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Suhrid_Palsule
Microsoft
MicrosoftUse 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...
Suhrid_PalsuleMicrosoft
MicrosoftYes, the latter. Advanced privacy-preserving methods are used to ensure that the actual username-password remains protected.
True - there are data-types other than login information available online. Those are presently beyond the scope of Password Monitor.
True - there are data-types other than login information available online. Those are presently beyond the scope of Password Monitor.
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
Bearer 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!