Microsoft is adding support for the
Fast Identity Online (Fido) standard to Windows 10 to enable password-free sign-on for a number of applications.
PC users' reliance on weak passwords that are easily cracked (and yet somehow still easy to forget, leaving the IT department with the tedious and time-consuming chore of managing them) coupled with regular password leaks by consumer apps mean moving to fingerprint or other biometric authentication methods could make signing in easier for users and make systems more secure as well.
