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Microsoft Edge Receives Less Web Authentication on Insider Preview Build 17723

Microsoft Edge Receives -Less Web Authentication on Insider Preview Build 17723 50j1q

By Ankit Chawla | Updated: 1 August 2018 16:51 IST

Preview of Web Authentication API was first introduced in 2016 by Microsoft. 2u2g46

Highlights

Face, fingerprint, PIN, or FIDO2 devices can be used to unlock Edge
The move comes as a measure to act against phishing and cracking
Windows 10 Insiders can experience the implementation

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Windows Hello will be available for secured access to Microsoft Edge.

Apart from Windows Hello, Microsoft Edge s can also use external FIDO2 security keys to authenticate biometrics and PIN using a removable device, connected to the Windows 10 PC. FIDO2 U2F devices are effective as a second factor on top of using a .

"Staying secure on the web is more important than ever. We trust web sites to process credit card numbers, save addresses and personal information, and even to handle sensitive records like medical information," said Microsoft in a blog post. "All this data is protected by an ancient security model - the . But s are difficult to , and are fundamentally insecure - often re-used, and vulnerable to phishing and cracking."

The first preview of Web Authentication API in Microsoft Edge as introduced back in 2016. After a couple of years in development, the API was granted Candidate Recommendation (CR) status in the W3C.

Earlier this month, with Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17713, Microsoft Edge had received improvements including a per-site media autoplay controls feature that gives s the flexibility to customise specific sites, additions to the browser's PDF reader, and a new dictionary feature.

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