58
Microsoft is killing SMS codes for Microsoft account sign-in, aggressively pushes passkeys on Windows 11
(www.windowslatest.com)
this post was submitted on 19 May 2026
58 points (100.0% liked)
PC Master Race
21167 readers
610 users here now
A community for PC Master Race.
Rules:
- No bigotry: Including racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, or xenophobia. Code of Conduct.
- Be respectful. Everyone should feel welcome here.
- No NSFW content.
- No Ads / Spamming.
- Be thoughtful and helpful: especially when new beginners have questions.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
SMS mfa is so bad. Killing it off is worth the cost.
Bullshit. Killing off SMS mfa just forces everyone into walled gardens
Only if they are getting rid of one time code style applications as well. As of today I am still able to use my non Microsoft fully open source authenticator (aegis).