Windows 10: Microsoft Authenticator for Windows 10 Mobile is Generally Available!

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  1. Brink
    Brink New Member

    Microsoft Authenticator for Windows 10 Mobile is Generally Available!


    Source: Microsoft Authenticator for Windows Phone is Generally Available! Enterprise Mobility and Security Blog

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    Brink, Nov 13, 2016
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  2. RMDEQ
    RMDEQ Win User

    Microsoft Authenticator generates 30-second old Google Authenticator codes

    I had been using TFA with a particular website for years. The website says it requires Google Authenticator app, but that app is not available on my mobile device. For years, I was able to use the codes from Microsoft Authenticator, which does run on my
    mobile device.

    At some point, the screen on my mobile device shattered and I got a replacement device and did a backup and a restore. Today, I learned that backup and restore DO NOT restore the Microsoft Authenticator accounts and instead you get System Exceptions on failing
    to get the TOTP code.

    Luckily, I had some emergency codes written on a piece of paper and was able to log into the website. Once there, I generated the QR Code to set up TFA again, but even though Microsoft Authenticator code added the account and generated 30 second codes, my
    particular website always rejected them with "Your verification code was incorrect". I can not set up TFA with Microsoft Authenticator!

    I installed Google Authenticator on an Android device and noticed its codes are one series ahead. That is, once my Google Authenticator code expires, it becomes the Microsoft Authenticator code. I tried to authenticate as fast as I could after the code became
    visible on the Microsoft Authenticator, and it is still not fast enough for this particular website. If I use the Google Authenticator codes during its 30-second window, they work.

    Shouldn't Google Authenticator and Microsoft Authenticator generate the same codes during the same 30-second window?
     
    RMDEQ, Nov 13, 2016
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  3. POIT57
    poit57 Win User
    Microsoft Account authentication

    After more research, I have found my answer. It looks like the issue was that Microsoft released a new Microsoft Authenticator app with the features first introduced in Microsoft Authenticator Beta. The new app received a prompt to approve access to my Microsoft
    Account when signing on from a new PC, though I find it strange that the beta app wasn't directly upgraded to the new version of the app.

    Microsoft now has three 2 step authentication apps available in the store for Windows 10 Mobile:

    • Authenticator - original app from Windows Phone 8
    • Microsoft Authenticator Beta - originally released to Windows 10 users when Windows 10 Mobile was only available on the Windows Insider program.
    • Microsoft Authenticator - the official Windows 10 app no longer in beta
     
    poit57, Nov 13, 2016
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