Microsoft: 68 percent of users who sign in with passwords fail

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Did you ever try to sign in to an online account or a device and it simply would not work? Sometimes, it may be just a mistyped character that is responsible for the error message. At other times, you may need to reset the password to regain access to your account.

Cyber criminals may have a better chance at signing in to some accounts than users, especially if the top 200 common passwords are used.

Microsoft revealed today that 68 percent of all password sign ins fail. In other words, only 32 percent of all Microsoft users manage to sign in when they are prompted to do so when they use passwords.

Part of the reason, according to Microsoft, is that users have to enter complex characters or one-time codes to sign in with passwords.

Passkeys offer a much better success chance, says Microsoft. Users who sign in with passkeys manage to do so successfully 98 percent of the time. The number of accounts with passkeys is rising by about 1 million passkeys per day.

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