Microsoft Authenticator App: What It Is & How To Set It Up
Every day, people around the world access several digital platforms: it could be their social media handle, their Microsoft account, an e-commerce platform, or one of the many instant messaging applications. One must create an account with a username and password to use these platforms. Remember how some platforms showcase a 'this username is taken' message? It is to ensure that all the users have unique credentials, which help the platform recognize the users.
While most platforms require only one credential, i.e., the password to let a user log in, some platforms follow advanced security protocols. As a result, these platforms might ask users to set up more than one log-in credential, for instance, two-factor authentication (2FA) via third-party apps such as Microsoft Authenticator. Such applications are called authentication apps and help users increase the security of their digital identities and related information.
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In simple words, Microsoft Authenticator App is a tool that provides additional security to users' digital accounts. Technically, Microsoft Authenticator is the company's 2FA application that generates unique codes that are required to access linked accounts. Microsoft mentions on the official support page that users can securely back up and restore their account credentials and sign in to non-Microsoft accounts. Just like other authenticating applications such as Google Authenticator or Authy, Microsoft Authenticator generates unique six or eight-digit codes that keep changing every 30 seconds. When users try to log into a linked account, the platform asks for the code generated by the Microsoft Authenticator app.
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