In another consumer friendly move, Microsoft has joined with Fast IDentity Online (FIDO) Alliance, to offer password alternatives for improved security in Windows 10. This joint venture has been one of Microsoft's top priorities, Dustine Ingalls writes on the Windows for Your Business Blog.
It looks like Microsoft has been working alongside major industry partners in hopes of changing the nature of authentication. These new types of authentication will be_lead by "developing specifications that define an_open scalable and interoperable set of mechanisms that supplant reliance on passwords to more securely authenticate users of online services,"_Dustin explains._