are supposed to provide an easier and more effective way of authenticating your accounts.

But is that truly the case?

Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (22.25.0, 2025-06-23).
This story also appears in our public Newsletter.

Microsoft Microsoft Accounts, Newsletters, Passkeys, Password managers, Passwords, Security

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