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OpenAI Launches Passwordless 'Advanced Account Security' for ChatGPT and Codex

Trusted Access for Cyber members must turn it on by June 1.

Overview

  • OpenAI rolled out an opt-in account setting that replaces passwords with passkeys or physical FIDO security keys for ChatGPT and Codex.
  • Enrolling disables password login and removes email or SMS recovery, leaving backup passkeys, hardware keys, or a recovery key as the only way back in, with no support-driven restore.
  • Sign-in sessions are shorter to limit exposure from a stolen or hijacked device, and users get login alerts with controls to end active sessions.
  • Accounts with the setting enabled are automatically excluded from OpenAI’s model training, easing privacy concerns for people who handle sensitive work.
  • Starting June 1, individual members of OpenAI’s Trusted Access for Cyber who use its most permissive models must enable the feature or attest to phishing-resistant single sign-on.