Microsoft Entra ID nsakrae foforo a wɔde too Microsoft Learn so ka sɛ, fi September 1, 2026, passkeys bɛyɛ akontaabu mu hyɛn kwan a wɔde di kan ma wɔn a wɔda so de SMS anaa nne so MFA di dwuma. Saa asɛm yi yɛ adwumakuw ho amanneɛbɔ, nanso ɛka da biara fiefo nso, efisɛ ankorankoro akontaabu pii da so de koodu a ɛba telefon so gye wɔn ho di.

Ade titiriw ne sɛ SMS nyɛ banbɔ a ɛyɛ den sɛnea nnipa pii susuw no. SIM swap, phishing, nkra atoro, ne koodu a obi gye wɔ telefon so betumi ama ɔsɛefo anya kwan. CISA ka sɛ phishing a ɛyɛ den sɛ ɛbɛtwa mu MFA te sɛ FIDO/WebAuthn yɛ gyinapɛn a ɛsɛ sɛ nnwuma pɛ. FIDO Alliance nso kyerɛ sɛ passkeys adu ɔpepepem pii mu wɔ wiase nyinaa.

Mmusua ne adwuma nketewa betumi afa nsɛm yi sɛ nkaebɔ. Sɛ obi wɔ email, sikakorabea, intanɛt so nkɔmmɔbea, sukuu kwan, intanɛt so nnwom anaa cloud akontaabu a, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔhwɛ MFA kwan a ɔde di dwuma. Sɛ koodu ba SMS so nko ara na ɛyɛ ɔkwan baako pɛ a, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔhwehwɛ passkey, banbɔ app, banbɔ ade ketewa, anaa san-gye koodu a wɔde asie dwoodwoo.

Nanso passkey nsakrae no nso hia nhyehyɛe. Sɛ telefon bi yera, sɛ ɔwofo bi wu, sɛ komputa a wɔsoa sesa, anaa sɛ abofra kɔ sukuu foforo a, obi bɛyɛ dɛn agye akontaabu no? Ɛsɛ sɛ fiefo wɔ email a wɔde san gye akontaabu, afiri abien a wɔagye atom, ne krataa a ɛkyerɛ akontaabu a ɛho hia a wɔde asie beae a ɛyɛ dwoodwoo.

Adwumakuw nketewa wɔ Afrika ne diaspora mu nso nni hokwan sɛ wɔtwɛn February 2027 ansa na wɔahyɛ ase. Wɔn a wɔde Microsoft, Google, akatua nhyehyɛe, intanɛt so gua anaa cloud akorae yɛ adwuma no, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ din krataa a ɛkyerɛ wɔn a wɔda so de SMS di dwuma. Afei wɔma wɔn ntetee tiaa, sɔ passkey hwɛ wɔ afiri pa so, na wɔhwɛ ɔhwɛfo akontaabu kan.

Nsakrae no yɛ teknɔlɔgyi asɛm, nanso asekyerɛ no yɛ suban asɛm. Sɛ akontaabu yɛ ade a ɛkora sika, adwuma, abusua mfoni ne nkitahodi so a, ɛnsɛ sɛ koodu tiaa a ɛba telefon so nko ara yɛ pon no ano banbɔ. Passkey nyɛ anwummere biako mu anwanwade, nanso ɛma phishing kwan yɛ den, na ɛma obi nya bere sɛ ɔbɛsiesie nea ɔde gye ne ho di.