Going Passwordless.

[Ted Myers]

Hello, I have just been checking my Microsoft accounts. It suggests going passwordless by using MS Authenticator App. I am using Google Authenticator but not sure of action to take. Any suggestions ???

[StuartR]

It is good to use an authenticator app as a second factor, much better than using SMS or email to send you a code. I still like to use a password as well.

[Ted Myers]

Hello StuartR, I have a few Microsoft accounts 1 Gmail, 2 hotmail.com + 1 outlook.com. I don't intend t try it for now, as I have just replaced LastPass with Dashlane.

[Jay Freedman]

I have both Google Auth and Microsoft Auth apps on my phone. Some sites use one, some the other. They're both convenient. My gripe is that none of the financial sites I deal with -- banks, brokerages -- support any authentication apps for 2FA.

[Ted Myers]

Hello Jay, my Android phone has a password, face & fingerprint and Dashlanes app. As I bank with RBS I just use my finger to get access.
All my passwords are very strong.

[StuartR]

My gripe is that none of the financial sites I deal with -- banks, brokerages -- support any authentication apps for 2FA.

None of them will let me use my Yubikey hardware token either

[Ted Myers]

My pet hate is my phone provider, to log in, they send me an email with a code to login. If I need to ask one of the agents a question, I get logged out and need to repeat as stated. They have an email address but never reply.