Microsoft Authenticator

Microsoft Authenticator is a powerful app designed to provide easy and secure sign-ins for all your online accounts. It uses multi-factor authentication, passwordless, or password autofill methods to ensure your accounts are safe. The app also offers additional account management options for your Microsoft personal, work, or school accounts.

Multi-Factor Authentication

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) or two-factor authentication (2FA) adds an extra layer of security to your accounts. When logging in with MFA, you first enter your password, then you are asked for an additional way to prove your identity. This could be through approving a notification sent to the Microsoft Authenticator or entering a one-time password (OTP) generated by the app. The OTP codes have a 30-second timer, ensuring you never use the same code twice. The app allows you to add multiple accounts, including non-Microsoft accounts like Facebook, Amazon, Dropbox, Google, LinkedIn, GitHub, and more.

Passwordless Authentication

With Microsoft Authenticator, you can use your phone instead of a password to log into your Microsoft account. Simply enter your username and approve the notification sent to your phone. Your fingerprint, face ID, or PIN will provide the second layer of security in this two-step verification process. Once you've signed in with 2FA, you'll have access to all your Microsoft products and services.

Autofill Feature

The Microsoft Authenticator app can also autofill passwords for you. To start syncing passwords, sign-in on the Passwords tab inside the Authenticator app with your personal Microsoft account. Make Microsoft Authenticator the default autofill provider and start autofilling passwords on apps and sites you visit on your mobile. Your passwords are protected with multi-factor authentication in the app. You can also import passwords from Google Chrome and other password managers.

Microsoft Personal, Work or School Accounts

At times, your work or school might require you to install the Microsoft Authenticator when accessing certain files, emails, or apps. You will need to register your device to your organization through the app and add your work or school account. Microsoft Authenticator also supports cert-based authentication by issuing a certificate on your device. This lets your organization know that the sign-in request is coming from a trusted device and helps you seamlessly and securely access additional Microsoft apps and services without needing to log into each. The app supports single sign-on, so once you have proven your identity once, you will not need to log in again to other Microsoft apps on your device.

Optional Access Permissions

Microsoft Authenticator includes the following optional access permissions, all of which require user consent. If you choose not to grant these optional access permissions, you can still use Microsoft Authenticator for other services that do not require such permission. The permissions include Accessibility Service, Location, Camera, and the ability to read the contents of your storage. These permissions are only used when necessary, such as when your organization requires your location or when you need to scan a QR code to add an account.

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