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Anyone who wants to set up secure two-factor authentication
About Microsoft Authenticator
Go passwordless. Enter your username and confirm your sign-in with your phone. It’s that easy! Passwords can be forgotten, stolen, or compromised. With Authenticator, your phone provides an extra layer of security on top of your PIN or fingerprint. Use Authenticator to sign-in to Outlook, OneDrive, Office, and more. Protect all of your accounts with two-step verification. The app also helps you secure all of your online accounts by using the industry standard time-based OTP (one-time password) codes.
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Probability You Would Recommend?1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Pros: The availability of Microsoft Authenticator and the compatibility it has with any type of mobile device is one of the features that makes it one of the best options to consider when looking for two-step authentication software, Microsoft Authenticator is available for both devices iOS as for Android devices, therefore, there will never be a compatibility limitation between this platform and mobile devices. Microsoft Authenticator allows you to link any type of two-step authentication account, it does not have any kind of limit on the number of accounts you can link to this application, which will be very effective to protect several accounts at the same time, you can link up to more than 20 or 30 accounts within this app for two-step notification. Microsoft Authenticator has a fairly basic general design, but I find that this design is quite comfortable and allows users to easily adapt to the platform, and that it does not present any type of confusion, in addition, you can import or export your keys from one mobile phone to another just by using a file, you can export that file with all the keys saved to import it into the new device, to be able to have your keys on any device in just a couple of seconds.
Cons: The serious problem that I have presented within Microsoft Authenticator is when I recover my keys when I have lost access to Microsoft Authenticator on the previous mobile device, Microsoft Authenticator does not allow me to recover the keys how to use your Microsoft account, this is quite negative since I have linked my Microsoft account on the new device in the hopes that I could regain access to my keys, but that did not happen, I lost all the two-step security keys that I had on the old device and there is no way to recover them with the help of my Microsoft account.
Overall: Microsoft Authenticator has made me feel quite comfortable because it has helped me protect many accounts for several years, despite the problem that I have when it comes to recovering the two-step security keys that I had stored on the old device, I currently use Microsoft Authenticator on My new mobile device, and I have not presented any type of problem, the general platform behaves correctly and allows full temporary codes that allow me to unlock any type of account With the security of two steps linked. The experience I have had with Microsoft Authenticator for the security of all my accounts has been perfect, it has never presented any type of failure or any type of identity theft of the two-step security key, in addition, the temporary keys have a duration quite acceptable, also you can link new accounts within Microsoft Authenticator by using your mobile device to scan some QR code or temporary code in the app, overall Microsoft Authenticator is too easy to use and very comfortable.
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Pros: The main features I like about Microsoft Authenticator were:
1- I liked that Microsoft Authenticator allows me to link accounts in an unlimited way, this platform that allows linking up to more than 50 accounts within this application, which helps me a lot since I can heal my accounts that I use for my business area and also I can link accounts that I use for my personal area, this platform has no limits when it comes to linking all types of accounts, in addition, you can completely organize each of the linked accounts for two-step security.
2- I also liked the ease with which I can link the two-step security on my mobile device, since this platform allows me to scan a QR code but also allows me to add a new account using a temporary code, I have that code in the account to which I want to place the two-step security.
3- I liked that this platform was able to associate all registered accounts with my Microsoft account, so the next time I link my Microsoft account on another mobile device and download the Microsoft Authenticator application, all my accounts linked on the old device, they can be used on my new device. This feature is very important to me, since on some occasions I have changed my mobile device, and I have been able to access all my accounts registered in Microsoft Authenticator just by linking my Microsoft account.
4- I love the fact that this platform is completely free, there is no fee to pay to be able to link as many accounts as you want, plus there is no additional fee to pay for deleting, adding or modifying an account you have added. to Microsoft Authenticator. I love the fact that this platform is completely free, since it is implemented in the vast majority of sectors of our company in this way, and most employees use it to protect all their accounts with two-step security.Cons: One of the main features I didn't like about Microsoft Authenticator were:
1- The main disadvantage that I have found of Microsoft Authenticator is that currently it is impossible to import the keys that you have linked in other two-step authentication platforms, for example, if you have an account registered in applications such as Google Authenticator or Authy, and you want to Transfer those accounts registered to the Microsoft Authenticator app, this is currently not possible, in order to use two-step authentication of those accounts in this app, you will have to add them manually and individually, which can be a rather annoying process.
2- Although you can organize each of the registered accounts and position them differently, currently it is not possible to save each of these accounts in different folders, for example, if you want to save the social media accounts in a different folder than the others, it is not possible, using the folder service within this platform would be very useful, since I could find in a much easier way the account that I want to access, if I want to access my email account, power selections Enter the email folder in Microsoft Authenticator and request the corresponding two-step code.
3- Microsoft Authenticator support is almost non-existent, so if you have any type of requirement about the security of the steps of this application, you will have to wait a long time for Microsoft support to answer your question.Overall: Microsoft Authenticator has been a very important platform to protect each of the accounts we use in our company, the vast majority of users and employees of the company use this platform to protect their personal accounts and work accounts, therefore, this platform has been key to improving the overall security of the account we use in our real estate company. I really liked it, I asked for it supported with Microsoft Authenticator, I think that despite the fact that it is a platform that does not have a user-friendly design and interface, its potential to protect the account is incredible, in addition, it automatically synchronizes with the cloud of Microsoft to allow you to restore each of your registered Microsoft Authenticator accounts and link them on another mobile device. It would also be excellent to be able to use this platform on the computer, at the moment it is not possible but I believe that in the future it will be possible, this would help a lot to be able to access my account without using or accessing my mobile device. Microsoft Authenticator is a completely trustworthy platform, I totally recommend it to protect any type of account, it doesn't matter if we want to have a social account or a corporate email account, in the same way you can do it using the QR code or temporary code.
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Pros: Microsoft Authenticator is an excellent service to protect all the accounts that you use for personal or work use, the main thing that I like about this platform is that it has an excellent synchronization with your Microsoft account, so if in any time or for any circumstance you have access to your mobile device and you cannot access the Key registered within Microsoft Authenticator, you can retrieve all those keys and register them on another mobile device just by having access to your Microsoft account. Synchronization with your Microsoft account is a very positive feature as it protects you from any loss of accounts or keys stored within Microsoft Authenticator. Another thing that I like about this platform is its availability, it is available for all types of operating systems within mobile devices, as well as you can download it within your computer if you do not want to use your mobile device for two-step authentication, In addition, it has an encryption key that allows you to block access to the application within your computer, so if you use a computer that is used by several people at the same time, you can activate this lock within your Microsoft Authenticator keys, to protect any unwanted access. Every time you go to enter any of your accounts and have a Microsoft Auth registration key on your computer, you must use the lock key.
Cons: One of the main things that can be improved within this platform is the duration time of each of the two-step codes that are generated within the platform, the generated codes last approximately 10 seconds, for which, on some occasions that time is not enough for users to insert that code within the platform they are trying to access, for example, when I access Gmail and I need to receive that code within Microsoft Authenticator, sometimes it does not give me the exact time to enter that code which causes a new code to be automatically generated. Another of the things that have to be improved within this platform is the fact of being able to organize the key registered within Microsoft Authenticator, within this application I have registered up to more than 10 accounts simultaneously, and sometimes it is a bit difficult find a specific account within Microsoft Authenticator, so it would be great to be able to split these registered accounts into folders or lists, this way I can split the two-step security for my social media account or some other platform accounts, it's very necessary than simply a system to divide the registered accounts, this would greatly facilitate access to them.
Overall: The general experience obtained with Microsoft Authenticator has been really good, I consider that the interface offered by this platform has been enough to use for all users or employees of our company, mother 400 employees in our financial services company are using it to access to business accounts and personal accounts. Previously, it's a bit of a hassle to secure our business accounts as we don't have any kind of security access from steps, the only security access we had was receiving a code from our emails, however, all of that changed other things. arrival of Microsoft Authenticator, we do not have how this platform was able to protect each of the accounts used in our company, we are very grateful for the security service offered so far, it has been very stable and at no time have we presented any kind of error when using some temporary code generated by Microsoft Authenticator. We will continue to use the platform due to its tremendous success in our financial services business.
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Pros: - provides 2FA layer of security with one tap approval
- very fast and responsive
- works across Android and iOS
- freeCons: - isn't as pretty as other apps like Google Authenticator
Overall: Microsoft Authenticator provides the easiest one tap approval process of any 2FA security app. It's free and has pretty much no downsides.
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Pros: Microsoft Authenticator is considered by me and the vast majority of our employees to be one of the main ways to log in to all of our accounts, we have multiple accounts synced with this app, and accessing each of them is pretty easy because we can get codes really fast, one of the things I liked most about this software was the following:
- Microsoft Authenticator has a password storage system, in this way, each of the accounts that are registered within this application will be stored in the Microsoft cloud and I will be able to access them as long as I use the same Microsoft account. This feature is one of the most beneficial for us and for any user because it helps to keep the accounts registered, you can change your mobile device and log in to your Microsoft account, this way you will have all the accounts registered immediately.
- I love Microsoft Authenticator because it offers a quite renewed design, the design of this application is similar to the Outlook inbox, so it's a fairly familiar design and it's easy for me to handle it. I must also highlight that the general design of the interface that this application has provided me has helped me maintain comfort while using it.
- I love that this app doesn't break the general storage of my mobile device, I currently own two mobile devices, one with iOS operating system and one with André, on both devices I have the Microsoft Authenticator app installed, and I must admit that the app is quite light, when downloading it in the store the process is quite fast, and it does not affect the general performance of the mobile device at any time.
- All the keys generated by Microsoft Authenticator work wonderfully, at no time have I presented any error when writing one of the keys generated by this application, I have always been able to access my accounts instantly.Cons: To be honest, I have not presented any type of failure with this two-step authentication system, I started using it because I have a Microsoft account, and I found it interesting to use this platform to receive a two-step authentication code. Steps. Its general operation has always been positive, at no time has it presented failures in the generation of codes or in the linking of accounts within the platform, in addition, it should be noted that Microsoft support is always attentive to answer all kinds of questions. of the user, so that is another positive point and it helps users to adapt and understand the platform.
Overall: The main reason we started using this two-factor authentication platform was because the vast majority of employees within our company have a Microsoft account, so we see an opportunity to use software that we could become much more familiar with. quickly, we immediately downloaded it on our mobile devices and noticed that the security in our accounts had improved exponentially. In our company, around 600 employees use this great platform, as the main method of two-step notification. I must admit that our general experience has always been positive, as I mentioned previously we have not had any type of problem with this platform, at all times we have been able to receive various codes and write them when entering a specific account, we are happy with the general operation and with the speed of receiving codes. We are also happy with the fact that we can import all our keys to another device in a simple way, as I mentioned previously, you only have to link the Microsoft account to another device and you will immediately have access to all the keys that you have linked to your account. , you do not need to register them again or create another Microsoft account, this is undoubtedly a feature that helps Microsoft Authenticator be better than many other two-step authentication platforms.
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"A tool that helps with two-factor account security" Posted 2022-07-07
Pros: Some believe authenticator apps are all the same, but that is not the case, in my opinion. Using the Microsoft Authenticator app is easy and helps you recover your account (via automatic backup) when switching to another device. Passwordless login is another handy feature, but I don't use it often (only when I have my phone out of sight of prying eyes) because it's hazardous. I have not yet had the chance to try password management since I use another well-known app.
Cons: When a user has many accounts (applications or websites) on the application, whose list is quite long (as in my case), to find help in searching and to save time, I would appreciate it if they implemented a search or filter function. Finding what you're looking for would be faster if you could search instead.
Overall: Very satisfied with the overall experience. For Microsoft accounts, I have passwordless login alerts on Android. Also, I have it set up for Yahoo, Paypal, and several other services. Since I have a separate authentication service to my password manager account, I will still be protected even if either is compromised. My online safety toolkit now includes this item.
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Pros: Microsoft Authenticator is an excellent way to protect all types of applications and achieve two-step security to any type of service, you can also add this service to a specific software or account. One of the main things that I love about Microsoft Authenticator is that it has a very innovative design, the design is superior to any other two-step authentication system, The design that Microsoft Authenticator uses is similar to that of the Outlook application, which which makes this design easy to use for anyone who is starting to use this authentication service, it also makes them feel comfortable because it is a service similar to Outlook. On the other hand, I must mention that I love the time that this dedication service offers me to validate any type of login, the Microsoft Authenticator system gives me up to 30 seconds for each general code, this helps me to be able to calmly open the account I want to access, it's not like another platform that offers a temporary service of five to 15 seconds, with the 30 seconds that this platform offers me I feel quite comfortable. Another thing that I loved about this service is that I can regain access to all my keys from my Microsoft account, for this service you have to have a Microsoft.com account, so to regain access to my security from two steps is completely simple since I only have to do with my Microsoft account and immediately I will have access to all my generated keys. In other authentication services it was quite complicated to use two-step authentication on different devices, I had certain problems changing devices since I lost all my passwords and there was no way to save them in an account, however, the solution came another start To use this great software, all my generated keys are automatically saved in my Microsoft account, and if I want to switch devices I just have to log in to my Microsoft account to access them.
Cons: I really have no complaints to mention about the Microsoft Authenticator service, all my accounts of any software and any service on the Internet have been protected with this software, it is impressive how it is able to provide me with unlimited service, I can add a lot of accounts to my Google Authenticator service that no account limit will be placed on me at any time. In addition, the general functionality of this application has never given me problems, I have used it on iOS and Android devices and at no time has it given me any type of error, my experience has always been positive at all times, the key generated by this service they are always accessible from the account I want to access, it has never given me any error when placing the code to log in. I must also highlight that it does not have any kind of slowness when it comes to working, it is a fairly light application that does not interrupt the agility of the mobile device, this is really impressive and has helped me to obtain a positive experience.
Overall: Since we started using Microsoft Authenticator in my company, the results have been noticeable over time, we realized that this software was protecting each of our accounts and was making us feel more secure. To access all the accounts that exist in this company, it is necessary to receive a code in Google Authenticator, when we do not have a device at hand that is registered by our Microsoft Authenticator account, it is enough to download the application and link our account Microsoft, we will immediately have access to all our two-step keys. I am happy to have this platform in my company and that all of our employees are using it, as this secures all of our accounts and helps ensure that no intruder can access them without having our two-step code. In addition, another of the things that made my experience completely good with this platform is that when they try to access one of my registered accounts from an unknown location, the software automatically detects the location and sends me an alert to be attentive and know if I can approve that login or not. We will continue to use this software in our company because the results have been quite noticeable over time, all employees in all sectors of the company are using it and none have had any complaints regarding its general operation.
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Pros: Microsoft Auth is a very well established service that has been focused on giving me a great way to protect my various devices and my various software. What I like the most about Microsoft Auth is that I have an easy protection link for all my Outlook emails, with just a code I can connect my Outlook account with this authentication service, the process is quite simple, also, I like it very much being able to link these accounts so easily. Another thing that I love is that I can make backup copies of all my email accounts linked to Microsoft Auth, I can do this process through the App for mobile phones and it has allowed me to have emails without the danger of losing information, it is This feature is impressive.
Cons: I have no complaints about the Microsoft Auth service, I have had a pretty positive experience throughout. The design is quite simple and blue in color, it is a design similar to the Microsoft service and Outlook service, however, I consider that this design and colors should be modifiable, currently this function is not integrated in the Microsoft Auth service.
Overall: The validation to sign in to various services is amazing with the help of Microsoft Auth and I am grateful for this, this software has allowed me to add extra security to all my social media accounts and my email accounts, plus it has given me helped make backups much easier, without the need to access accounts individually. I am very comfortable with the Microsoft Auth service, we have obtained it at a very affordable price and the adaptation process for the functions was very understandable.
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Pros: I love how seamless and easy to use it is. I have been using it for 4 months now, and I have not had one problem with it. It was really easy to set up, and it works great everyday.
Cons: I haven't found any cons yet. The app works so well, I haven't had any trouble with it.
Overall: It's not often that you can say you have no complaints with a software, but that's how Microsoft's Authenticator app is. It's been hassle free and working seamlessly.
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Pros: Best and fast authenticator.
Really easy to use and with simple user interface.
Works really fast and smooth.Cons: This authenticator has no cons, works really well for me.
Overall: Overall, I feel secure using this application and login with this, it's really fast and you can add many login accounts.
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Pros: - It makes it harder for someone to use your credentials even if leaked.
- It is an extra layer of security.
- I takes no time in integrating it.Cons: - Without it you too cannot login.
- No more cons for it.Overall: Totally reliable, it makes your security robust.
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Pros: This software does what it says. It connects to your 365 account as well, making the ease-of-use very high.
Cons: This software doesn't feel as secure as Google Authenticator.
Overall: Microsoft Authenticator does what the app says it does but doesn't feel as secure as its competition.
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Pros: It is easy to integrate with other software.
It has the support of Microsoft.
Simple user interfaces yet robust security and features.Cons: You may have to authenticate every time your session ends.
It should have an option to pause.Overall: You should add this in your every software which has a confidential file in it.
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Pros: - It provides 2-factor authentication for the extra edge of security.
- It secures the personal files and data from data thefts and attacks.Cons: In my use, I haven't encountered any major con in Microsoft authenticator.
Overall: Overall, Microsoft Authenticator is a must-have if you work on an online platform, because of its sophisticated security your data gets secured from all kinds of data thefts.
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Pros: Microsoft Authenticator is a very important security software in today's age. Helps in two factor verification.
Cons: We have been using Microsoft Authenticator for a few years and have not had any issues
Overall: Overall it is a quite pleasant and secure experience. You don't have to worry about frauds and cybercrime anymore.
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Pros: If you want to be completely sure that no one can log in to any of website which has your personal details and files. You can use an authenticator which gives an extra layer of authentication.
Cons: There is nothing to complain about the Authenticator. It is easy to use and access.
Overall: It gives you assured security as no one can access the authenticator other than you. You can use it offline as well which comes in very handy.
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Pros: Microsoft Authenticator ensures only the right persons who get access to the content required. Also, the screening process of Microsoft Authenticator is so authenticate and thorough.
Cons: The problem with Microsoft Authenticator is on price, some companies are still growing, and they would want the developer to cut short the fee.
Overall: Safety of the company's information and site is essential, and Microsoft Authenticator is always there for proper screening. It helps to detect those people who lack the authorization of gaining access to our sites.
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Pros: In this era where everything is digital and could be hacked with your slightest mistake. It would help if you were extra sure. Microsoft authenticator gives you that extra security by adding a layer of authentication.
Cons: They're not a single con of this authenticator, and it works like wonders.
Overall: It is free, and if you have your important and confidential data on the cloud, it is essential. You can make authentication even you pone have no network. It is a must these days.
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Pros: The pros of using Microsoft Authenticator is that you can secure your all accounts using this. It has minimalistic design but has great capabilities. You can almost add your all social media accounts so that they remain secure.
Cons: There are no cons in using this software. It completely works fine for me.
Overall: If you want to remain secure and not compromise your sensitive data then this is the software that can add an extra layer of security. It is used by most of the organisations too so you can consider this software.
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Pros: The security of applications credentials and personal data is a big problem in today's world with lot of online vulnerabilities, and Microsoft Authenticator gives another security wall for securing your data.
Cons: There are very limited applications which connect with Microsoft Authenticator.
Overall: Overall it is good service to save your important personal and professional data from the hackers and intruders and keep your things secure by 2FA services.
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