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Windows RDP lets you log in using revoked passwords. Microsoft is OK with that. - Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)
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[–] adrian@50501.chat 23 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I have never used a MS account for local login but it sounds to me like it just leads to people using insecure passwords for publicly reachable accounts because they don’t want to type a long password every time logging into their computer.

I guess that's what the PIN feature is for, even though you're Personal Identification Number can have letters...

[–] 2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Oh, so that's what that's for. I've seen it before but never got the reason for it, but combined with this it makes sense. The name is very unfortunate though.

Now, the question is, will the cached RDP password update when you log in with the PIN :)

[–] TheRealKuni@midwest.social 4 points 4 days ago

The real reason for PIN login is so you can login quickly with just the numpad, even if you have to edit the registry on your work laptop to enable it. /cough

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

If I'd known that i wouldn't have set a pin that's longer than my normal login

[–] trolololol@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago

Not unfortunate, just what I've come to expect of Microsoft UX and marketing.