Microsoft Authenticator

Published by: Microsoft

Description

Use Microsoft Authenticator for easy, secure sign-ins for all your online accounts using multi-factor authentication, passwordless, or password autofill. You also have additional account management options for your Microsoft personal, work or school accounts.
Getting started with multi-factor authentication
Multi factor authentication (MFA)provides a second layer of security. When enabled, during login after entering your password, you’ll be asked for an additional way to prove it’s really you. Either approve the notification sent to the Microsoft Authenticator, or enter the one-time password (OTP) generated by the app. The OTP codes have a 30 second timer counting down. This timer is so you never have to use the same time-based one-time password (TOTP) twice and you don’t have to remember the number. The OTP doesn’t require you to be connected to a network, and it won’t drain your battery. You can add multiple accounts to your app, including non-Microsoft accounts like Facebook, Amazon, Dropbox, Google, LinkedIn, GitHub, and more.
Getting started with passwordless
Use your phone, not your password, to log into your Microsoft account. Just enter your username, then approve the notification sent to your phone. Your fingerprint, face ID, or PIN will provide a second layer of security in this two-step verification process. After you’ve signed in with two factor authentication (2FA), you’ll have access to all your Microsoft products and services, such as Outlook, OneDrive, Office, and more.
Getting started with autofill
Microsoft Authenticator app can also autofill passwords for you. Sign-in on the Passwords tab inside the Authenticator app with your personal Microsoft account to start syncing passwords, including the passwords saved in Microsoft Edge. 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 will need to prove yourself with your fingerprint, face ID, or PIN to access and autofill passwords on your mobile. You can also import passwords from Google Chrome and other password managers.
Microsoft personal, work or school accounts
Sometimes your work or school might ask you to install the Microsoft Authenticator when accessing certain organization resources. You will need to register your device to your organization through the app and add your work or school account. Microsoft Authenticator supports cert-based authentication by issuing a certificate on your device. This will let your organization know that the sign-in request is coming from a trusted device and help you seamlessly and securely access additional Microsoft apps and services without needing to log into each.
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User Rating

4.53 out of 5

9,449 ratings in Denmark

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Sur mand2 on

Denmark

Jeg har fået ny telefon, og forsøger at logge ind på min nye, og den viser en kode jeg skal indtaste i appen, men giver mig ikke mulighed for at skrive koden nogle steder. Det er vildt dumt at man ikke kan sætte det op på en ny telefon

Hader den app

rasmus_tf on

Denmark

Det kan simpelthen ikke passe at en app, der er så vigtig, skal være så besværlig at bruge!!! Ringe design og et endeløst loop af “du skal logge ind for at kunne logge ind”. Der er plads til så meget mere forbedring som kunne spare it-afdelinger verden over for en masse bøvl!!! Har lige fået ny mobil og det er næsten umuligt at få rykket mit organisation og min eksterne organisation over fra den gamle til den nye!! Det burde ikke være så svært……

Doesn’t work

asbj_2001 on

Denmark

When I try to login with my school account the app gives me a 2 digit code that I need to open my Microsoft Authenticator app to approve. An app which I am trying to login to. Really???

1 star

Mullereen on

Denmark

The app worked fine until I needed to use it for 2-step verification. When I opened it, all my codes were gone, and I was logged out. This left me locked out of my accounts, and now I have to contact support just to regain access. Very bad.

Really difficult and not logical

bschon2 on

Denmark

When you get a new phone you will assume that everything is transferred and working properly as it was on the old phone - but NO - something has been transferred but not all and its impossible to figure out what has and has not been transferred. Whenever I need to update a password on my new phone I have to confirm the code/number on my old phone…. Doesn’t make any sense at all!

Room for improvement

Jacob 124575 on

Denmark

Når man er tvunget til at bruge noget flere gange dagligt så skal det være let at bruge. Her fejler appen. Savner funktiin hvor man kan godkende på apple watch. Desuden nulstilles notificering tal ikke når man åbner app så ofre har jeg en notificering om jeg mangler at godkende en forespørgsel.

Not functioning for me anymore

DanielLango on

Denmark

As a university student, I rely heavily on apps like Microsoft Teams and Outlook, but I’ve encountered serious usability issues on mobile devices. Specifically, when trying to log in on the same phone that I use to authenticate, the process becomes impossible. The apps prompt for the Microsoft Authenticator, but when the Authenticator app opens, it displays a two-digit code with no clear instructions on what to do next. Going back to Teams or Outlook results in login failures, making them effectively unusable. Without access to these apps, I cannot manage my work or notifications from my phone, which has caused significant disruptions. Teams lacks a version for iOS Chrome, and Outlook seems to require a complete page refresh every time I want to check emails. Uninstalling and reinstalling didn’t help, and I’ve lost out on important communications—costing me time and money. This experience has strongly discouraged me from considering Microsoft’s suite of products for future use. The usability issues are amateurish and reflect poorly on the service overall.

2000mb?!

Theo K. on

Denmark

Title says it all: crazy big app for so little functionality !!

Wow

Anthony-trans on

Denmark

Nem

Håbløst

JeppeKN on

Denmark

Authenticator app sender kode til sig selv som ikke kan ses uden at åbne app'en igen. Og processen starter forfra

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App Info

Publisher
Microsoft
Languages
English, Arabic, Basque, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek (modern), Hebrew (modern), Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Chinese, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
Recent release
6.8.37 (1 day ago )
Released on
May 30, 2015 (10 years ago )
Last Updated
3 days ago
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