APPLE INSIDER

Microsoft is taking on Apple’s Keychain by bringing its Autofill system of password storage and synchronization to iOS and macOS, in the form of an update to the Microsoft Authenticator app and a Google Chrome extension.

Microsoft’s Autofill is similar in concept to Keychain and many other password managers on the market, in that it can store and automatically insert account credentials for various apps and services. Instead of remembering many different passwords, Autofill requires users to at least memorize their Microsoft Account username and password, with it handling the rest of the work.Launched on Friday, the change to the Microsoft Authenticator app adds password storage through Autofill. Once set up, passwords saved to the Microsoft Account using the Microsoft Edge browser will automatically synchronize with the app.

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