Users are increasingly concerned about their security and the security of their data, so much so that many companies are launching new products to offer more security to their users and Microsoft is not going to be less.
Recently Microsoft has introduced Microsoft Authenticator, a new software that will allow user authentication in two steps. So this software, After entering the usual password, it will send an SMS to your mobile that you have associated and in the sms a code will be inserted in the second authentication screen, so the login system is more secure if possible, since without the second you cannot access the software.
Microsoft Authenticator is a double authentication for software startup and Windows 10
Microsoft Authenticator does not differ much from other systems such as Google Authenticator, but the truth is that it has future applications that other systems cannot offer such as the option to unlock with the smartphone nearby. Another possibility of Microsoft Authenticator is Windows Hello compatibility, something that will allow us to authenticate ourselves from an iris scanner or through the fingerprint sensor that we find on mobile phones or other devices or simply interact between our Windows 10 and our smartphone with Windows 10 Mobile, something that many will like.
Unfortunately Microsoft Authenticator is not for everyone, at least at the moment. As reported by Microsoft, the new Microsoft Authenticator software will be available to Redstone users and for the moment only for fast ring users of the Microsoft Insider program, so we will have to wait a little longer to be able to test this new security system, although we have to say that two-step authentication is not being liked very much since it slows things down, although if we are really concerned about our security, it is a small price for something so small Do not you think?