Microsoft pushes authentication news involving Entra, Android

Microsoft says its Authenticator app supports phishing-resistant passkeys. In the same breath, By next summer, according to Microsoft, users of Entra IDs will be able to enroll and sign in with device-bound passkeys in the company's Authenticator app, putting phishing-resistant credentials in the app.

As well, the company announced that Authenticator for Android complies with the U.S. government's FIPS-140. Authenticator for iOS has been FIPS-140 compliant for a year.

Microsoft has news for iOS, too, however. The company has added …

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