With regard to authentication systems, above all those that have to do with biometric sensors, Microsoft, as with mobile devices, has been one of those who he was late for the party And it is paying for that lack of agility when it comes to being aware of new markets and horizons.
Windows Hello is your platform for authentication and according to a recent conference, Ignite 2016, Windows Hello could currently work on devices other than just Microsoft's. This would include Android phones and iPhone. What is uncertain is when this arrival to these devices would occur.
Windows Hello is Microsoft's trademark for its authentication system that has been seen at your login with face recognition or the support to the fingerprint sensor. These two systems are currently limited to Windows 10 devices. Now we have to know the reason for their expansion to other mobile operating systems.
It would be due to the same idea that the two-step authentication, where the second usually involves something that a person always carries with them. In most cases, it translates into a smartphone, where the user identifies himself through PIN codes sent via SMS, fingerprint sensors or a special app for authentication.
Microsoft's vision for Windows Hello is that the smartphone could be used to gain access not only to computers, but even to places where trademarks could be used. With which its use could be expanded even to wearables and USB sticks. So Windows Hello could become a method to access files, computers and restricted areas. Now we have to know when Microsoft will get us to log in to a computer with Windows when using your Android device.