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Suhrid_Palsule
Microsoft
Jun 24, 2020Use Password Monitor to help protect your passwords online
Note: We are in the process of deploying this feature, so it may be a little while before you see it in your respective channel and build.
Each year, hundreds of millions of usernames and passw...
rshupak
Oct 17, 2020Iron Contributor
Suhrid_Palsule I am months late in responding to this, so apologies. Why are the requests to https://edge.microsoft.com/passwordbreach/api/v1 authenticates with a bearer token associated with my account? Doesn't this increase the risk that the information could be associated with me personally?
Rich
Suhrid_Palsule
Microsoft
Dec 01, 2020Bearer token authentication is because this feature is available only for signed in users. As far as privacy concerns go, adequate protections are in place to ensure that neither Microsoft nor any other party can get any new information about you from this check. We hope to share more details on the way this check is completed with you in the near future. Thanks!