I replaced my Microsoft account password with a passkey - and you should, too

These days, I'm very popular in Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and even Albania. At least, that's what it looks like based on this list of recent attempts to sign in to my Microsoft account. (It's available for any Microsoft account at this management page: https://account.microsoft.com. After signing in, click Security and then click "View my sign-in activity.")

In my case, those desperate hackers are wasting their time. They can try every combination of letters, numbers, and symbols in every alphabet known to humanity, even if it takes until the end of the universe, and they will never guess the password for my Microsoft account.

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