Microsoft Authenticator is ending support for passwords

Microsoft will no longer allow you to use its Authenticator application to store or automatically pass passwords. From July, you will not automatically be able to save passwords using authenticator, and you will need to use Microsoft Edge or another password management solution instead.

Microsoft also plans to delete your registered payment information in Authenticator in July before erasing passwords in August. Last month, Microsoft Authenticator stopped accepting new passwords in the context of plans to consolidate its password update function in Edge.

Microsoft will automatically synchronize the recorded passwords on your account, allowing you to access Edge. You can define Edge as a default automatic supplier of your device by finding the option in your device settings and selecting Edge instead of the authenticator. If you do not want to use Edge, be sure to export your passwords to another service by August.

Microsoft Authenticator was launched as a multifactorial authentication solution in 2016, and it added the management of password storage in 2020. Although Microsoft Authenticator finishes the care of passwords, it will continue to support the Passkeys keys, the solution that allows you to use the authentication method of your device to connect to accounts, as a pin, Digital imprint or a face analysis.

You can find more information on how to export your passwords or make Edge your default update provider on the Microsoft website.