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PSA, don't use Microsoft authenticator. It's easy to accidentally wipe your cloud backup and lose all your authenticator codes when switching devices
Cooperate forces me.
I think you can use standard TOTP regardless if you add TOTP as an option in the authentication methods on your account page. At least I did and the system has yet to complain.
Nope, IT can disable third-party TOTP services, and force all employees to use the official MS Authenticator app.
Is there actually any way to export the secrets from MS authenticator? I've been wanting to move them to something like bitwarden but it's gonna take ages if I have to reset all ~50
They provide "Cloud Backups".
Take the time, move them 5 a day. Better than loosing them forever
Yeah I suppose that's the best solution, I'm just a little impatient lol
Don't worry, I'm going to keep using Bitwarden for my personal accounts.
Yes, and while you can move it phone to phone on iOS, you cannot on Android. So stupid.
If you are forced to use it by your company just use it for that email, nothing else. Use something like authy instead.
If your company forced you to use mobile authentication, they should also be providing you with a device on the company plan at no cost to the employee.
In which case you should absolutely use MS Auth and give them all your delicious work data because nothing personal should be on the device anyway.
Learnt that the hard way
Somehow I don't think there's much risk of anyone doing it willingly...