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Can I refuse MS Authenticator?
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this post was submitted on 30 May 2024
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Strong disagree with Microsoft Authenticator being well done - anything that is needlessly incompatible with competitors is bullshit. Either make your authenticator use the standard or fuck off.
Push Authentication in the MS Authenticator is Microsoft's proprietary thing. And I think that's probably what we're talking about here.
There's half a dozen other apps that do similar stuff, PingID, SecurID etc.
Might be interpreting your comment wrong, but it is compatible with competitors. You don't need to use Authenticator as your 2FA for a personal Microsoft account, and you can use Authenticator in place of any other TOTP app. It's OP's IT department that have chosen to disable the option to use other apps.