I'm going to go ahead and... not trust Microsoft with this straight away. It's been a rough few months for them, and I'm taking this with a giant, heart-stopping pinch of salt. https://t.co/xQ0SLHeS8F

— Reg is fully Pfizered ?? (@RegGBlinker) September 15, 2021

Microsoft accounts can now go fully passwordless. You can delete your password and use two-factor instead. It's a big milestone in Microsoft's passwordless efforts and it's rolling out starting today. Full details here: https://t.co/Ni9sO14svS pic.twitter.com/6JiSlaiXdC

— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) September 15, 2021

So the solution is to use 2-factor authentication... but then remove the first factor of it?

This is not an improvement. Microsoft is just removing "Step 1" of the 2-factor login process. This is dumb. https://t.co/G2769w7Gso

— Chris Vickery (@VickerySec) September 15, 2021

Is “passwordless” becoming the new normal? Interesting move from Microsoft https://t.co/9H1dfvCA3z

— Alan Woodward (@ProfWoodward) September 15, 2021

The full passwordless option has been available for Azure enterprise customers since March already.

Over the coming weeks, it will roll out to all of Microsoft's consumer accounts too

More here: https://t.co/v72D0GSet6

and here: https://t.co/gYN4ZkEQzY pic.twitter.com/NG2wIblona

— Catalin Cimpanu (@campuscodi) September 15, 2021

The future of security is passwordless. Beginning today, we’re making this vision a reality for consumers with a Microsoft account. https://t.co/SKXJhbOaln

— Satya Nadella (@satyanadella) September 15, 2021

But I like my passwords!!https://t.co/8yUX8AiM7F

— John Legere (@JohnLegere) September 15, 2021

I'm passwordless with my Microsoft corporate account, and now with my personal Microsoft account as well: "The passwordless future is here for your Microsoft account" https://t.co/fev4zD3BJg

— Mark Russinovich (@markrussinovich) September 15, 2021

You can now disable and remove your Microsoft Account password, which is a weird, but apparently smart move for security.https://t.co/vqDZepnQZy pic.twitter.com/YTp8n4OTGX

— Daniel Rubino (@Daniel_Rubino) September 15, 2021

Microsoft now lets you delete your password for its online accounts. Biometrics, security keys and authenticator apps are letting tech companies try to bypass the flaws of password-based login. https://t.co/6rPQf9rpah

— Stephen Shankland (@stshank) September 15, 2021

NEW: Microsoft announced today that it will let users completely remove passwords from consumer accounts and go passwordless

Instead of a password, users can select to use:

-a security key
-Microsoft Authenticator app
-email/SMS codes
-Hello biometricshttps://t.co/8FwsBcW1a2 pic.twitter.com/xrjtF9fUFa

— Catalin Cimpanu (@campuscodi) September 15, 2021

You can now have a totally password-less Microsoft account https://t.co/Hs45VUcScC

— XDA (@xdadevelopers) September 15, 2021

Microsoft has announced that it intends to let users remove the passwords from their Microsoft accounts and go passwordless https://t.co/IYqQNaEpqh

— The Record by Recorded Future (@TheRecord_Media) September 15, 2021