Aegis Authenticator is the best 🏆
Unfortunately, Microsoft will often force their own 2FA app when logging in to 365.
No they don’t. That’s a configuration setting.
Thank you, how about for iOS users?
Just switch to Android/AOSP lolI’ve heard good things about Raivo Authenticator for Apple devices, although I’ve never used it myself.
This is specifically an issue with corporate M365 accounts when a user tries to migrate to a new phone without access to the old phone where the authenticator was setup.
Personal MS accounts can backup their auth secret keys to cloud storage, and when signing in on a new device, it authenticates you with your cloud storage (Google/Apple) and properly restores your MS Authenticator app.
The issue is that while MS says you can backup your corporate M365 accounts in MS Authenticator, it doesnt actually store the secret key, so it’s useless.
Have your administrator enable TAP (Temporary Access Passwords) on the tenant. Then an M365 admin can create a TAP for your account that lets you login without a password/2FA. You can use the TAP to login and rejoin MS Authenticator app. The TAP expires in 1 hour by default.
I’m in this particular loop at work where I don’t want and don’t really need an account, so I’m going to pretend I didn’t see this and if you could ensure that IT doesn’t see this, that’d be great, thanks.
Brought to you by the same company that takes you to the logout page when you go to the login URL
My university recently forced us to use this shitpile to 2FA, it never fails to disappoint
Microsoft works
Jumbo shrimp
I got FreeOTP from F-droid. Works like a charm.
Aegis here
I usually use Bitwarden myself, but the company uses Microsoft Authenticator.
I use it for all of my work accounts. When it gives me troubles, I put my feet up.
One day authentication of new users will be impossible and the only way to get on will be to purchase it from someone who already has it. Entire companies will run on a single account hey bought for millions of dollars. News stories will run of a vengeful or negligent employees bricking the one corporate account, until a cartel of business owners attempts to corner the market.
This is a configuration item. Nothing to do with the app. It’s a choice your company has made.
Interesting, do you happen to know which configuration item causes this?
The one that forces you only to use ‘passwordless’ logins or forces that MFA challenge. Your admins had a choice on what they allow.
People run into this for company MFA not realizing that their IT can enable new account setups. If it’s a personal account you already have a device setup so I hope you didn’t yeet it into the ocean or you really are screwed
Lmaooo this just happened to me the other day. Drove me nuts
Same thing with proton pass. How will i login to proton pass if i save my proton mail password in it.
Why would you store your password manager’s password in your password manager??? That’s like putting a safe’s key into the safe
I know but I remember it was saved by default in it. I am really confused about it. What should I do abt it? Should I just make a memorable password and remember the proton account password? or something else?
Yes, use random words or sentences. https://www.useapassphrase.com/
