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Password-less authentication with using One-time passcode from Microsoft Authenticator App.
Recently one of my users was in Internet restricted zone and when he tried to sign-in with Password less method, He didn't get the code due to no internet in mobile and in addition to this, he forgot the user sign-in password.
Is there any method or way to setup that we can be able to sign-in with using the 6-digit Microsoft Authenticator App Code instead of the push notification and password.
Hi bkaran08,
Yes, there is a way to set up the Microsoft Authenticator App to use a 6-digit code instead of push notifications for sign-in. Here are the steps you can follow:
- Go to your Microsoft account.
- Scroll down until you find “Security”, expand the section and find and click the link “Additional security options”.
- A little way down the page click the link “Add a new way to sign in or verify”.
- Select “Use an app” from the popup dialog.
- Click the link in the body text “set up a different Authenticator app.” and you will be presented with a QR code.
- Open the MS Authenticator app on your phone.
- Click the “+” to add an account, then click “Other (Google, Facebook, etc)”.
- Scan the QR code.
This should allow you to use a 6-digit code for sign-in instead of push notifications.
How can I get a 6-digit code on my Microsoft authenticator app? - Microsoft Community
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