Edge benefits from Windows Hello: this is how the new system to auto-fill passwords in Edge works

Microsoft continues to improve Edge security and this time it does so through a new option that is already reaching some users. A feature that forces you to complete a two-step verification system before the browser can auto-fill a password.

We already know that browsers can keep a history of passwords in order to facilitate access to different pages and services. A problem, especially if it is a shared computer and although in these cases it is not usual to save access passwords, one never hurts function like this.

Two-Step Verification

"The option to force authentication before autofilling passwords is already being tested in Canary versions of Edge, but only for some users A feature that, that Yes, we must first enable it and it requires a device that supports Windows Hello."

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To activate this function, we must enter the Settings of Edge and within the section Profiles , click on Passwords At that point you have to check the box Require authenticationunder the Login section>"

In this way, the user will see a Windows Hello message on the screen every time the function to auto-fill the passwords stored in the browser is going to be used. At this point you can set three security levels:

• Always: the browser will always ask us to mark the PIN for all password boxes
• Once every minute: Auto-fill passwords without authentication for one minute.
• Once per session: Authentication will be required once per session.

If we enable this new feature, Microsoft Edge will not autofill passwords even though they are already archived in the browser and as The previous step will ask us to authenticate ourselves using Windows Hello.

In these ways, and thanks to Windows Hello, Edge can be a more secure browser by preventing unauthorized access to saved passwords for access to services and web pages.

Via | Windows Latest