Microsoft rolling out two-factor authentication

On April 17, Microsoft did just that.

The company is calling this security process “two-step verification.”

Microsoft is making available two-step verification across all products and services accessible via a Microsoft Account.

This includes Windows, Windows Phone, Xbox, Outlook.com, SkyDrive, Office, and more.

Therollout will be happening over the “next couple of days,“according to the company.

(Microsoft Account is the new name for Microsoft’s Live IDs.)

Microsoft posted the two-step verification process will workon The Official Microsoft Blog on April 17.

Some apps like the mail app on some phones also may not support this process.

It does require some form of connectivity and does not require the user’s original password.

This story originally appeared as “Microsoft rolling out two-factor authentication across its product line” at ZDNet.