And given the mention of “work” in the new app’s description, it’s unclear if Bluetooth authentication will initially remain exclusive to enterprise. The app isn’t available for public consumption quite yet - Neowin reports that it can only be downloaded on Lumia phones running Insider Preview build 14267. It’s a dramatic upgrade from the most recently available Authenticator, which at present can only be used to generate codes for two-factor authentication sign-ins, and is not unlike Google’s Smart Lock for Chromebook: supported Android devices paired via Bluetooth to a Chromebook automatically unlock the machine. Just open the app and tap on the nearby computer,” says the app’s Store page. “After a quick Bluetooth sync, use this app to unlock your Windows 10 computer at work. The Windows 10 mobile app, tentatively dubbed Phone Sign-In Beta, bypasses the password login of a nearby Windows 10 machine via a secure Bluetooth connection. Sufficiently secure and lengthy ones are easy to bungle, for one, and any length of password is a major impediment to light computing. But if Microsoft has anything to do with it, the PC password field may soon become a relic of the past: the Redmond, Washington company is testing a new version of its Authenticator smartphone app that automatically unlocks your Windows 10 computer via Bluetooth. Greg Mombert/Digital TrendsPINs and passwords may be the most simplistic form of computer security, but they somehow also manage to be the most consistently annoying.
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